Senior Tories call on PM to resign after Downing Street garden party admission Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson’s premiership was hanging in the balance as Conservative MPs began openly calling for his resignation after he admitted attending a garden party in lockdown, claiming he […]
Month: January 2022
Economy would get a major boost if people in most-deprived regions were as healthy as those in rich areas Endemic ill-health in England’s “left behind” neighbourhoods costs the country almost £30bn a year because people are often too ill to work and die earlier, a report claims. The cost of […]
Legal experts say Duke of York has ‘no good options left’ given risks of giving evidence in court or settling Prince Andrew faces the prospect of giving evidence in a high-profile trial after a New York judge refused to throw out a civil case over allegations he sexually assaulted Virginia […]
Star is due to play at Australian Open but faces possibility of deportation Novak Djokovic could face a fine or even prison in Serbia after his admission that he broke isolation while he had Covid last month, lawyers have said, as the Serbian prime minister warned his behaviour appeared to […]
Influential singer of hits including Be My Baby, who married abusive producer Phil Spector, dies of cancer Ronnie Spector, the singer who defined the sound of mid-century girl groups as the frontwoman of the Ronettes, has died aged 78. A statement on her website states: Our beloved earth angel, Ronnie, […]
Former ministers and MPs call on prime minister to fully address issue in Commons after latest revelation Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson is facing intense pressure from senior Conservatives to publicly confess he attended a rule-breaking garden party in Downing Street, with the Scottish […]
DfE’s flagship catchup scheme for children in England has reached only 10% of this year’s target, report shows Labour has accused the government’s flagship national tutoring programme (NTP) of failing children and taxpayers after official figures revealed take-up rates way below target. Just 10% of this year’s target for children […]
Controversial schemes to convert stretches of M3, M25, M62 and M40 will be paused until at least 2025 Analysis: ditching the hard shoulder proved too hard a sell to MPs and motorists The rollout of smart motorways has been suspended by the government until at least 2025 in response to […]
Subpoenas suggest committee examining whether Trump’s rally speech suggests White House had prior knowledge of attack plans The House select committee investigating the Capitol attack closed in on Donald Trump’s inner circle on Tuesday, issuing subpoenas to three new White House officials involved in planning the former president’s appearance at […]
Cashflow hit by rising expenses amid surging bills and impact of Omicron, finds quarterly study UK households have suffered the sharpest fall in the amount of cash they have available to spend for almost eight years, amid a worsening cost of living crisis driven by high inflation and rising energy […]