Radio signals confirmed that the six-wheeled rover had survived its perilous descent and arrived within its target zone Nasa’s science rover Perseverance, the most advanced astrobiology laboratory ever sent to another world, streaked through the Martian atmosphere on Thursday and landed safely on the floor of a vast crater, its […]
Year: 2021
Former PM says his fear of the Murdoch empire persisted during his time in office and only subsided after he left The former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd has declared that Australian politicians are frightened of Rupert Murdoch – a fear that persisted when he was in the top job […]
Tehran yet to answer European invitation seeking reinstatement of 2015 agreement torn up by Donald Trump The US has agreed to take part in multilateral talks with Iran hosted by the EU, with the aim of negotiating a return by both countries to the 2015 nuclear deal that is close […]
Exclusive: government analysis reveals unmet financial needs of many people needing to self-isolate Why Leicester, Blackburn and Bradford have been hit hard by Covid Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A “perfect storm” of low wages, cramped housing and failures of the £22bn test-and-trace scheme has led […]
Labour leader to claim that poorer people have been disproportionately hit because Tories ‘weakened foundations of society’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Keir Starmer will use a major speech on Thursday to claim that the coronavirus pandemic has hit the UK disproportionately hard because 10 years […]
Company says it has made decision ‘with a heavy heart’ in response to proposed media bargaining code Latest: Facebook blocks health departments, charities and its own pages in botched Australia news ban Live updates from the Australia politics blog Facebook has followed through on its threat to ban Australians from […]
EU work permit regulations could scupper productions like The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time The National Theatre is shelving plans to tour productions to mainland Europe due to uncertainty over work permits because of Brexit. Before travelling to work in a number of EU countries, many working […]
Exclusive: 100 public figures sign letter criticising Radio 4 Woman’s Hour segment with Zara Mohammed More than 100 public figures, including the Tory peer Sayeeda Warsi, the Labour MPs Diane Abbott and Naz Shah, and the comedian Deborah Frances-White, have signed an open letter to the BBC criticising Radio 4 […]
Officials warn of treacherous travel conditions as icy winter storm heads to America’s north-east Ferocious winter weather sweeping across large parts of the central and southern US has brought record-breaking cold temperatures, left millions without power and killed at least 21 people across multiple states. Continue reading…
Children’s commissioner Anne Longfield to criticise government as out of touch in departing speech Ministers are out of touch and “institutionally biased” against supporting children and families, while Britain is being put to shame by measures unveiled by President Joe Biden in the US, the children’s commissioner for England will […]