PM’s attempt to grip agenda flounders amid criticism he has ignored evidence on stop-and-search Police chiefs have condemned Boris Johnson’s high-profile strategy to tackle crime as “weird and gimmicky”, while plans to increase stop-and-search were criticised for ignoring the evidence. The crime initiative was supposed to show the Johnson government […]
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Lifeboat charity says it is its moral and legal duty to rescue people at risk of dying as they cross Channel The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has hit out at accusations it is operating a “migrant taxi service” by rescuing people at risk of dying in the water as […]
Four golds in four days plus further successes in the pool, gym, taekwondo, triathlon and dressage take overall medal tally to 13 Team GB have now made their greatest start to an Olympic Games in modern times after winning a fourth gold medal in four days in Tokyo. Further success […]
The album, purchased by Shkreli for $2m, was bought for an undisclosed sum An unreleased Wu-Tang Clan album that “Pharma Bro” entrepreneur Martin Shkreli forfeited after his securities fraud conviction was sold Tuesday for an undisclosed sum, though prosecutors say it was enough to fully satisfy the rest of what […]
Carbon emissions, ocean acidification, Amazon clearing all hurtling toward new records A new study tracking the planet’s vital signs has found that many of the key indicators of the global climate crisis are getting worse and either approaching, or exceeding, key tipping points as the earth heats up. Overall, the […]
Government’s proposals include more frequent stop and search and making community service street cleaners ‘more visible’ MPs and campaigners have sounded alarm at a series of proposals in the government crime reduction plan, including more frequent stop and search, a trial of “alcohol tags” and criminals undertaking “visible” community service […]
Average price of a home is now £230,700 – 5.7% higher than a year ago, says property website Zoopla UK house prices hit a new high in June and are 30% higher than the peak they hit before the 2008 financial crisis, according to the latest snapshot of the market. […]
Live updates from day four’s Games action in Tokyo Games schedule | Results | Medal table | Full coverage Sign up for the Guardian’s daily Olympic briefing Any thoughts? You can email Jonathan | tweet @JPHowcroft 3.55am BST Surfing: The men’s semi-finals are underway. First up is Japanese fifth seed […]
Billionaire lost out to Elon Musk’s SpaceX in lunar bid Contract is to build craft to take astronauts to the moon Fresh off his trip to space, Jeff Bezos on Monday offered to cover up to $2bn in Nasa costs if the US space agency awards his company Blue Origin […]
Downing Street says latest figures are ‘encouraging’ but impact of 19 July unlocking not yet reflected Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Downing Street and scientists remained cautious about declaring a turning point in the outbreak on Monday night despite a huge drop in Covid case numbers […]