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Washington State Works to Combat Rising Traffic Deaths
In recent years, Washington State has witnessed a troubling increase in traffic fatalities, prompting officials to implement measures to reduce the number of accidents and improve road safety. The state reported 750 traffic fatalities in 2022. Spokane county has seen...
What’s Behind the Increase in Fatal Accidents?
The new statistics for automobile accident deaths are out and the news isn’t good. The country saw fatal accidents rise in 2022 when experts thought they might decrease. The pandemic in 2020 significantly skewed accident data, but experts believed the pattern that...
Which US States Have the Worst Poaching Problems?
Think poaching is only a problem in other countries? Unfortunately, the capturing, killing, and exploitation of animals is an activity that is alive and well in the US. There are multiple motivations for why poachers partake in this illegal activity, and poaching...
NumbersUSA: More Than 185k Aliens Classified as ‘Got-Away’ Just This Fiscal Year Alone
A recent report by nonpartisan immigration-reduction organization NumbersUSA revealed that a source in Customs and Border Protection said that in excess of 185,000 aliens have eluded capture by Border Patrol this fiscal year so far. The CBP source providing this...
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I told Truss her policies were wrong – Sunak
This video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.By Kate WhannelPolitical reporter, BBC NewsRishi Sunak has defended his economic record after Sir Keir Starmer attacked former Tory PM Liz Truss's decisions.The Labour leader...
Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer clash on economy at PMQs
Catherine McKinnell, Labour MP for Newcastle upon Tyne North, speaks about how crime rates in nearby Tory-run Teesside are among the highest in the country. She says the PM has not only lost control of his party of "but crime in this country"."What a joke," Sunak...
Will the Rwanda plan finally become law?
EPABy Chris MasonPolitical editor, BBC NewsFour words for you today: Déjà vu. Ping pong.The House of Lords has, yet again, glued some amendments to the government's plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda.It means the process of so-called ping pong continues - as...
UK inflation falls as meat and crumpet prices drop
Getty ImagesBy Lora JonesBusiness reporter, BBC NewsPrice falls for some food items like meat, crumpets and chocolate biscuits helped drive inflation down to its lowest level in two-and-a-half years.The rate consumer prices have been rising at fell to 3.2% in the year...
Cameron lands in Israel for talks over Iran attack
ReutersBy James LandaleDiplomatic correspondent, in JerusalemUK Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron has arrived in Israel for talks with its leaders about their response to Iran's unprecedented drone and missile attack.He is expected to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
Chris Mason: Smoking ban represents a political legacy for PM
PA MediaBy Chris MasonPolitical editor, BBC NewsUnless the opinion polls shift and shift quite a bit, Rishi Sunak knows his time left as prime minister might be running out.But he is the instigator of a smoking plan with substantial, cross-party political support,...
MPs back smoking ban for those born after 2009
Getty ImagesBy Kate Whannel & Sam FrancisPolitical reporters, BBC NewsMPs have backed a plan to ban anyone born after 2009 from buying cigarettes, effectively ensuring it will become law.The measures, championed by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, survived despite...
Police told to shut down right-wing Brussels conference
ReutersBy Nick Beake in Brussels and Laura GozziBBC NewsBrussels police were ordered to shut down a conference for right-wing politicians, including Brexiteer Nigel Farage and Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban, on Tuesday.People were stopped from entering the...
Government suffers fresh Rwanda defeats in Lords
EPAThe government's flagship Rwanda Bill has suffered a fresh set of defeats in the House of Lords.Despite MPs overturning previous changes, peers backed Labour plans to carve out exceptions to the scheme for children and ensure it sticks to international law.The...
Unemployment jumps as UK jobs market stalls
Getty ImagesThe UK jobs market is showing signs of stalling as the number of people out of work rose, according to new figures.The unemployment rate increased to 4.2% between December and February, which is the highest rate for six months.Meanwhile, the rate of people...
MPs to vote on PM’s smoking ban bill
Getty ImagesBy Jennifer McKiernan & Helen CattBBC PoliticsMPs are to debate plans for some of the world's toughest anti-tobacco laws.Rishi Sunak wants to make Generation Alpha, born since 2009, the UK's first smoke-free generation in a major public health...
Six things that stand out for me in Liz Truss book
ReutersBy Chris MasonPolitical editor, BBC NewsI have spent the last couple of weeks reading the former Prime Minister Liz Truss's new book, Ten Years to Save the West. I was sent a copy to prepare for my interview with her, which you can watch on BBC iPlayer and...