Donald Trump’s “big beautiful” tax cuts bill has passed its final hurdle in the US Congress. The bill delivers tax breaks promised during Trump’s 2024 election campaign, reduces spending on health and food safety programs, and eliminates dozens of green energy incentives[1].
Vladimir Putin has told Donald Trump he will not back down from his goals in Ukraine, according to the Kremlin. The two presidents spoke for almost an hour in their sixth publicly disclosed conversation since Trump returned to the White House in January[1].
UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has unveiled a 10-year plan for the NHS, declaring: “The future already looks better.” The plan pledges to move care into communities, digitise the NHS, and focus on sickness prevention. Starmer praised Chancellor Rachel Reeves for enabling more investment, but noted there is “a lot more work to do” to improve the NHS[1][3].
A significant investigation is underway into crimes involving more than 700 survivors of grooming. Marlon West, 51, says his daughter was raped by more than 60 men from the age of 14 and lives with trauma every day[1].