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Blinken expressed his commitment to addressing what he called a “profoundly wrong-headed decision” during a congressional hearing.

DWP under investigation over disability benefit assessments after claimant deaths There is no bias in the title provided. Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inboxGet our free View from Westminster emailMinisters could face an unlimited fine if they are found to have broken the law in their treatment of disabled people after a watchdog launched the first investigation of its kind into a government department. The probe, by the Equality and Human Rights Commission, follows the deaths of a number of vulnerable benefits claimants. Baroness Kishwer Falkner, the chair of the EHRC,…

The investigation aims to determine how Perry obtained the anaesthetic ketamine found in his system.

Raisi died along with Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and six others in a helicopter crash on Sunday near the Azerbaijan border.

Today’s biggest trending topic in the UK is the announcement of Gareth Southgate’s EURO 2024 squad. The provisional team included some shocks that got the whole internet talking. 

UK inflation falls less than expected to 2.3% in April There is no bias in the title provided. For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsUK inflation has fallen by lower than expected, despite falling gas and electricity prices, dashing hopes that the Bank of England will lower interest rates at its next meeting in June.The figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Wednesday morning showed that the consumer price index was 2.3 per cent in April, down from…

One of today’s biggest trending stories is a report on the British man who died on board a Singapore Airlines flight hit by severe turbulence. He has been named as Geoff Kitchen. 

Geoffrey Kitchen: ‘Popular and kind’ musical theatre director died on Singapore Airlines flight on ‘last big holiday’ with wife A much-loved musical theatre director died on a Singapore Airlines flight that hit severe turbulence while his family said he was on his “last big holiday” with his wife. Father-of-two Geoffrey Kitchen has been named as the 73-year-old Briton who died on board the Boeing 777-300ER plane, which was forced to make an emergency landing in Bangkok en route to Singapore from London on Tuesday. A spokesman for Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport said a British man suffered a suspected heart attack on…

UK inflation falls by less than expected to 2.3% Smaller annual drop in April than forecast could delay Bank of England interest rate cut UK inflation fell to 2.3% in April – its lowest level for almost three years – but the decline was smaller than expected, denting hopes of a return to the Bank of England’s 2% target. The drop in the consumer prices index (CPI), down from 3.2% in March, was driven by easing energy and food costs. The last time it was lower was in July 2021. Continue reading… https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/may/22/uk-inflation-falls-bank-of-england-interest-rates

Kate Middleton news: Princess of Wales gives update on project as she continues cancer treatment An “excited” Princess of Wales has given her first major project update since beginning her cancer treatment. Her Royal Foundation Business Taskforce for Early Childhood has released a new report today (21 May) that suggests £45.5 billion could be added to the economy a year if businesses introduce more family-friendly working practices. Palace sources have confirmed that the report has been viewed in full by Kate from home. A spokesperson said: “The work of The Prince and Princess’ projects is ‘always on’… early childhood is…