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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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Rishi Sunak says first Rwanda asylum flights to take off in ’10-12 weeks’
BBCCopyright: BBCSitting outside a makeshift tent in a wood near Calais, a group of young Sudanese men peered at map of Africa on a mobile phone.“Rwanda? No,” said one of the men, firmly.In recent days, several would-be migrants from Afghanistan, Syria, Sudan and...
Chris Mason: Ministers spoiling for a scrap over Rwanda bill
Getty ImagesBy Chris MasonPolitical editor, BBC NewsIt is another big day for the government's plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda.I know what you are thinking: we have been here before.Indeed we have. Just last week, I wrote that we had reached the day where...
Government and Lords face new Rwanda showdown
Getty ImagesBy Ian CaseyBBC NewsRishi Sunak insists his policy to process asylum seekers in Rwanda will become law, even if it means MPs sitting late into the night to pass it. There has been a prolonged stand-off over the bill between the two Houses of Parliament...
MP Mark Menzies quits Tories after funds claims
By Sean SeddonBBC NewsMark Menzies, who was suspended by the Conservative Party over allegations he misused campaign funds, is to quit as an MP at the next election.Mr Menzies also confirmed he has left the Tory Party, which said he had shown a "pattern of behaviour...
Prepayment meter payout numbers unacceptable – minister
Getty ImagesThe number of compensation payouts made to people wrongly put onto prepayment meters is "completely unacceptable", the energy secretary has said.Just 1,500 out of 150,000 people assessed have had financial redress from energy suppliers who forced-fitted...
Our climate change record is strong, minister says
By Kate WhannelPolitical reporter, BBC NewsEnergy Secretary Claire Coutinho has defended the government's environmental record following criticism from the outgoing boss of the climate watchdog.Head of the Climate Change Committee, Chris Stark, told the BBC's Sunday...
Sunak has set us back, says climate watchdog head
This video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.By Laura KuenssbergPresenter, Sunday with Laura KuenssbergRishi Sunak has "set us back" on climate change and left the UK at risk of falling behind other countries, the head...
Former MPs hoping for a comeback at the next election
Getty ImagesBy Becky MortonPolitical reporterWhen Douglas Alexander lost his seat in the House of Commons to 20-year-old Mhairi Black in 2015 it was one of the biggest shocks of the night. The former minister in the Blair and Brown governments had represented Paisley...
UK rejects EU free movement for young people offer
Getty ImagesBy Paul SeddonPolitics reporterThe UK has rejected a EU offer that would make it easier for people aged between 18 and 30 to study and work abroad in the wake of Brexit.The European Commission had said the deal would be a limited arrangement, not a...
Police looking at allegations against MP Menzies
Lancashire Police have said they are reviewing information about allegations against suspended Tory MP Mark Menzies.Labour wrote to police on Friday morning calling for an investigation. The MP has been accused of misusing Tory funds and abusing his position after...
Antisemitic false quote cut from Liz Truss book
EPABy Sam FrancisPolitical reporter, BBC NewsLiz Truss's publishers have apologised and agreed to remove a false quote linked to an antisemistic conspiracy theory from her new book.The ex-prime minister's memoir includes a quote wrongly attributed to banking dynasty...
100 MPs to stand down at the next election
ReutersBy Oscar BentleyBBC Political Research UnitThe number of MPs who have said they will leave Parliament at the next general election has reached 100.Conservative Tim Loughton, who has represented East Worthing and Shoreham since 1997, became the 100th MP to...