At the final whistle Poland’s players headed towards the stands and celebrated renewed opportunity while Spain departed to whistles, wondering how they had failed to win again and why this keeps happening to them. Even Álvaro Morata scoring the opening goal he so badly needed was not enough, a tense […]
Year: 2021
As much as 20mm of rain could fall in an hour, with 12 flood alerts in place across England There is more heavy rain on the way, the Met Office has warned – bringing with it a risk of flash flooding in some areas. The weekend has proved to be […]
Mayor says truck was part of parade in Wilton Manors when it suddenly accelerated and nearly hit local congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz A man has died after a truck driver hit spectators at the start of a Pride parade in South Florida on Saturday, seriously injuring another, authorities said. Fort […]
Exclusive: unions say one of key policies to limit virus spread is ‘failing’ in face of rising infections Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Almost two-thirds of workers in England seeking grants to help them self-isolate are being refused help, sparking warnings from trade unions that a […]
Exclusive: employers should not be able to ‘dictate terms’ when guidance to work from home lifted, says Angela Rayner Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Workers must be given a right to do their jobs from home, Labour has demanded as it piled pressure on the government […]
PM’s planning reform blamed for shock loss of Chesham and Amersham Senior Conservatives have warned Boris Johnson a swathe of seats in the “blue wall” across the south of England could be at risk, as his party was gripped by recriminations in the aftermath of the Liberal Democrats’ shock victory […]
England had the points on the board, they had the star quality and the theory was that they would drive home their favouritism, making a statement en route to the last 16 of this European Championship. So much for theories. Instead, it turned into a night of frustration, when the […]
Imran Ahmad Khan, elected in Wakefield at the last election, is accused of having groped teenager A Tory MP is facing trial accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy in 2008. Imran Ahmad Khan, 47, the Conservative MP for Wakefield, West Yorkshire, said he denies “in the strongest terms” an […]
Sarah Green takes formerly safe Buckinghamshire seat despite senior Tories’ canvassing The Liberal Democrats have pulled off an extraordinary victory in the Buckinghamshire constituency of Chesham and Amersham, taking the formerly safe seat from the Tories in a byelection. In a shock result, Lib Dem Sarah Green secured 21,517 votes, […]
Decision will be left in the hands of businesses following damaging headlines last summer Workers will not be told by ministers that they should return to their offices when the final phase of lockdown restrictions are expected to be lifted next month, government sources have told the Guardian. In a […]