EU’s 27 heads of state call for the immediate release of opposition blogger Roman Protasevich EU leaders triggered new economic sanctions against Belarus and punitive measures against its national airline as a dissident taken from a “hijacked” Ryanair flight was paraded on the country’s television news apparently confessing to crimes […]
Month: May 2021
Guidance about Bolton and seven other areas apparently put online without announcement Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Ministers are being urged to provide clarity after advising against all but essential travel into and out of eight areas where the Covid variant first identified in India is […]
Exclusive: official NHS data reveals 32,307 people contracted the virus while in hospital since March 2020 Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Up to 8,700 patients died after catching Covid-19 while in hospital being treated for another medical problem, according to official NHS data obtained by the […]
Police inquiry into incident in which George Arthur Hinds died is being classed as a criminal investigation A gas explosion that killed a two-year-old boy was caused by a cut gas pipe inside a neighbouring house, police have said. George Arthur Hinds died in the blast in Heysham, Lancashire, on […]
Peter Hain says government must demand proper proof of life of Emirati royal after third image appears on Instagram within days The UK government has been urged to intervene to find out whether the Emirati royal Princess Latifa has been genuinely freed from house arrest by her father, after a […]
Roman Protasevich is wanted for organising last year’s protests against Alexander Lukashenko Belarus has been accused of hijacking a European jetliner and engaging in an act of state terrorism when it forced a Ryanair flight to perform an emergency landing in Minsk after a bomb threat and arrested an opposition […]
Shooting in Southwark, London came after numerous death threats, says her Taking the Initiative party The Black Lives Matter activist Sasha Johnson is in a critical condition after sustaining a gunshot wound to her head in an incident in south London, her affiliated group, Taking the Initiative party, has announced […]
Figures will put pressure on government to deliver overhaul of rape treatment by criminal justice system Fewer than one in 60 rape cases recorded by the police last year resulted in a suspect being charged, analysis of Home Office figures seen by the Guardian reveals. While there were 52,210 rapes […]
Kim Leadbeater will try to hold on to West Yorkshire constituency where MP was murdered Jo Cox’s younger sister has been selected to contest a byelection in Batley and Spen, the constituency where the MP was murdered five years ago. Kim Leadbeater, 44, a personal trainer and campaigner, declared herself […]
Two images purportedly of Sheikha Latifa – who is believed to be held against her will – have appeared following UN demand for ‘proof of life’ A new image appearing to show Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, a daughter of the ruler of Dubai, has appeared on […]