London Fire Brigade's response to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 report

London Fire Brigade welcomes the announcement on building safety made by the Secretary of State.

By removing unemployment benefits, states are forcing workers to risk their lives

How Robert Kolker came to write "Hidden Valley Road," about the Galvin family and the disease that tore through them, with such empathy.

Gov. Newsom has taken to calling California a "nation-state" when discussing its efforts to fight the coronavirus. Constitutionally, that's not true.

Trump can't 'reopen' the economy, but Republican governors can follow his lead. If they do, Newsom must continue to protect Californians.

State preemption has been used against local governments on a number of issues; it would be a mistake for that to happen now amid coronavirus fears.

Eco fashion was among the big style statements and trends at the 2020 Oscars on Sunday in Hollywood.

The longtime Bel-Air home of late automobile executive Lee Iacocca has sold for $19.5 million.

A Bel-Air estate designed by architect Paul R. Williams and once owned by former L.A. Rams owner Georgia Frontiere has sold for $43.3 million.

The site of French singer-composer Sébastien Izambard's Malibu home, which was destroyed in the 2018 Woolsey fire, is for sale at $4.5 million.

Former Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers, who signed with the Indianapolis Colts this offseason, has listed his longtime home in San Diego for sale at $4.199 million.

California's unique authority to set its own tailpipe emissions standards has made the state an environmental leader and irked the Trump administration.

Waymo wants to deploy a robotaxi service for the general public in parts of California as soon as possible.

California has joined other states in filing a second lawsuit against the administration for revoking the authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles.

The fight over emissions between California and the White House could last years.

California's stay-at-home order due to the coronavirus reduced vehicle collisions on roadways by roughly half, saving taxpayers an estimated $1 billion.

Playing weddings was a safe, steady gig for musicians. Until coronavirus. Now wedding bands, DJs and planners wonder when their next gig might come.

Gov. Newsom says "therapeutics" will have to be developed and implemented before mass gatherings such as concerts and sporting events can be held.

The coronavirus outbreak has delayed shows or forced retooling. For one renovation series, ratings are 'through the roof' as viewers binge from home.

At the start of June 2013, a large number of documents detailing surveillance by intelligence agencies such as the US’s NSA and UK’s GCHQ started to be revealed, based on information supplied by NSA whistle blower, Edward Snowden.

These leaks revealed a massive surveillance program that included interception of email and other Internet communications and phone call tapping. Some of it appears illegal, while other revelations show the US spying on friendly nations during various international summits.

Unsurprisingly, there has been a lot of furor. While some countries are no doubt using this to win some diplomatic points, there has been an increase in tension with the US and other regions around the world.

Much of the US surveillance programs came from the aftermath of the 9-11 terrorist attacks on the US in 2001. Concerns about a crackdown on civil rights in the wake of the so-called war on terror have been expressed for a long time, and these revelations seem to be confirming some of those fears.

Given the widespread collection of information, apparently from central servers of major Internet companies and from other core servers that form part of the Internet backbone, activities of millions (if not billions) of citizens have been caught up in a dragnet style surveillance problem called PRISM, even when the communication has nothing to do with terrorism.

What impacts would such secretive mass surveillance have on democracy?

Read full article: Surveillance State: NSA Spying and more

STATE PENSION age must be reached in order to get the state pension. It also marks the point at which some may be able to claim the means-tested benefit Pension Credit.

CORONAVIRUS has forced people to re-evaluate their finances as income takes a hit and budgets are stretched. One of the first port of calls for change has been direct debits and new research reveals that some people may find themselves with more cash available once this all ends.

STATE pension age is continually being reviewed and altered by the government. The latest change occurred earlier this week.

STATE PENSIONS are calculated by National Insurance contributions - but can you top up any missed years?

Arsenal have released a statement after Olympiakos and Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis tested positive for coronavirus - less than two weeks after the Greek Super League outfit dumped the Gunners out of the Europa League at the Emirates Stadium.

The following joint statement has been issued by the Food Standards Agency, Food Standards Scotland and representatives of the UK meat industry.

PS5 fans may not have too much longer to wait for the reveal of the next-gen PlayStation. Here's when Sony's PlayStation 5 State of Play could air.

Boxing news - Express Sport brings you the latest ongoings in the boxing world, including updates on Anthony Joshua, Mike Tyson and more.

Can't find on this website where to write about the 3/18 Magna quake just to mention it caved in a strong cement border wall, damaged our outdoor pool possibly beyond repair, & put cracks in the foundation around the pool.

Nothing better illustrates than the EAT-Lancet Commission on Food, Planet, Health, the relentless appetite for state control and removal of personal choice that exists as much in academic circles as political ones. The report's contents are even more indigestible than its title.

The Southwest Utah health district counted its 100th case of COVID-19 on Friday, while the statewide total rose to 4,828.

Southwest Utah passed 100 positive cases of COVID-19 on Friday and the total tally sits at 103 cases on Saturday as Utah nears 5000 cases statewide

Health officials counted nine new cases of COVID-19 in southwest Utah, although the Utah epidemiologist says infection rates are in decline.

Officials had asked Governor Gary Herbert to lower the threat level in southwest Utah. He did not.

The southwestern Utah health district counted seven new confirmed cases of the new coronavirus on Wednesday.

The picturesque waterfalls below Gunlock Reservoir are now closed because of the high number of visitors that have been at the site in recent weeks.

Utah counted another 129 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus on Thursday, including four new cases in the southwestern health district.

Education is the smartest investment an individual or a society can make, a letter to the editor says.

The interstates were a disaster with snow more than 3 inches deep in places, a letter to the editor says.

More than half of the politicians that we voted in were on their cell phones, a letter to the editor says.

While acceptable as a short-term mitigation strategy, the stay-at-home restrictions cannot be the long-term solution to this crisis.

The Indianapolis Star is re-posting game stories from the 10-year anniversary of Butler's run to the 2010 NCAA championship game.

Hayward scored eight of his 22 points in the closing six minutes, and Butler knocked off Kansas State 63-56 Saturday in the NCAA West Regional final.

Once again, Indiana government officials are pushing plans to increase logging in state forests.

An effort to have a legislative hearing on a bill to check the power factory farms have over the communities they pollute died quietly in recent days.

The advance of a cruel payday lending bill is the latest reminder that something is broken at the Statehouse.

The need for a special session shows once again that Statehouse Republicans have lost their way.

Brownsburg, Broad Ripple Haverford fighting for spots in Great Lakes Regional.

Being ranked No. 1 in the state is old hat at certain places — Warren Central, Carmel and Ben Davis, to name a few. But not Avon.