PM received only one of 126 fixed-penalty notices relating to law-breaking parties, prompting claims Met police bungled inquiry Civil servants and special advisers have reacted with fury and disbelief after Scotland Yard confirmed Boris Johnson got only one of 126 fines levied for law-breaking parties at the heart of Downing […]
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Bluntly worded intervention comes as tensions rise over plans by Liz Truss to nullify parts of the protocol The US House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, has warned that unilateral UK legislation affecting the Northern Ireland protocol could endanger British prospects for a free trade deal with the US. Pelosi’s bluntly worded […]
Investigation also suggests president’s youngest daughter is in a relationship with ballet dancer Igor Zelensky Since the start of his military campaign against Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has railed aggressively against pro-western Russians, whose appetite for European cuisine and climates meant “their mentality is there, not here, with our people”. Yet […]
Opposition Labor party’s lead has narrowed in final week of an attritional campaign Australians head to the polls on Saturday with the opposition Labor party, led by Anthony Albanese, hoping to end nine years of conservative rule. The Liberal-National coalition government, headed by Scott Morrison, goes into the election with […]
Consumers increasingly pessimistic about economy and personal finances amid deepening cost of living crisis Consumer confidence in the UK has fallen to the lowest level since records began in 1974 amid growing concern over the cost of living crisis. Stoking fears that Britain is heading for a recession caused by […]
Tank commander Vadim Shysimarin, 21, admits shooting dead a 62-year-old civilian who was on a bicycle A Russian tank commander has pleaded guilty to shooting dead a 62-year-old man as he rode his bicycle down a village road, in Ukraine’s first trial for war crimes committed during the Russian invasion. […]
Zelenskiy says Russian use of laser weapons shows invasion has failed; World Bank agrees $30bn global food aid plan Continue reading…
Analysis: By demanding extradition of alleged PKK members, Turkish president could have one eye on elections After initial hesitation about the seriousness of Turkey’s objections, its president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has doubled down on his threat to veto Finland’s and Sweden’s applications for membership of Nato, saying there is no […]
Fate of soldiers leaving Azovstal steel site unclear and numbers not confirmed by Ukraine Ukraine-Russia war – latest updates More than 900 Ukrainian troops who were at Mariupol’s besieged Azovstal steel plant have been sent to a prison colony on Russian-controlled territory, Moscow has said, as their fate remains uncertain. […]
Poorest predicted to be hit hardest by obesity crisis as government accused of ‘kicking the can down the road’ More than 42 million adults in the UK will be overweight or obese by 2040 and at higher risk of 13 types of cancer, an “alarming” report reveals, as health leaders […]