CNN, MS NOW and Politico to file lawsuit against Trump’s White House ban

CNN, Politico and MS NOW have said they will sue the Trump administration after the three US media outlets were barred from the White House. President Donald Trump announced the ban on Friday, accusing the three organisations of writing “fiction or lies” about his government. The companies said their reporters were denied access and had … Read more

NFL Results Week Two: Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels injured as Patrick Mahomes shines for Chiefs

Super Bowl champions Seattle look the real deal again after beating the Arizona Cardinals 31-7 for a 12th straight win. Drew Lock showed he is no ordinary back-up quarterback with three touchdown passes to Jaxon Smith-Njigba, including an 82 yarder that is the longest of the talented receiver’s career. The Seahawks lost Walker to the … Read more

UK should ‘team up’ with Canada in new Europe alliance, Canadian minister says

The UK should “team up” with a proposed economic alliance between Canada and Europe, Canadian Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne has said. “This is all about the substance, to build an alliance of the future,” he told the BBC. “The world has changed. America has changed. So we need to change.” Champagne also gave a frank … Read more

Union calls for halt to graded Ofsted inspections over health concerns

The NAHT says it has shared examples with Education Secretary Lucy Powell of some of the “damaging experiences” it says its members have faced. Speaking to LBC earlier this month, Powell said she took head teacher wellbeing “incredibly seriously” and that the system of accountability needed to be “supportive and understanding. “I’ll continue the work … Read more

Jose Mourinho prints out Atletico Madrid ‘red card’ incidents after Real Madrid lose derby

Mourinho argued the two first-half decisions had a significant impact on the match, insisting his team had shown character despite the circumstances. The first incident Mourinho referenced involved Real’s Jude Bellingham and Atleti’s Cristian Romero in the 37th minute, when both players challenged for a loose ball and the clash ended with Bellingham being shown … Read more

German state elections: Chancellor Friedrich Merz vows to stay on despite ‘disaster’ in polls

Embattled German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has vowed to stay on despite exit polls in two local elections suggesting damaging defeats for his centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party. In the north-eastern state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the party was projected to only just scrape into parliament, while the far-right AfD was on track to win the most … Read more

Sir Jim Ratcliffe loses moral high ground by living in tax exile – Labour Party Chair

The Labour Party chair has said Sir Jim Ratcliffe loses “the moral high ground” by making statements about the UK while living in tax exile. Speaking to Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, Bridget Phillipson said she would take the billionaire businessman’s comments that the UK was “on the slide” with a “pinch of salt”. Sir Jim, … Read more

Folkestone council evacuates nearby residents after Grand Burstin hotel fire

The council’s chief executive, Susan Priest, said: “The extent of support of organisations, including Three Hills, Morrisons and the Salvation Army, has been amazing and helped to ensure that visitors and residents were looked after, supported and had food and hot drinks. “This was an extremely difficult day, firstly for the hotel guests and this … Read more