Leader of Scottish Conservatives says PM should ‘of course’ quit if he has not been honest about payments for Downing Street refurb One of the UK’s most senior Conservatives has broken ranks and called for Boris Johnson to resign if he breached ministerial rules over the refurbishment of a Downing […]
Month: May 2021
Two police officers injured in ugly clashes Thousands of supporters gather outside Old Trafford Manchester United’s game with Liverpool at Old Trafford on Sunday was postponed after a planned peaceful protest outside the stadium by fans angry with the club’s owners, the Glazers, spilled into chaotic and violent scenes as […]
Ciaran Martin criticises post-Brexit attempts to ‘redesign’ UK based on old notion of English sovereignty The United Kingdom’s unity faces being destabilised by “flag-waving unionism” from English nationalist politicians, one of the most senior officials to emerge from Northern Ireland’s traditionally Catholic community has warned. Ciaran Martin, who created the […]
Bergman, 24, had been in Israel to train as a rabbi before dying at Mount Meron A British man who died in a crowd crush at a Jewish festival in Israel has been named as Moshe Bergman. The 24-year-old from Salford, Manchester, had been in the country to train to […]
Foreign secretary says it is ‘difficult to argue against’ suggestion the dual national is being held state hostage Iran’s treatment of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe amounts to torture, the British foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, has said, as the Foreign Office downplayed an Iranian state TV report saying Britain would pay a £400m […]
Stories of Conservative sleaze appear to be having an impact as Keir Starmer faces his first electoral test as Labour leader on 6 May Labour has slashed the Tories’ poll lead in half as more voters conclude that Boris Johnson is corrupt and dishonest ahead of this week’s bumper set […]
Only Republican to twice vote to impeach Trump gets hostile reception as censure motion narrowly fails Mitt Romney was loudly booed at the Utah Republican party convention on Saturday – and called a “traitor” and a “communist” as he tried to speak. “Aren’t you embarrassed?” the Salt Lake City Tribune […]
Critics of the police, crime, sentencing and courts bill say it would curb the right to protest Thousands of protesters have marched through central London against the new police, crime, sentencing and courts bill, in the biggest protest under the “kill the bill” banner to have taken place so far. […]
Police said they received report of allegations of sexual offences but did not confirm identity of the person implicated The Metropolitan police say they are assessing a “third-party” report relating to claims of sexual offences committed by a male, after allegations were made against the actor Noel Clarke. The Met […]
Dukakis won best supporting actress Academy Award Film, TV and stage actor also starred in Steel Magnolias Olympia Dukakis, the Oscar-winning actor whose hit films included Moonstruck and Steel Magnolias, has died. She was 89. Related: Olympia Dukakis: ‘My character is described as a foul-mouthed lesbian Walther Matthau? I love […]