Emily Ekins and Hunter Johnson As open military strikes erupt between Israel and Iran, Americans are not ready for another war in the Middle East. Put simply: Americans are exhausted. New surveys show that few Americans support getting the US military involved in the conflict between Israel and Iran. Instead, most would prefer diplomatic pathways, sanctions, or even cyberattacks on ...
A revolutionary UK-built spacecraft engine that runs on metal is preparing for its first test in space this weekend, in a mission that aims to demonstrate the UK’s leadership in space technology and next-generation satellite propulsion. The plasma thruster, developed by Oxfordshire-based start-up Magdrive, heats minuscule pieces of solid metal into a high-temperature gas to create bursts of thrust. Though ...
As the Royal Highland Show got underway in Edinburgh, Scotland’s meat and farming industries have raised fresh concerns about the impact of UK trade deals on domestic agriculture, warning that growing meat imports from countries such as Australia, New Zealand and Brazil risk destabilising the home market. Quality Meat Scotland (QMS), the national marketing and research body for the red ...
Democrats in Washington, D.C., are misrepresenting major criticisms of President Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ with incorrect facts, according to an expert who spoke to Fox News Digital this week as Trump’s budget reconciliation package is debated in Congress. ‘The bill doesn’t cut benefits for anyone who has income below the poverty line, anyone who is working at least 20 hours a ...
President Donald Trump came back into office promising no new wars. So far, he’s kept that promise. But he’s also left much of Washington — and many of America’s allies — confused by a series of rapid, unexpected moves across the Middle East. In just a few months, Trump has reopened backchannels with Iran, then turned around and threatened its ...
GB News has surged to become the UK’s fourth largest news brand, according to the newly released Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2025, marking a major milestone for the self-styled “People’s Channel”. The report, widely regarded as the most authoritative global study on news consumption, found that GB News has jumped from eighth to fourth place based on weekly reach ...
As the long-awaited Oasis reunion tour draws near, the band is cashing in on the hype with a string of official merchandise stores opening across the UK and Ireland — giving fans a chance to stock up on everything from bucket hats to branded cutlery sets. The first shop opens in Manchester’s Spinningfields on Friday, two weeks before Liam and ...
Retail sales across the UK fell sharply in May, recording their steepest monthly drop in 18 months, as consumers scaled back spending on essentials such as food and clothing, official figures show. According to data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), retail sales volumes declined by 2.7 per cent last month — significantly more than economists had forecast. ...
The government’s borrowing bill came in lower than expected in May, as higher business tax revenues and falling debt interest payments helped to improve the UK’s public finances. According to figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), public sector net borrowing fell to £17.7 billion last month — below economists’ forecasts of around £18 billion, and down from ...
Wine drinkers could face supermarket shortages this summer after workers at the UK’s largest wine bottling plant voted to go on strike in a dispute over pay and conditions. The Encirc plant in Bristol, which bottles nearly 300 million litres of wine a year and supplies all major UK supermarkets, will see industrial action from Thursday until July 5, union ...