Senate trial will be the first-ever of a former US president, however the chances that Republicans will convict him are slim The US House delivered its article of impeachment against Donald Trump to the Senate on Monday evening, setting the stage for the first ever Senate trial of a former […]
Year: 2021
Resignation expected to be handed in to president Sergio Mattarella on Tuesday morning Italy’s prime minister Giuseppe Conte will resign on Tuesday in a tactical move aimed at maximising his chances of leading a new government. Conte will hold a cabinet meeting at 9am CET before officially handing in his […]
Measure would be an ‘effective closure of our borders’, the airline industry says Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson is expected to sign off sweeping new quarantine rules for travellers in airport hotels on Tuesday as cabinet ministers rebuffed pressure from Tory MPs to set […]
Research from three Cambridge grave sites suggests poor people were at greatest risk of injury A friar crushed by a cart, another the victim of an attack by bandits: it sounds like the plot of a medieval mystery. But according to new research these are some of the possible misfortunes […]
Stories from the Guardian, Daily Mail, Economist and more will appear in a dedicated feed Stories from news outlets including the Guardian, the Daily Mail and the Financial Times will appear in a dedicated Facebook feed from today. The UK launch of the Facebook News service is the first outside […]
Cabinet ministers and scientists say more protection needed against unknown variants entering UK Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson is facing increasing pressure from cabinet ministers and scientists to impose blanket border control measures against Covid instead of his preferred option of a targeted approach […]
President mulls third party amid impeachment debate Conviction over US Capitol attack still seems unlikely Robert Reich: Don’t believe corporate anti-Trump hype Lloyd Green: Will Trump really start his own party? Republican divisions over Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial came into clearer focus on Sunday, as the former president spent […]
Data from Environment Agency shows thousands of people and businesses ‘at risk from ruined assets’ Thousands of England’s vital flood defences were in such a state of ruin last year they would fail to protect communities from extreme weather, an investigation has found. More than 3,400 of England’s “high consequence” […]
UCLA athlete says routine ‘reflects everything that I am’ Routine clinches victory for team over Arizona State US gymnast Nia Dennis’s latest floor routine, which she dedicated to black culture, has won praise from fans such as Missy Elliott and Simone Biles after it attracted millions of views on social […]
First minister says she will hold advisory referendum, whether Westminster consents or not Nicola Sturgeon has said she will hold an advisory referendum on independence if her Scottish National party wins a majority in May’s Holyrood elections, regardless of whether Westminster consents to the move. Her party is setting out […]