Nominee for health secretary decried as ‘vaccine denier and tin foil hat conspiracy theorist … this is going to cost lives’

Donald Trump’s nomination of Robert F Kennedy Jr as US secretary of health and human services has prompted widespread criticisms towards Kennedy, an anti-vaccine activist who has embraced a slew of other debunked health-related conspiracy theories.

In a Truth Social post on Thursday, Trump claimed that Americans have been “crushed by the industrial food complex and drug companies” and that Kennedy “will restore these Agencies to the traditions of Gold Standard Scientific Research, and beacons of Transparency, to end the Chronic Disease epidemic, and to Make America Great and Healthy Again!”

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Andrew Bailey callls for relations with EU to be rebuilt as Trump plans US tariffs

The Bank of England governor has urged ministers to “rebuild relations” with the EU, warning that Brexit has undermined the UK’s economy.

Speaking at the Mansion House dinner in the City of London on Thursday evening, Andrew Bailey said he took no position on Brexit “per se”, but added: “I do have to point out consequences.”

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• Brighton striker and Kelleher penalty save see off Finland
• Newcastle’s Tonali hits first Italy goal for 1-0 victory

Evan Ferguson’s fourth senior international goal handed Republic of Ireland a 1-0 Nations League victory over Finland as Caoimhín Kelleher saved a penalty to see them across the line.

The 20-year-old Brighton striker’s header in the final minute of the first half proved sufficient to add three more points in Group B2 to those his side secured in the reverse fixture in Helsinki last month, but only after Liverpool keeper Kelleher had kept out substitute Joel Pohjanpalo’s second-half spot-kick.

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It was the night when Lee Carsley dropped Harry Kane and came up smelling of roses, this a result not only to avenge the shapeless 2-1 Wembley defeat against Greece in October but to put England on the verge of automatic promotion back into the Nations League’s A section.

It is difficult to remember Kane ever being axed for an England game, let alone a must-win big one – rather than rested or rotated. And it was especially bold from Carsley given he was without a host of big names.

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A scion of Democratic dynasty, RFK Jr is known for embrace of anti-vaccine beliefs and other conspiracy theories

Donald Trump is on the verge of announcing he will nominate former independent presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr to the post of leading the Department of Health and Human Services in his administration, according to multiple reports on Thursday.

Kennedy, an anti vaccine activist, had attempted to win the White House himself during the 2024 presidential election but his bid never took off in the polls. After ending his attempt he eventually endorsed Trump who promised to put him into an influential position when it comes to health policy.

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Details of emerge in sworn depositions by employees of Israeli company as part of lawsuit brought by WhatsApp

Legal documents released in ongoing US litigation between NSO Group and WhatsApp have revealed for the first time that the Israeli cyberweapons maker – and not its government customers – is the party that “installs and extracts” information from mobile phones targeted by the company’s hacking software.

The new details were contained in sworn depositions from NSO Group employees, portions of which were published for the first time on Thursday.

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Tens of thousands deported from Caribbean states, as Dominican Republic pledges to return 10,000 people a week

Activists have called on Caribbean governments to halt the mass deportation of Haitians fleeing escalating gang violence that has claimed thousands of lives and displaced hundreds of thousands of people.

In the past month, tens of thousands of people have been deported to Haiti , including 61,000 from the neighbouring Dominican Republic, whose president recently pledged to deport 10,000 migrants a week.

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Dismay as president-elect picks Matt Gaetz as attorney general and Tulsi Gabbard and Pete Hegseth for key roles

Fears that Donald Trump’s second presidency will be more extreme than his first have intensified amid a flurry of senior appointments that opponents have criticised as going from bad to worse.

Dismay over some of the president-elect’s early nominations escalated to outrage after the far-right Florida congressman Matt Gaetz was unveiled as his selection to be attorney general – a position Trump has previously said he views as the most important in his administration.

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Arcola theatre, London
Four interwoven stories set in 2043 explore love, connection and AI. Their ideas are beautifully written but dramatically truncated

The year is 2043 and the world’s data has been so comprehensively harvested that a dating app promises subscribers a perfect match with every compatible partner on the planet. As the advert tells us: “Love is simply an algorithm.”

That is, unless you are deemed “undesirable” by the algorithm. This near future has intimations of the Orwellian, including mandated adverts spewing out on screen to its citizens and artificial intelligence giving lessons on humanness.

At the Arcola theatre, London , until 30 November

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