Government insider says announcement about abolishing licence fee was not expected this weekend Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson has been accused of targeting the BBC in a desperate attempt to save his own premiership, as the Labour leader insisted he had broken the law […]
Month: January 2022
Government announcement will force broadcaster to make deep cuts to its programme budgets The BBC will have to make deep cuts to its programme budgets after the government said the broadcaster’s funding would be frozen for the next two years, with the licence fee abolished completely in 2027. The culture […]
Two teenagers arrested in UK after suspect Malik Faisal Akram, 44, was killed when FBI stormed synagogue after 11-hour standoff US president Joe Biden has condemned a tense 11-hour hostage standoff at a synagogue in Texas on Saturday as “an act of terror”, as the FBI named the armed assailant […]
There is speculation that an agreement could avert ‘game of corporate chicken’ What will happen if Amazon stops accepting UK-issued Visa credit cards? Millions of people’s credit cards will stop working on Amazon’s UK website from this week – unless there is an 11th-hour resolution to a bitter dispute between […]
‘It’s as simple as that,’ Scott Morrison says, despite immigration minister not disputing tennis star’s belief he had valid vaccination exemption Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Download the free Guardian app; get our morning email briefing The Australian prime minister, Scott Morrison, says Novak Djokovic […]
Conservative MPs could force PM out within weeks after furious reaction to Downing Street gatherings Tory MPs will be ready in sufficient numbers to force Boris Johnson out of Downing Street within weeks if he tries to dodge responsibility for rule-breaking parties at No 10, the Observer has been told. […]
Serbian tennis star’s views on vaccination central to federal court case; Queensland tsunami alert cancelled but NSW remains on alert; Victoria records 13 Covid-19 deaths and 28,128 new cases; Perrottet warns of ‘difficult three weeks’ as NSW records 20 deaths and 34,660 new cases; Queensland records three deaths and 17,445 […]
Waves rush over island country while tidal surges are felt by small Pacific neighbours, New Zealand, Australia and US Tsunami waves caused by an undersea volcano have flooded the Pacific Island country of Tonga, where entire towns have been inundated with water and scientists warn the main island could be […]
Duke of Sussex seeks judicial review of Home Office refusal to let him pay for protection after being chased by photographers last summer The Duke of Sussex has filed a claim for a judicial review against a Home Office decision not to allow him to personally pay for police protection […]
Counter-terrorism officials are monitoring movement amid military-style training and lurch towards violent extremism Counter-terrorism officials and police are increasingly concerned over the trajectory of the UK’s anti-vaxxer movement as it evolves towards violent extremism and the formation of US-style militias. Boris Johnson is among those receiving direct security updates on […]