Queen will behave with dignity and courage but will need the support of the nation, says Justin Welby The Queen may behave “with extraordinary dignity and extraordinary courage” but the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral at Windsor Castle on Saturday will be an “anguished moment” for her, the archbishop of Canterbury […]
Month: April 2021
Actor was also known for her roles in the films The Queen and The Special Relationship A life in pictures ‘How should a woman live her life?’ | Helen McCrory Engaging, enthralling, always magnetically watchable The actor Helen McCrory has died at the age of 52. McCrory was best known […]
Exclusive: Transcripts of conversations between Italian officials and Libyan coastguard contained in leaked file At 8.18am on Friday 16 June 2017, the Libyan coastguard Col Massoud Abdalsamad received a long-distance phone call from an Italian coastguard official who told him that 10 migrant dinghies were in distress, many in Libyan […]
In his first in-person summit since taking office, the US president hosts Yoshihide Suga as part of efforts to face down Beijing Joe Biden has sought to present a united front with Japan’s prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, to counter an increasingly assertive China as the US president held his first […]
Exclusive: In leaked emails, Matt Hancock’s adviser says there is ‘urgent need for decisions’ on asymptomatic testing Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Senior government officials have raised “urgent” concerns about the mass expansion of rapid coronavirus testing, estimating that as few as 2% to 10% of […]
Chicago mayor urges calm in the city as body-cam footage of fatal shooting of Toledo is released for first time Body camera video footage released for the first time on Thursday appears to show a Chicago police officer fatally shooting Adam Toledo, a 13-year-old, as he raised his hands into […]
Brothers will be separated by cousin Peter Phillips as they walk behind coffin, Buckingham Palace reveals The Dukes of Cambridge and Sussex will walk apart for their grandfather’s funeral, which is likely to see the Queen sitting alone, details released by Buckingham Palace reveal. Prince William and Prince Harry, whose […]
Dust blown in from drought-hit areas to the north sends pollution soaring to twice the hazardous level The third major sandstorm in five weeks turned Beijing’s skies sepia on Thursday, and sent air quality plummeting in the Chinese capital. The storms, caused by winds from drought-hit Mongolia and north-western China, […]
David Brierwood joined government in 2014 and two months later was recruited to Greensill Capital A second Cabinet Office adviser was hired by Greensill Capital while working for the civil service, raising further questions over revolving doors between the government and the scandal-hit firm. Former Morgan Stanley banker David Brierwood […]
Exclusive: Equalities watchdog tells government documents could create ‘two-tier society’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Covid-status certificates being considered by ministers to help open up society could amount to unlawful indirect discrimination, the government’s independent equalities watchdog has advised. As ministers decide whether the documents should […]