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1 week ago | 
autism.einnews.com | John Rentoul |Mary Dejevsky |Andrew Grice |Sean O’Grady
Robert F Kennedy Jr claimed that autistic children will never pay taxes nor go on dates during a press conference on Wednesday, 16 April. It comes after the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said the number of U.S. children diagnosed with autism continues to rise. CDC experts dispute the idea that the condition is becoming more widespread, despite the rise in its data, instead attributing the uptick in cases to improved diagnostics.
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1 week ago | 
independent.co.uk | Andrew Grice
CommentAn unreliable US president cannot define the UK national interest and must not wield a veto over how the PM performs his balancing act with Europe, writes Andrew GriceBefore last year’s election, some pro-EU allies of Keir Starmer wondered whether a Labour government could be more ambitious in EU relations than suggested by the dark red lines in its manifesto: no return to the single currency, the customs union and free movement.
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1 week ago | 
autism.einnews.com | John Rentoul |Mary Dejevsky |Andrew Grice |Sean O’Grady
Experts attribute increase in case numbers to improved diagnostics as Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr insists ‘epidemic’ underwayJoe SommerladThe number of U.S. children diagnosed with autism continues to rise, according to a new study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), with an estimated one in every 31 Americans under the age of eight found to have the condition in 2022.
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1 week ago | 
foodsafety.einnews.com | John Rentoul |Mary Dejevsky |Andrew Grice |Sean O’Grady
Foot and mouth disease – usually referred to by its acronym FMD – is the most feared livestock disease in the worldMichael WardFoot and mouth disease – usually referred to by its acronym FMD – is the most feared livestock disease in the world. It can cripple the livestock sector, cause immense animal suffering, destroy farmer businesses, create food insecurity and has massive trade impacts for Australia.
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1 week ago | 
independent.co.uk | Andrew Grice
Inside WestminsterBalancing the nation’s books will not be easy and some pain will be inevitable. But there is a limit to what salami-slicing ‘efficiency savings’ can achieve after years of cuts, warns Andrew GriceThe announcement that 2,100 of the Cabinet Office's 6,500 jobs will be axed is cited by ministers as evidence that they are serious about reforms to “rewire the state”.
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2 weeks ago | 
independent.co.uk | Andrew Grice
CommentThe government needs to turbocharge plans for growth and pull out all the stops to reduce trade friction with the EU if it wants to protect Britain from the gathering storm, writes Andrew GriceAnother day, another pro-growth announcement from the government’s media grid. Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are trumpeting the go-ahead for a giant Universal theme park in Bedford, which could create 28,000 jobs, inject £50bn into the economy and become the UK’s largest visitor attraction.
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2 weeks ago | 
independent.co.uk | Andrew Grice
CommentAs markets plunged, Donald Trump refused to budge on tariffs, instead urging Americans to stop panic-selling stocks. Keir Starmer would do well to avoid being caught up in the collateral damage, says Andrew GriceIt was Donald Trump’s Black Monday as stock markets around the world plummeted as they judged that his swingeing tariffs are here to stay – for a while, at least. It might soon be followed by what would be Trump’s global recession.
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2 weeks ago | 
independent.co.uk | Andrew Grice
Inside WestminsterWhen the chancellor inevitably hikes taxes, her allies should give the media a nod that it is a result of the US president’s tariffs, writes Andrew Grice. It would ring true with the public and pin the blame where it's dueTax rises in the next Budget in October were seen as highly likely, even before Donald Trump announced his blizzard of tariffs. Now another tax hike is inevitable.
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3 weeks ago | 
independent.co.uk | Andrew Grice
The Independent's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn commission. CommentFurther US-UK discussions will be needed before the dust settles from Trump's tariffs announcement, writes Andrew Grice – and that gives Keir Starmer an opportunity deploy some ‘calm and pragmatic’ diplomacyWhen Donald Trump confirms that he is imposing tariffs on imports from the UK, it will appear to be a huge setback for Keir Starmer.
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3 weeks ago | 
foodsafety.einnews.com | John Rentoul |Mary Dejevsky |Andrew Grice |Sean O’Grady
A food supplier has recalled more than 200,000 pounds of liquid egg products out of concern that they may have been contaminated with a cleaning solution. The recalled products include a variety of the Egg Beaters brand of liquid eggs as well as the Bob Evans brand.
