Home Office says system changes needed at SIA to allow eVisas, prompting fears of another Windrush-type scandal The Home Office-sponsored agency that licenses hundreds of thousands of security guards has become the latest to confirm that it will not accept newly introduced eVisas from job applicants, the Guardian has learned. eVisas are d
Train police in how pets are used by domestic abusers, says charity
Campaigners want officers to learn about ‘clear links’ between harming animals and harming humans Police should be trained in how pets can be used in coercive control cases, according to a charity that found a “troubling gap” in awareness about the links between violence against animals and violence against humans. A report from the Naturewatch [&h
Scientists use bacteria to turn plastic waste into paracetamol
Genetically modified E coli used to create painkillers from material produced from plastic bottles Bacteria can be used to turn plastic waste into painkillers, researchers have found, opening up the possibility of a more sustainable process for producing the drugs. Chemists have discovered E coli can be used to create paracetamol, also known as ace
Oil rising after Israel claims Iran has violated ceasefire
Oil is now moving higher again, as doubts emerge over the solidity of the Israel-Iran ceasefire announced overnight. Brent crude is now trading at $69.67 per barrel – that’s still down 2.5% today, but higher than the $67.50 level it fell to earlier this morning. Oil could swiftly push higher if the “fragile” Israel-Iran ceasefire […]
In Gaza, GHF aid distribution centers remain closed.
Day after day, “the world watches in horror as Palestinians in Gaza are shot, wounded, or killed simply while trying to obtain food.” This was stated by the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, in a statement. According to the senior UN official, emergency medica
South Korea’s new president Lee Jae-myung promises to resume dialogue with North Korea
South Korea’s new president, Lee Jae-myung, has pledged to resume “dialogue” with Pyongyang and improve relations with the reclusive state, thus marking a complete reversal from the hardline stance of his predecessor Yoon Suk-yeol.“No matter the cost, peace is better than war,” Lee stated in his inauguration speech, promising to “deter North Korea’
USA, End of the Musk-Trump Era at DOGE
Elon Musk thanked President Trump in a message on the social platform X as his term as a “special government employee” ended, closing his experience at the head of the Department for Government Efficiency (Doge), tasked with drastically reducing public spending and the federal apparatus.“I would like to thank President Donald Trum