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US school shooting suspect, 14, quizzed about threats last year A 14-year-old boy accused of fatally shooting four people at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, had been questioned by police last year about online threats, according to the FBI. In May 2023, Colt Gray denied being behind anonymous posts that featured images of guns and hinted at a school shooting. On Wednesday, Gray allegedly opened fire at the school, killing two teachers, Christina Irimie and Richard Aspinwall, and two students, Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo. Eight students and a teacher were also injured. He was arrested on-site and will…

Canada’s NDP pulls support for Trudeau’s Liberals Canada’s New Democratic Party (NDP) has ended its agreement with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government. NDP leader Jagmeet Singh announced the decision via social media, criticising the Liberals as being “too weak, too selfish” to fight for Canadians. The agreement, known as a “supply and confidence” deal, had allowed the Liberals to maintain their minority government with NDP support in key votes. While the move doesn’t immediately trigger an election, it raises the possibility of an early vote before the scheduled October 2025 election. Singh mentioned that a non-confidence vote is now…

Labour eager for progress on special tribunal to try Russia over Ukraine Exclusive: Lord chancellor says she wants to ‘inject energy’ into stalling efforts to set up Nuremberg-style trialThe new Labour government wants to inject renewed energy into the two-year-long international effort to set up a special tribunal with the authority to try Russia’s leadership for the crime of aggression, the lord chancellor, Shabana Mahmood, has said. Discussions have been dogged by disputes over the appropriate body to set up the special tribunal, and fears in the US that if an organisation were empowered to strip the Russian leadership of…

A Democratic state politician in Texas is flipping to the Republican Party for her final four months in office. According to US News State Rep. Shawn Thierry published a statement to social media on Friday decrying the Democratic Party’s march into the “progressive abyss” after she lost her primary for supporting a GOP-led bill protecting minors from gender transition procedures. “The Democratic Party has veered so far left, so deep into the progressive abyss, that it now champions policies that I cannot, in good conscience, support — policies like promoting sex changes for children during a vulnerable stage of their…

New York Gov ex-aide accused of working for China but Gov Kathy Hochul said she remains “confident” in the state’s employee vetting program after her former aide was recently arrested and accused of acting on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Hochul addressed reporters Wednesday, a day after Linda Sun, 40, and her husband, Chris Hu, 41, were arrested. Sun was charged with violating and conspiring to violate the Foreign Agents Registration Act, visa fraud, alien smuggling and money laundering conspiracy. Sun had touted “equity” policies in her position, a newly-resurfaced video from 2021 shows. The resurfaced video, which…

Today’s business news – in the UK and beyond amid concerns about the world’s largest economy and the fall in the Asian, US and UK markets.

UK shares dropped on Wednesday morning following falls in Asian and US markets as concerns grow about the US economy – which is the world’s largest.

Data showed US manufacturing activity remains subdued, with investors now focussed on US jobs figures due on Friday.

The pound’s recent strong rally has slowed, with traders looking for direction in a quiet week for UK economic data. Sterling is down 0.2% against the dollar, trading around $1.311, after losing over 1% in the past five days. 

The dollar is near a two-week high ahead of key US data, including manufacturing PMI and Friday’s jobs report. These figures will influence whether the US Federal Reserve cuts rates by 25 or 50 basis points in September.

Premier League to rewrite rules after legal defeat The Premier League is urgently reviewing its profitability and sustainability rules (PSR) after Leicester City successfully challenged them.  Leicester avoided punishment for overspending by £20 million. Their lawyers argued that the club wasn’t bound by the rules because their accounts were finalised after their 2023 relegation. This ruling revealed a loophole in the Premier League’s rules, which other clubs could use to avoid penalties like those given to Everton and Nottingham Forest. The Premier League expressed disappointment, saying the decision didn’t consider the intent of the rules. This setback weakens the league’s…

Analysts at Panmure Liberum believe the UK will outperform other major economies in the coming months, thanks to stronger domestic demand.

Recent PMI data shows the UK saw growth in output and new orders in August, unlike the US and other major European economies.