UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced plans to increase the defense budget by reallocating funds from other government departments. This decision follows resignations over military spending and faces criticism amid cuts to health and social care.
Candace Owens is escalating her FOIA request for a White House Correspondents' Dinner email allegedly calling Erika Kirk an "emotional asset" post-shooting. She claims agencies initially rejected her request as too broad, but her team has narrowed it down, accusing Andrew Colvett of misleading the public.
The Supreme Court ruled that temporary casual labourers in government departments are entitled to pensionary benefits upon superannuation, even if their jobs are not regularized. The court rejected the government's plea of financial burden, stating pension is an enforceable constitutional right and a deferred wage.
UK government departments wrote off £6.6bn last year due to cancelled projects like the Rwanda deportation scheme and Stonehenge tunnel, a parliamentary watchdog found. MPs cited 'complacency' and called for action to reduce waste and fraud.
UK government departments DSIT and DESNZ have conflicting projections for AI datacenter electricity consumption by 2030, with DSIT estimating 6GW and DESNZ projecting less than a tenth, sparking criticism over competence and corporate influence.
A public inquiry into Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades has exposed confusion among government departments over their roles in supervising large renovation projects, with a fire services officer insisting his department is not responsible for handling complaints about flammable building materials because it lacks expertise in construction. Michael Yung Kam-hung, an assistant director of the Fire Services Department, said on Wednesday it did not take legal action over breaches discovered...
