Discovery comes after police officer arrested on suspicion of murder over disappearance of 33-year-old Police scrambled to reassure the public after an officer from an elite unit was arrested for the alleged kidnap and murder of a woman who vanished on her way home, and investigators searching for her found […]
Month: March 2021
Ian Murray steps down amid backlash over his article criticising duchess’s claims of UK media bigotry The executive director of the Society of Editors has resigned after a rolling series of withdrawals from the National Press Awards over claims that there is no racism in the press made his position […]
Opposition fears ‘vaccine bounce’ in May local elections will be enhanced by documentary about rollout Labour has condemned the government for using taxpayers’ money to produce a documentary about the vaccine rollout entitled “A Beacon of Hope”, as party strategists fear the Tories will benefit from a “vaccine bounce” in […]
Huge waves swept across swathes of the north-east coast after one of the strongest quakes ever recorded, triggering a nuclear meltdown Japan is marking 10 years since the worst natural disaster in the country’s living memory: a powerful earthquake, deadly tsunami and nuclear meltdown that traumatised the nation. Around 18,500 […]
Brexit red tape and disruption to global trade from pandemic leaves businesses ‘severely strained’ Three-quarters of British manufacturers are struggling to cope with delays in moving goods in and out of the EU amid continuing disruption caused by Brexit and the Covid pandemic, industry figures said. Two months after the […]
Queen says ‘issues raised, particularly that of race, are concerning’ but adds they will be dealt with privately The Queen has sought to draw a line under damaging racism claims made by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, saying that issues will be dealt with “privately” by the royal family. […]
Woman also arrested at same address in Kent on suspicion of assisting an offender A serving Metropolitan police officer has been arrested in connection with the disappearance of Sarah Everard in south London. The 33-year-old marketing executive went missing after leaving a friend’s house in Clapham at about 9pm on […]
Caroline Wilson incurs wrath of Beijing for WeChat post described as full of ‘lecturer arrogance and ideological prejudice’ Britain’s ambassador to China has been summoned for a dressing down by the authorities in Beijing over an “inappropriate” article she wrote defending recent international media coverage on the country, the foreign […]
Green groups say move ‘beggars belief’ but cut will offer some relief to troubled aviation industry Air passenger duty is set to be cut on domestic flights after the prime minister signalled his support for reform to bolster air links around the UK. Lower rates for UK internal flights or […]
Legal challenge brought by Fair Play For Women group prompts change before census day on 21 March Guidance on the sex question in the UK census must be changed before the official day to complete it on 21 March, a high court judge has ruled. The Office for National Statistics […]