Man, 25, in custody as police investigate ‘potential motivation linked to Islamist extremism’ The killing of the Conservative MP David Amess, who died after being stabbed several times at an open advice surgery for his constituents in Essex, has been declared as a terrorist incident. The death of the 69-year-old […]
Year: 2021
Local people and colleagues struggle to come to terms with death of ‘extremely supportive’ MP Children were among those laying flowers on Friday night at the church where David Amess had been holding a constituency surgery, as residents and colleagues in Leigh-on-Sea struggled to come to terms with the killing […]
Openness is central to our democracy but I don’t want to lose another colleague to a violent death I’m in shock. So is every MP. It feels like Jo Cox’s murder was only moments ago. Many of us cried to see her sister Kim Leadbeater courageously take the seat Jo […]
Immensa’s sister company already being investigated and a related US firm sent out used DNA test kits Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Ministers are facing questions about the Covid testing company linked to suspected wrong PCR results, as it emerged its sister company in the UK […]
Exclusive: As action against ex-Corbyn staffers looms, falling membership is also hitting finances Labour is spending significantly more of its cash on fighting its legal battles than on political campaigning, sources have told the Guardian, after lawyers for the party opened a new front in the party’s legal turmoil this […]
British Medical Association says blueprint could exacerbate GP shortage and see many leave the profession GP leaders have warned that giving patients guaranteed face-to-face appointments could lead to a crippling exodus of family doctors already exhausted by the pandemic and despairing of being “pilloried” by ministers. The profession’s key bodies […]
Researchers looked at 2010-2015 when Cameron cuts to NHS and social care were starting to bite Austerity cuts to the NHS, public health and social care have killed tens of thousands more people in England than expected, according to the largest study of its kind. Researchers who analysed the joint […]
Exclusive: UK institution was in line for huge donation but has paused talks due to concerns Gulf state used hacking software The University of Cambridge has broken off talks with the United Arab Emirates over a record £400m collaboration after claims about the Gulf state’s use of controversial Pegasus hacking […]
Microsoft chief digital officer heads Powerlist 2022, with Netflix vice-president and Emmy and Oscar winners also named Jacky Wright, the businesswoman named as the UK’s most influential black person, has called for “monumental shifts” to ensure Britain is a more equal place to live. Wright, the London-born corporate vice-president and […]
Manchester City, Norwich and Brighton keen to help Chief constable Mark Roberts says response is ‘disappointing’ Manchester City, Norwich and Brighton are the only Premier League clubs to have accepted an invitation to work with the police to try to stop online racism, the Guardian understands. In July, the chief […]