Scale and complexity of task would be difficult in context of civil service cuts, say experts Hundreds of laws covering employment and environmental protections could disappear overnight if Liz Truss becomes prime minister after she promised to scrap all remaining EU regulations by the end of 2023. Despite warnings about […]
Month: July 2022
Kent port apologises for delays and blames French border control as summer getaway kicks off Holidaymakers have been warned chaos that triggered six-hour queues at Dover could spill into the weekend, after the port declared a “critical incident” that it blamed on “woefully inadequate” French border control staffing. The Kent […]
Jury finds former Trump adviser guilty on two counts of criminal contempt for refusing to appear before House committee Steve Bannon, the former top strategist to Donald Trump, was convicted on Friday in his contempt of Congress trial – a victory for the House January 6 select committee that referred […]
Graham Mansfield, sentenced this week for killing terminally ill Dyanne, says if he had to do the ‘horrible act’ again, he would A man who cut his terminally ill wife’s throat in an “act of love” said he would do the same again to give her peace, as he called […]
Shipping of millions of tonnes from blockaded Black Sea ports could avert global food crisis Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates Ukraine and Russia have signed a UN-backed deal to allow the export of millions of tonnes of grain from blockaded Black Sea ports, potentially averting the threat of a catastrophic global […]
Former chancellor says opponent’s economic policies risk stoking inflation and pushing up interest rates Rishi Sunak has launched his strongest attack yet on his rival Liz Truss’s economic policies, claiming her £30bn plans for unfunded tax cuts risk stoking inflation and pushing up interest rates. His attack came as a […]
Hearing reveals former president’s speech outtakes on video, including message from 7 January Meadows said ‘Get Ivanka down here’ as staff tried to figure out how to get Trump to stop rioters, Cipollone says Official said Secret Service agents ‘called to say goodbye to family’ Sign up to receive First […]
Half of women without access live in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia, says global research More than 160 million women worldwide who need contraception are unable to access it, according to the largest study of its kind. There has been a huge increase in contraception use globally since 1970, driven […]
Attendees of the Byron Bay festival report long queues, flooded campsites and people sleeping in cars due to the downpour Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our free news app, morning email briefing and daily news podcast After two years of delays due to Covid, […]
Recall Act could be triggered with Johnson at risk of losing Uxbridge seat, HoC committee report suggests Boris Johnson could be forced to face a byelection in his Uxbridge constituency if he is found to have misled MPs over Partygate, a report from the House of Commons privileges committee has […]