By Eniola Amadu  The mayor of Minneapolis has urged state and federal lawmakers to impose sweeping bans on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines following a school shooting that claimed the lives of two children. Authorities said the attack took place on Wednesday during morning mass at Annunciation Catholic School, where pupils were gathered in the church. READ ALSO: Gunman kills two children, injures 17 in Minneapolis catholic school shooting Two students,…

By Eniola Amadu Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook has filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump over his attempt to remove her from office, setting the stage for a high-stakes legal battle that could redefine the limits of presidential power and the independence of the U.S. central bank. In the suit, filed on Thursday, Cook asked the court to declare Trump’s dismissal order “unlawful and void.” She also listed Fed…

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is reportedly considering imposing National Insurance (NI) on rental income, as part of efforts to close a projected £50 billion gap in the public finances. According to reports, treasury officials are exploring the proposal ahead of the Autumn Budget. The plan, which would target so-called unearned income from property rentals, has drawn support from the Resolution Foundation ,a think tank previously led by Torsten Bell, now a…

Pharmacies across Britain are turning patients away as supplies of the popular weight-loss drug Mounjaro run dry, following a sudden halt in UK deliveries by its manufacturer, Eli Lilly. Leading online pharmacies, including Superdrug and Medicine Market Place, confirmed they had sold out of Mounjaro less than 24 hours after Eli Lilly paused shipments. The suspension, which took effect on Wednesday night, comes just days ahead of a steep price…

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has said she would go further than Nigel Farage in tackling illegal migration, insisting that women and children who arrive unlawfully should also be deported. Speaking to the media, Mrs Badenoch said creating exceptions for women and children would risk opening up loopholes that traffickers and economic migrants could exploit. “We have said that if you come to our country illegally, then you will be deported,”…

A senior Reform UK figure has banned party councillors from speaking to a major local newspaper, drawing criticism from journalists and free speech advocates. Mick Barton, the leader of Nottinghamshire County Council, has instructed all 41 Reform UK councillors not to engage with the Nottingham Post or its online platform, Nottinghamshire Live, unless in emergency circumstances. The restriction also applies to BBC-funded Local Democracy Reporters affiliated with the publication. The…

By Eniola Amadu  Britain, France and Germany will begin the process of reimposing United Nations (UN) sanctions on Iran, accusing Tehran of breaching the 2015 nuclear agreement meant to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons. The three European powers, collectively known as the E3, met with Iranian officials on Tuesday in a last attempt to preserve diplomacy before their legal ability to trigger the “snapback” of sanctions expires in mid-October.…

A senior Labour MP has called for Attorney General Lord Hermer to be removed from his role, criticising both his appointment to the House of Lords and his influence over key government decisions. Graham Stringer, a veteran MP and former leader of Manchester City Council, said Lord Hermer lacked the democratic legitimacy required for such a powerful position. Stringer argued that the Attorney General should sit in the House of…

By Eniola Amadu Democratic candidate Catelin Drey scored a major upset in Iowa yesterday, defeating far-right Republican Christopher Prosch in a special election for the state senate. The win flips Iowa’s District 1, previously a Republican stronghold, and marks the second Democratic gain in the chamber this year. Drey, a 37-year-old marketing executive and founder of Moms for Iowa, secured 55% of the vote to Prosch’s 44%, a swing of…

Nigel Farage has claimed the Scottish Conservatives could face a total electoral wipeout at next year’s Holyrood elections, following the high-profile defection of Tory MSP Graham Simpson to Reform UK. At a press conference in Edinburgh, Farage welcomed Simpson as the first Reform MSP under his leadership and said the defection marked the beginning of the Conservatives’ decline not just in Scotland, but also in Wales and northern England. “I…

A teenage girl who stabbed three people at a Welsh school had previously been considered for referral to the UK government’s anti-extremism programme Prevent, according to a new safeguarding report. The 13-year-old, who expressed interest in Adolf Hitler, war memorabilia, and weapons, attacked two teachers and a fellow student at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, in April 2024. She had earlier been found carrying a knife on school grounds,…

The fertility rate in England and Wales has reached a record low, marking the third consecutive year of decline, according to newly released figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). In 2024, the total fertility rate which represents the average number of live children a woman is expected to have over her lifetime fell to 1.41, down slightly from 1.42 in 2023. This is the lowest figure since records…