Boris Johnson ‘considers matter closed’ but MPs warn breach of social distancing rules could be as toxic as Cummings’ Durham trip Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Matt Hancock is coming under relentless pressure to quit as MPs warned that the health secretary’s rule-breaking tryst with a […]
Month: June 2021
Former adviser publishes contents of April 2020 email from Boris Johnson expressing concern over Matt Hancock’s plans for testing Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson believed the national test-and-trace system was “like whistling in the dark” and that the UK was on course to achieve […]
Four members of the Floyd family, including his seven-year-old daughter Gianna, gave statements before the sentencing Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who murdered George Floyd, has been sentenced to 22 years and six months for second-degree murder, closing one chapter of a case that thrust the issue of […]
Eagerly anticipated document lands with a thud as most incidents remain unexplained It was an afternoon of much anticipation and excitement – followed by the saddest trombone sound echoing across the internet. The long-awaited report from US intelligence officials on unidentified flying objects dropped this afternoon, marking one of the […]
Valérie Bacot convicted of the premeditated murder of Daniel Polette after suffering over 20 years of violence A French woman who killed her stepfather, who raped her at the age of 12 and later became her husband, has been convicted of premeditated murder but spared any more time in prison. […]
Culture Secretary warns that democratic values can no longer be taken for granted
For the deluded who deny the reality of parental alienation
Boxer Brian London, who challenged Muhammad Ali for the world heavyweight title in 1966, has died aged 87.
Holiday hopes boosted as quarantine lifted for arrivals from Balearics, Malta and some Caribbean islands Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Ministers have sought to rescue the summer holiday season by easing travel restrictions for a number of tourist hotspots, amid a cabinet rift over plans to […]
Labour leader criticises costly ‘national flagship’ plan and pledges to fund crime-fighting instead Keir Starmer is calling on Boris Johnson to scrap his plans for a “vanity yacht” and instead spend the money on tackling antisocial behaviour. Pledging to make Labour “the party of law and order”, Starmer highlighted the […]