Continuing UK’s nuclear deterrent would probably require help of an allied country, defence expert says Trident could be forced to the US or possibly France if Scotland became independent because there is no alternative port immediately available elsewhere in the UK, according to a retired admiral responsible for Britain’s nuclear […]
Year: 2021
From Sydney’s Bondi Beach, to Istanbul’s Bosphorus and the mountains of Caracas in Venezuela, the first supermoon of 2021 has been seen across the globe. A supermoon is a name given to a full moon that occurs when the moon is closest to the Earth. According at NASA, this year’s […]
British-Iranian aid worker has also been banned from leaving country for a year, her lawyer has said An Iranian court has sentenced the British-Iranian dual national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe to a one-year jail term and banned her from leaving the country for a year after, according to her lawyer. She was […]
PM pressed to explain nature of meeting with Manchester United CEO days before ill-fated launch Boris Johnson has been urged to reveal whether he signalled his endorsement of the European Super League (ESL) when he met the chief executive of one of the English football clubs leading the breakaway in […]
Exclusive: bereaved families are told that ‘people who would need to give evidence’ are ‘working round clock’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The government has caused anger among bereaved families by telling them it will be too busy to start an inquiry into the UK’s handling […]
At the 93rd Academy Awards, Chloé Zhao wins best director for Nomadland, Daniel Kaluuya wins best supporting actor for Judas and the Black Messiah – and Glenn Close does ‘the butt’ Oscar winners 2021: the full list – updating live! Oscars 2021: predictions, timetable and what to expect 3.56am BST […]
Letter from four former secretaries of state says Brexit’s damage to peace process must be addressed Northern Ireland is in a dangerous political vacuum and could “fall over” unless the UK government acts swiftly, according to a cross-party group of former cabinet ministers with experience in the region. Boris Johnson […]
Exclusive: MHRA says mass testing regime in England ‘a stretch’ of its authorisation for how kits should be used How accurate are lateral flow tests? Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The UK’s healthcare regulator has expressed concern to the government that its multibillion-pound mass testing programme […]
Labour urge Speaker to summon senior minister as poll reveals 40% of voters think Tories are corrupt Labour is aiming to force a senior minister before parliament this week to account for the growing sleaze crisis engulfing No 10 – amid growing cross-party uproar over a collapse in standards at […]
First minister tells PM that Scots must not have their democratic will thwarted by Westminster government in run-up to elections Related: Ignoring the will of the Scots would be an act worthy of Trump Nicola Sturgeon has warned Boris Johnson he would be showing the same contempt for democracy as […]