The Lionesses roared into a first major tournament final since 2009 with a scintillating 4-0 unpicking of Europe’s highest-ranked team, Sweden. England had not reached a major final since their 6-2 defeat by Germany in Helsinki at Euro 2009 and this team’s terrier-like midfield trio of Fran Kirby, Georgia Stanway […]
Month: July 2022
Commons public accounts committee issues damning report into £777m spent with firm that employed Owen Paterson as lobbyist Ministers and government officials played “fast and loose” when awarding £777m in Covid contracts to a healthcare firm that employed the Conservative MP Owen Paterson as a lobbyist, the head of parliament’s […]
TalkTV show goes off air after Kate McCann’s collapse, cutting short a bitter clash over NHS and tax cuts The second TV debate between the Conservative leadership candidates Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak was halted dramatically after the presenter Kate McCann fainted, cutting short a bitter clash over funding for […]
Local hosepipe bans considered as Environment Agency officials prepare to declare drought in August People in England are being urged to curb their use of water as the country faces its driest conditions since 1976. Officials are preparing to declare a drought in August if dry conditions continue, after months […]
Amid reports Beijing is planning massive bailout of the sector, S&P predicts sales slump will heighten liquidity squeeze and trigger more defaults Property sales in China could fall by one-third this year, spelling more trouble for the country’s giant housing sector as people lose faith in the market and pressure […]
Leadership candidates ignored calls from fellow Conservatives not to ‘tarnish the brand’ as they wrangled over tax cuts, inflation and relations with China The battle to become the UK’s next prime minister descended into fierce clashes on Monday night as Rishi Sunak launched repeated attacks on the economic policies of […]
Police say four Vietnamese people are reported missing and may have been involved in blaze 10 weeks ago Human remains have been discovered by workers demolishing a mill in Oldham as police said four Vietnamese people were missing. The finding came 10 weeks after a fire at the property in […]
Force accused of ‘deferential policing’ after it confirms not seeking details from PM over two events before deciding not to fine him Anger over the Partygate scandal has been reignited after Scotland Yard confirmed that it did not send questionnaires to Boris Johnson before deciding against fining him for attending […]
Pandemic may have changed decision-making, according to research published in Journal of Medical Ethics Doctors are less likely to resuscitate the most seriously ill patients in the wake of the pandemic, a survey suggests. Covid-19 may have changed doctors’ decision-making regarding end of life, making them more willing not to […]
Report calls for more support for people who are struggling to pay as it lambasts government and Ofgem Millions of people will be plunged into “unmanageable” debt this winter unless the government comes up with more support for those struggling to pay their energy bills, MPs have warned. In a […]