BBC Paternity leave policies vary across Europe – but the UK’s offer is one of the least generous The paternity leave offer for new dads in the UK is “one of the worst in the developed world”, according to a new report published this week. The government says the system needs to be “improved” and…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As President Donald Trump closed his remarks and invited first lady Melania Trump to the dais along U.S. 50 in downtown Washington, the assembled crowd of thousands began an impromptu rendition of “Happy Birthday.” The president, who turned 79 Saturday, smiled and paused as the singing gave…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! White House communications director Steven Cheung addressed the nationwide “No Kings” protests on Saturday, describing them as “a complete and utter failure with minuscule attendance.” Thousands of planned protests, which remained peaceful as the Army’s 250th anniversary parade commenced, followed a week of violent anti-ICE protests in…
More RAF jets are being sent to the Middle East amid intense fighting between Israel and Iran, the prime minister has said. Sir Keir Starmer said the military aircraft were being sent “for contingency support across the region”. He said the situation was fast-moving and there were ongoing discussions with allies, adding: “The constant message…
The prime minister has announced there will be a full national statutory inquiry into grooming gangs. Sir Keir Starmer said he had accepted the recommendations of an audit by Baroness Louise Casey into the data and evidence on the nature and scale of group-based child sexual abuse. Baroness Casey has recommended a national inquiry is…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Israel’s ongoing military campaign on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure could mark not just a military escalation but a strategic shift, according to retired Maj. Gen. Amos Yadlin. The former head of Israeli military intelligence and one of the architects behind the legendary 1981 strike on Iraq’s Osirak nuclear…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump‘s military parade honoring the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary is set to kick off at 6:30 p.m. Saturday in the nation’s capital, but the patriotic event also is expected to face protests and gloomy weather. The parade will stretch down Constitution Avenue, beginning…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! House lawmakers from both sides of the aisle gave strong reactions shortly after Sen. Alex Padilla’s, D-Calif., viral outburst that got him thrown out of a Department of Homeland Security press conference in Los Angeles on Thursday. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York, Reps….
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As President Donald Trump hosts events on Saturday to celebrate the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary, a new national poll indicates more Americans are likely to approve than disapprove of the president’s decision to hold a military parade. But six in 10 Americans are concerned about the cost…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Mexico would pay for the U.S. border wall if the border were redrawn to match the 1830s, when much of the American Southwest belonged to Mexico, the country’s Senate president quipped this week. Gerardo Fernández Noroña spoke in Spanish in Mexico about the U.S. federal immigration raids…
