February 2024 - Brief Briefing

Sunak pledges to tackle ‘mob rule’ as £31m package revealed to help protect MPs

MPs will have a dedicated police contact for safety issues as part of a £31m package to boost security, as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak...

by admin February 29, 2024

Sunak pledges to tackle 'mob rule' as £31m package revealed to help protect MPs

Politics

Rishi Sunak pledges extra £54m for security of Jewish communities amid record levels of antisemitism

A total of £72m is being allocated to Jewish schools, synagogues and other community centres to help them beef up security, Rishi Sunak has...

by admin February 29, 2024

Rishi Sunak pledges extra £54m for security of Jewish communities amid record levels of antisemitism

World

Inside Ecuador’s struggle to bring down the cartels

Ecuador is by no means the first Latin American country to try to take on the cartels and gangs that have embedded themselves into...

by admin February 29, 2024

Inside Ecuador's struggle to bring down the cartels

World

What if we didn’t have leap years? And what if you’re born on one?

What if we didn’t have leap years? Maybe you haven’t given it much thought. But people born on a “leap day” have given it...

by admin February 29, 2024

What if we didn't have leap years? And what if you're born on one?

Sports

Sources: Optimism building for 14-team CFP

Pete Thamel Heather Dinich Close Heather Dinich ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Feb 28, 2024,...

by admin February 29, 2024

Sources: Optimism building for 14-team CFP

US Supreme Court will decide if former president Donald Trump can be prosecuted over January 6 Capitol riot

The US Supreme Court has said it will decide on whether Donald Trump can be prosecuted for alleged interference with the 2020 election. Under...

by admin February 28, 2024

US Supreme Court will decide if former president Donald Trump can be prosecuted over January 6 Capitol riot

Joe Biden still ‘fit for duty’ at 81, doctor says, despite president avoiding cognitive test

Joe Biden “continues to be fit for duty” after his annual physical exam, which did not include a cognitive test, according to his doctor...

by admin February 28, 2024

Joe Biden still 'fit for duty' at 81, doctor says, despite president avoiding cognitive test

Odysseus lander shown touching down on moon with broken leg in dramatic new pictures

Dramatic new images have been released of the Odysseus spacecraft landing on the moon. The pictures, along with huge amounts of data, have been...

by admin February 28, 2024

Odysseus lander shown touching down on moon with broken leg in dramatic new pictures

Technology

Salesforce beats on earnings but forecasts single-digit revenue growth for the year

Marc Benioff, co-founder and CEO of Salesforce, speaks on a panel session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 18, 2024....

by admin February 28, 2024

Salesforce beats on earnings but forecasts single-digit revenue growth for the year

Politics

Police ‘assessing’ hate speech complaint against Lee Anderson

Police are “assessing” a report made against Lee Anderson of hate speech following his claim “Islamists” had taken control of London and its mayor,...

by admin February 28, 2024

Police 'assessing' hate speech complaint against Lee Anderson

Business

Rishi Sunak declines to back under fire Post Office boss Nick Read

Rishi Sunak has declined to say whether he has confidence in the chief executive of the crisis-hit Post Office, Nick Read, following confirmation of...

by admin February 28, 2024

Rishi Sunak declines to back under fire Post Office boss Nick Read

Harry Dunn’s remains ‘kept by police for more than four years’, mother says

The family of Harry Dunn are holding a second funeral for the teenager after they discovered that police had kept some of his remains...

by admin February 28, 2024

Harry Dunn's remains 'kept by police for more than four years', mother says

Politics

The Voters Panel: ‘We will vote Reform – even if it puts Sir Keir Starmer in Number 10’

When Sky News launched The Voters Panel 24 hours ago, there was one party who stood apart from the rest – Reform. Our online...

by admin February 28, 2024

The Voters Panel: 'We will vote Reform - even if it puts Sir Keir Starmer in Number 10'

US Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell to step down in November

Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader of the US Senate, will stand down in November. It ends a record run in the powerful post, that...

by admin February 28, 2024

US Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell to step down in November

Business

Labour will inherit ‘worst economic situation since Second World War’, shadow chancellor warns

Labour will inherit the worst economic situation of any incoming government since the Second World War, Rachel Reeves warned today, accusing the Conservative Party...

by admin February 28, 2024

Labour will inherit 'worst economic situation since Second World War', shadow chancellor warns

Spike in measles cases sees launch of child vaccine campaign to boost uptake

Children are “suffering needlessly” because fewer parents are opting for routine childhood vaccines, health experts have said. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is...

by admin February 28, 2024