Top MPs warn No 10 over plans for equality as Conservative conference gets under way in Manchester A group of senior Conservative MPs has broken ranks to openly question how Boris Johnson can deliver on his promise to increase prosperity in poorer parts of the UK while at the same […]
Month: October 2021
Business chiefs accuse ministers of being ‘missing in action’ amid growing backlash against government Ministers have been told that petrol queues in some parts of the country have become worse and army help will not relieve the problem, amid a growing business backlash over the government’s handling of the shortages […]
Fake arrest fears following the murder of Sarah Everard to be allayed through live contact with police control room Lone police officers in Scotland will offer a verification check to the public from Saturday to provide reassurance that they are genuine officers, following widespread concern after the murder of Sarah […]
Family of Jorja Halliday from Portsmouth say medics did ‘everything they could to save her’ A 15-year-old girl who tested positive for Covid-19 has died on the day she was due to have her vaccine, her family said. Jorja Halliday, from Portsmouth, died at the Queen Alexandra hospital on Tuesday, […]
Crowds parade through cities as polling shows president’s ratings sinking to new depths Tens of thousands of protesters have returned to the streets of Brazil’s biggest cities to demand Jair Bolsonaro’s impeachment, as a poll showed the Brazilian president’s ratings had plumbed new depths. Huge crowds paraded through downtown Rio […]
Threat of Christmas being ruined by driver shortages forces ministers to expand range and duration of visas Boris Johnson’s government has made a dramatic U-turn in an attempt to save Christmas – with a raft of extended emergency visas to help abate labour shortages that have led to empty shelves […]
Calls by Sajid Javid for far-reaching review described as ‘slap in the face’ by health service bosses The Conservatives have ordered a shake-up of NHS leadership in England on the eve of their party conference, with Sajid Javid saying that with more funding must come “change for the better”. The […]
Exclusive: England and Wales figures show ‘epidemic’ of flashing against women, after allegations against Wayne Couzens emerged Women are facing an “epidemic” of flashing and other forms of indecent exposure, with police in England and Wales recording more than 10,000 cases last year but taking fewer than 600 people to […]
Businessman Spavor reunites with family after his release last week from detention along with former diplomat Canadian citizen Michael Spavor has expressed joy at being reunited with his family after being released from jail in China last week. “I’m overjoyed to be finally reunited with my family. It’s humbling as […]
Taiwan defence ministry says its fighters were scrambled against Chinese jets, nuclear-capable bombers and anti-submarine aircraft Taiwan has reported the largest ever incursion by the Chinese air force into its air defence zone, with 38 aircraft flying in two waves as Beijing marked the founding of the People’s Republic of […]