Fears are mounting for the future of a West Country helicopter factory and its 3,000-strong workforce as the government drags its heels on a much-anticipated £1 billion defence contract. The Yeovil site, owned by Italian defence giant Leonardo, had been counting on the so-called New Medium Helicopter (NMH) programme to replace the RAF’s ageing Puma fleet. Despite the Ministry of ...
Lunden Roberts, the mother of Hunter Biden’s child, Navy Joan Roberts, is backing President Biden’s decision to issue a sweeping pardon for his son. ‘I think what Joe did is what the love of any parent would do and not everybody will understand that,’ Roberts said in a statement provided by her publisher, Skyhorse, to the DailyMail. ‘I’d like to ...
Seventy-seven Nobel Prize winners have come out against the nomination of environmental and health activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. In a letter first reported by the New York Times, the Nobel Laureates urge members of the United States Senate to reject RFK Jr.’s nomination, raising concerns about his ‘lack of credentials’ ...
An estimated two million young people in the UK are self-diagnosing mental health issues without consulting a medical professional, according to new research from insurer AXA Health. The report’s findings highlight a growing reliance on social media platforms such as TikTok and Instagram for what young Britons perceive as expert guidance on conditions ranging from anxiety and depression to neurodiverse ...
Kash Patel, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for FBI director, was the chief investigator in the congressional probe into alleged Trump-Russia collusion, uncovering government surveillance abuse that led to the appointment of two special counsels: one who determined there was no such collusion and another who determined the entire premise of the FBI’s original investigation was bogus. Patel served as senior ...
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has travelled to Saudi Arabia amid hopes of securing a long-awaited free trade deal with the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC), a move that could restore the UK’s bruised pro-business reputation. After Labour’s recent budget faced heavy criticism, landing a GCC agreement would help Starmer demonstrate that Britain is still firmly “open for business” and poised ...
Most of Britain’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are looking ahead to 2025 with confidence, despite lingering economic uncertainties, recent budgetary pressures, and global geopolitical concerns. New survey data from KPMG and Aviva show an optimistic picture emerging among the nation’s business owners, who expect increased demand, international expansion, and a focus on new products and services to support their ...
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Pentagon, praised women in the military as some of the ‘greatest warriors’ after critics took issue with comments he made about women not being fit to serve in combat roles. ‘I also want an opportunity here to clarify comments that have been misconstrued, that I somehow don’t support women in the ...
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, celebrated that he had a ‘great meeting’ with Sen. Joni Ernst after the Iowa Republican slow-walked an endorsement of the Cabinet nominee. ‘It was a great meeting. People don’t really know this. I’ve known Sen. Ernst for over 10 years. I knew her when she was a state senator running ...
President-elect Trump on Sunday nominated Harmeet K. Dhillon as the assistant attorney general for civil rights in the Justice Department. Trump said Dhillon has consistently protected civil liberties throughout her career, including taking on Big Tech for censoring free speech, representing Christians who were not allowed to pray together during the COVID-19 pandemic, and suing corporations who use woke policies ...