UK ministers to scrap target of cutting 91,000 civil service jobs

Read More UK ministers are planning to scrap the target of cutting 91,000 civil service jobs and resume recruitment of graduates through the fast-stream scheme, in a reversal of Boris Johnson-era policies. Two Whitehall sources told the Guardian that the announcements were likely to be issued to officials internally. The policies brought in by Jacob […]

Lula ally pays tribute to Dom Phillips and vows to protect the Amazon

Read More The politician tipped to become Brazil’s new environment minister has paid tribute to the murdered British journalist Dom Phillips and said Luiz In?cio Lula da Silva’s incoming government will battle to honour the memory of the rainforest martyrs killed trying to safeguard the Amazon. Speaking to the Guardian after Lula’s historic election victory […]

Georgia Senate race remains neck and neck as Walker, Warnock enter final week: poll

Post Content Herschel Walker and Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., are locked in a tie as they enter the final week of campaigning before the midterm elections, according to a Monday poll. The poll from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution has Walker holding at 46% and Warnock at 45%. Meanwhile, Republican Gov. Brian Kemp is holding a solid […]

Trump asks Supreme Court to block release of his tax records to House Democrats

Post Content Former President Trump asked the Supreme Court on Monday to block the release of his tax records to Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee. The House Ways and Means Committee first requested six years of Trump’s tax returns in 2019. In 2021, the Justice Department said Congress should be able to […]

Indian mynas are taking wing in the Kruger National Park and scientists are concerned

Read More One of the world’s worst invasive species, the pesky Indian myna, has rapidly infiltrated the Kruger National Park over the past 20 years, worrying conservationists. The bird, also known as the common myna, is native to south-east Asia, but established as an alien globally, including in South Africa, where it is invasive, explained […]

Nothing will change on climate until death toll rises in west, says Gabonese minister

Read More The world will only take meaningful action on the climate crisis once people in rich countries start dying in greater numbers from its effects, Gabon’s environment minister has said, while warning that broken promises on billions of dollars of adaptation finance have left a “sense of betrayal” before Cop27. Lee White said governments […]