Sky News’ deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico’s Jack Blanchard with their guide to the day ahead in politics. This is a special Saturday edition of the podcast on day two of the new government. Jack and Sam talk about the prime minister’s first cabinet meeting today and look at what is in his team’s in-trays. They also discuss how the Conservative Party will regroup and elect a new leader. Email Jack and Sam: [email protected] 👉 Tap here to follow Politics at Jack and Sam’s wherever you get your podcasts 👈 Source link
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Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has announced she’s given the major tech platforms six months to develop enforceable codes for protecting children from online pornography and other “high-impact” content like self harm. This follows recent announcements that the federal government is trialling “age assurance” technology to prevent children accessing online porn. Parents of school-aged children are all too aware of why such efforts are needed. The commissioner’s own research indicates the average age children encounter pornography online is 13. Some stumble upon it by accident much younger. Age verification is an incredibly challenging technical problem – especially for adults’ access to pornographic…
When we said during the election campaign, that the NHS was going through the biggest crisis in its history, we meant it. When we said that patients are being failed on a daily basis, it wasn’t political rhetoric, but the daily reality faced by millions. Previous governments have not been willing to admit these simple facts. But in order to cure an illness, you must first diagnose it. This government will be honest about the challenges facing our country, and serious about tackling them. From today, the policy of this department is that the NHS is broken. That is the…
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with new UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy today. The Secretary congratulated Foreign Secretary Lammy on his appointment. Secretary Blinken and Foreign Secretary Lammy emphasized the enduring and essential importance of the U.S.-UK special relationship in addressing the most pressing global challenges, including reaching an immediate and enduring ceasefire in Gaza, and supporting Ukraine against Russia’s brutal aggression. The Secretary noted that he looks forward to welcoming the Foreign Secretary to the NATO Summit in Washington next week. Source_link
Over the last few decades Ghana has seen a rise in environmental degradation such as pollution, deforestation and land degradation. These have been driven by urbanisation, industrialisation, carbon emissions and waste burning. Environmental problems have an impact on public health and the economy. One path to finding solutions is geoscience education, but it’s lacking in the curriculum of Ghana’s schools. Geoscientist Marian Selorm Sapah has published research on the subject. She explains that geoscience education is closely related to everyday experiences, and it can help develop the skills that people need to make wise decisions about the world we live…
I heard a rapper’s verse a while ago that stopped me in my tracks. The artist was Kemba and the song, Daemons, featured on the posthumous album Bad Vibes Forever (2019), by the conflicted and gifted artist XXXTentacion. What struck me about Kemba’s verse was the way it was performed. There was an urgency in his voice, a wavering tone as if delivered in a state of panic or paranoia. It gave the impression of a man on the edge – compounded by Kemba’s harrowing recollection of how addiction, loss, poverty and crime had negatively affected his young mind. As…
Today, the Commission launched a call for applications for members of the new Technology Council for Advanced Materials. This high-level group will coordinate efforts to meet future needs for advanced materials in Europe and is key to building a single advanced materials ecosystem. It should ensure leadership in promoting research, fast-track deployment of innovations, address European industry needs and offer guarantees for an effective protection of human health and the environment.The Technology Council was announced in the Communication ‘Advanced Materials for Industrial Leadership’ in February 2024. It will comprise representatives from Ministries of research and industry of Member States, high level representatives from the academic world,…
This year marks the 75th anniversary of NATO’s founding. Here are key findings on views of NATO in 13 member states we surveyed: A median of 63% across the surveyed countries have a favorable opinion of NATO, while a third have a negative opinion. Majorities in most of these member states see the alliance in a positive light. But there are big differences by country: The shares of adults with a positive view of NATO range from 91% in Poland to 37% in Greece. Opinions of NATO are down in some countries and up in others. People are slightly less…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the incremental award of $3,750,000 in funding to support continued disaster-relief employment and workforce training for eligible residents in Florida as the state continues to recover following Hurricane Ian.On Oct. 17, 2022, the department announced the award of a National Dislocated Worker Grant – with an initial award of $15 million – and followed with the announcement of an incremental award of $7.5 million on Oct. 2, 2023, to the Florida Department of Commerce to provide people with temporary jobs for debris removal, humanitarian assistance and clean-up work. Funding also supports career and…
“It was impractical to hold the Canal neighborhood where the enemy entered because the positions of our troops there were destroyed, so it was decided to move to more protected and better-prepared positions,” Voloshyn told Ukrainian TV on Thursday. The Ukrainian position was made untenable thanks to pulverizing attacks by Russian glide bombs, the press service of King Danylo’s 24th mechanized brigade told POLITICO on Friday. Russians have been pounding Ukrainian positions with glide bombs, dropping 111 in the last day in addition to more than 4,000 artillery strikes, the general staff reported on Friday. If Chasiv Yar is captured,…