New York Times Hits Back At Trump's 'Intimidation Tactics' After Attacking Reporters
The Times has recently written pieces critical of Elon Musk, including one on Sunday detailing how the billionaire presidential aide stands to enrich himself further from new government contracts. “The Fake News is at it again, this time the Failing New York Times,” Trump said in a post. Musk also went after the Times. “I look forward to the prosecutions of those at the Pentagon who are leaking maliciously false information to NYT,” Musk wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “They will be found.”AdvertisementAttacks on the media have been a hallmark of Trump’s second term.
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March 25, 2025 12:47 UTC
Times letters: Benefit cuts and the definition of disability
Write to letters@thetimes.co.ukSir, Georgia Lambert’s poignant piece captures the dilemma facing the government: how to put the ballooning benefits bill on a sustainable footing while not compounding the counter-productive injustice inherent in a system that fails to recognise the fluctuating nature of many disabilities (“Thanks to the PIP benefit I could work. So why remove it?”, Times2, Mar 24). Sadly, as I also know to my cost, a disability can particularly affect energy levels, which are key to both the ability to function and, thus, productivity at work. Employers making reasonable adjustments in the workplace, such as the ability to work from home and flexible hours, can undoubtedly help. But so too can ensuring that policymakers learn from business that what gets
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March 25, 2025 12:36 UTC
'Unprecedented' Melsonby Iron Age hoard found by archaeologists
Early analysis of the hoard, released on Tuesday, suggests a lot of the items had been purposefully burnt or broken before being buried as a show of power and wealth. He said the hoard showed there was more wealth in the north of England at the time than previously thought. "Whoever originally owned the material in this hoard was probably a part of a network of elites across Britain, into Europe and even the Roman world," he said. "The destruction of so many high-status objects, evident in this hoard, is also of a scale rarely seen in Iron Age Britain and demonstrates that the elites of northern Britain were just as powerful as their southern counterparts." It is thought the objects may have been burnt on a funerary pyre before being buried, though no human remains were found.
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March 25, 2025 11:05 UTC
Company has contract to house asylum seekers removed
The decision to end the contract comes with immediate effect after a review of all contracts to provide asylum accommodation. Asylum seekers currently living in SBHL sites will be moved to other housing across the asylum estate. Minister for border security and asylum Dame Angela Eagle told MPs on Tuesday the Government “will not hesitate” to take further action against companies contracted to provide accommodation for asylum seekers. The minister also refused to comment on reports that the Government is considering an offshore processing scheme for asylum seekers. He added: “We did need to review these disastrous contracts on asylum accommodation we inherited.
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March 25, 2025 10:40 UTC
Three cheated of Rs 43L in UK visa fraud
Surat: Three people were cheated of Rs 43.33 lakh by a Mumbai-based father-son duo who promised to arrange UK visas for them.The accused, Mohammad Tarik Gaur and his son Mohammad Akif Gaur, own a visa office in Jogeshwari area of Mumbai. A year ago, they came to Chikhli and met Javed Pathan, who runs a coaching class in Chikhli town. The accused assured Pathan of UK work, study, and visitor visas.Lured by the promise, Pathan and his friends Aiyaz Kazi and Shahrukh Shaikh gave the father-son duo a total of Rs 54.43 lakh for UK visas. When the victims objected, accused Akif threatened to kill them if they demanded the visas.When the victims asked for the return of their money, the accused returned only Rs 11.1 lakh. Chikhli police on Sunday booked both the accused for criminal breach of trust , cheating, criminal intimidation, and conspiracy, and started an investigation.
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March 25, 2025 09:54 UTC
The UK’s 72 best places to live in 2025
The Times ended up with a total of 72 places, including neighbourhoods, villages, towns and entire cities. Named the best of the best was Saffron Walden. County Down’s Dundrum was named the regional winner for Northern Ireland. Britain’s best places to live in 2025, according to the Sunday TimesHere’s a full list of the best places to live in the UK right now, according to the Times. But the Sunday Times aren’t the only ones with things to say about the UK’s best places to live.
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March 25, 2025 09:36 UTC
Labour’s proposed cuts to education will be the ‘worst in a generation’
Labour’s proposed education cutsThe Times claims that education secretary Bridget Phillipson has “offered” to cut programmes like free period products, dance, music, and PE schemes. This was drastic for school sixth forms that underwent cuts of 26%. The lack of funding forced 47 school sixth forms to close from 2016-2019. The private school shamOne way to improve education would be to stop diverting resources to private schools that function to unfairly reproduce a ruling class. On top of that, private schools receive double the teachers with classes around half the size.
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March 25, 2025 07:55 UTC
It’s official: 7 London neighbourhoods are the UK’s best places to live in 2025
The Sunday Times has released its selection of the very best places to live in the UK in 2025 to help you pick a place that’s right for you. Seven areas in London made the cut for things like their green spaces, cultural offerings, friendly residents and culinary scenes. The paper called this central neighbourhood the ‘brainiest place to live in London’, owing to the University of London and British Museum. Twickenham and WembleyThe final two spots on the Times’ pick of London’s best places to live are way out west. Stay in the loop: sign up to our free Time Out London newsletter for the best of the city, straight to your inbox.
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March 25, 2025 07:32 UTC
Vandals target Peterborough community centre five times in a week
The Peterborough City Council-owned centre on Fleet Way is run by the Italian Community Association. Ms Caruso said nine windows and a door had been smashed and the attacks had left centre users "very upset". "Some of the culprits have been caught in the act on the centre's CCTV, but they don't seem to care," she said. "One night they smashed three windows while there was a Zumba class ongoing inside." "I have even camped out for few hours in the evenings to try and catch or deter them, but I miss them."
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March 25, 2025 07:17 UTC
Jail for former boxer who fled UK after supplying drugs
A former boxer who fled to Ireland, Thailand and Mexico to avoid being arrested for supplying cocaine to a dealer in Cheltenham has been jailed. Lennox Clarke, 33, from Stourbridge in the West Midlands, was sentenced to six years and four months in prison after Gloucestershire Police found he had met Ben Goff, a Cheltenham drug dealer, at least 12 times. The former British and Commonwealth super-middleweight champion had a previous conviction for supplying Class B drugs in 2012 and was told by the judge at Gloucester Crown Court that he had not learned his lesson. Det Insp Matt Phillips said he hoped Clarke's sentencing "gave confidence to the community" in reporting drug concerns.
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March 25, 2025 07:01 UTC
Dowry, domestic abuse, body dumped in car boot: Delhi woman Harshita Brella strangled by husband in UK after months of harassment, family fights for justice
"We were told Pankaj worked for a good company," her sister recalls. A few days later, Pankaj left for the UK, and Harshita joined him a month later in April. "She told my mother that she should sleep as they had to attend a wedding the next day," Sonia recalls. Investigators believe she was strangled by Pankaj on Nov 10, 2024, in Corby, Northamptonshire.The family claims they were being pressured for dowry. Both Harshita and Pankaj were missing, yet Pankaj's family did not file a missing person report.
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March 25, 2025 06:59 UTC
Glowing spiral mystery: Orb spotted twisting across UK skies
A strange glowing orb was seen spiralling through the night sky over parts of the UK this evening, leaving many residents baffled. Witnesses from Greater Manchester, Derbyshire, Lancashire, Staffordshire, and beyond took to social media to share their astonishment, with some describing the sighting as "beautiful. "Photos and videos posted online show a luminous circular object spinning through the darkness before gradually fading away. The mysterious sighting sparked curiosity and confusion, with social media flooded with questions from those who had witnessed the phenomenon. "The same glowing spiral was spotted in Bredbury, Stockport, where one local asked, "Did anyone else just see this swirling thing in the sky?
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March 25, 2025 06:43 UTC
WWE star Drew McIntyre calls out John Cena for taking credit in bringing WrestleMania to the UK
(Image Via WWE/Getty Images)Drew McIntyre calls out John Cena for taking creditThe Daily Star. Drew McIntyre unleashes brutal attack after Damian Priest’s tag team pin: SmackDown, March 21, 2025Also ReadWWE star Drew McIntyre has recently called out John Cena for taking credit in bringing WrestleMania to the UK. As per reports, a spokesperson of London Mayor Sadiq Khan said that he remains determined to bring WrestleMania to the city. The meeting came after Sadiq Khan went public with his desire to bring WrestleMania to London.However, it has been revealed that Drew McIntyre was the first person to initiate the plan. So if you want your headline, John Cena tried to claim credit for it when we came to London a couple of years back.
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March 25, 2025 06:31 UTC
Trump’s Moves on Greenland Appear to Be Backfiring
For more than 150 years, U.S. officials have been trying, as President Trump puts it, to “get” Greenland. The idea came up in the 1860s, then again before and after the world wars. But President Trump seems to have overplayed his cards — big time. His decision, announced this weekend, to send a high-powered U.S. delegation to the island, apparently uninvited, is already backfiring. But instead of winning the hearts and minds of Greenland’s 56,000 people, the move, coupled with Mr. Trump’s recent statement that “one way or the other, we’re going to get it,” is pushing Greenland further away.
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March 25, 2025 05:47 UTC
National Grid boss says Heathrow had 'enough power' after substation fire
She added: "The individuals who need to ask themselves whether they have full confidence in Heathrow management are the Heathrow board." More than 63,000 homes also lost power in the outage caused by the fire, according to energy supplier Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks. Substations, operated by National Grid, are designed to produce, convert, and distribute electricity at suitable voltage levels. "Any steps that need to be taken to protect our critical national infrastructure will be taken if those reports recommend particular courses of action," she added. Simon Gallagher, managing director of UK Network Services, a consultancy specialising in power grids, said every airport in the UK had the same "vulnerability" to National Grid faults.
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March 25, 2025 01:09 UTC