Liberal Democrats asked the FCA to examine Nigel Farage’s promotion of Stack BTC’s £2m bitcoin purchase, citing his shareholding.
Keir Starmer has abandoned plans to transfer the Chagos Islands to Mauritius after Donald Trump pulled his backing due to Starmer’s refusal to support Iran war
NHS England issued a high-severity alert saying CVE-2026-35616, a critical Fortinet FortiClient EMS flaw affecting versions 7.4.5 and 7.4.6, is being actively exploited and allows unauthenticated remote code execution. Fortinet said it released out-of-band hotfixes and advised customers to install them immediately, while CISA has added the bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue.
An Ipsos poll of 2,283 adults in Great Britain found 40% would choose a Keir Starmer-led Labour government over 32% for a Nigel Farage-led Reform UK government in a forced choice. But 28% said they expected Reform to win a majority government or be the largest party in a hung parliament at the next general election, compared with 19% for Labour, and both leaders had net negative favourability ratings.
Pope Leo criticised attempts to link Christian faith to military domination during a Holy Thursday homily, after Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth had used explicitly Christian language about the US-led war on Iran. Leo did not name Hegseth, but the Vatican has repeatedly called for a ceasefire, while Cardinal Pietro Parolin said the war does not meet Catholic just war standards. Americans United also alleges Hegseth used public resources to advance his faith; the White House disputed misuse of Chr
Ten years after the Panama Papers exposed offshore networks used by politicians, business figures and wealthy clients, authorities in more than 80 countries have recovered at least $1.3bn in taxes, penalties and levies linked to the leak. The files also triggered political fallout and new transparency laws in the UK and elsewhere. Campaigners and analysts say offshore secrecy structures and ownership loopholes still persist.
Keir Starmer has abandoned plans to transfer the Chagos Islands to Mauritius after Donald Trump pulled his backing due to Starmer’s refusal to support Iran war