Labour's Sagal Abdi-Wali has retained the Holborn and St Pancras parliamentary seat in a recent by-election, fending off a challenge from Green Party co-leader Zack Polanski. The result reinforces Labour's hold on the north London constituency.
Convicted cryptocurrency mogul Sam Bankman-Fried has applied for a presidential pardon from Donald Trump, two years into his 25-year sentence for fraud. The former FTX chief, who maintains his innocence, submitted a "pardon after completion of sentence" request, distinct from a sentence commutation.
The Liberal Democrats have unveiled a new energy policy, the 'Essential Energy Guarantee', which would provide all households with a discounted allowance of energy. This initiative, designed to address energy affordability, would be funded by reclaiming an estimated £5 billion in additional profits from energy firms by 2028.
