‘Hand grenade’ Oprah interview shakes royal family to its foundations and leaves members open to suspicion Meghan and Harry Oprah interview live updates Buckingham Palace was under pressure to respond to allegations of racism within the highest echelons of the royal family following an interview with the Duke and Duchess […]

Campaigners say move will hit ethnic minority and working-class communities Changing the law to force people to show photo ID to take part in UK elections will be catastrophic for ethnic minority communities, increasing barriers to access and in effect disenfranchising them, equality and democracy campaigners have warned. Boris Johnson’s […]

PM says reopening will have an impact on coronavirus spread and people must ‘stay at home’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The reopening of schools will have an impact on infection rates that could affect the roadmap for lifting restrictions, Boris Johnson has warned as England’s […]

Confirmation of project follows other expensive revamps that have drawn ire after 1% NHS pay offer The government has earmarked more than £9m for creating a US-style “situation room” at Whitehall – the latest in a series of expensive refurbishments that have drawn criticism, given the 1% pay offer proposed […]

Scotland’s first minister issues stern Twitter rebuke to football supporters gathering in defiance of Covid rules Nicola Sturgeon has condemned the “infuriating and disgraceful” celebrations in Glasgow as she urged Rangers FC to ask people to go home. Thousands of fans have flouted the coronavirus lockdown to gather in the […]

Five-year sentence in Iran is complete but lawyer says she will have to go to court to face new charges Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been released from house arrest in Iran on the completion of her five-year sentence, but the British-Iranian dual national will have to go to court to face […]