First such accord after leaving EU was predicted to bring £15bn boost but UK now lags rivals The first major free trade agreement signed by Britain after Brexit has been branded a failure after new figures showed exports had fallen since it came into force. Liz Truss signed a “historic” […]
Year: 2022
Culture secretary Michelle Donelan to amend bill that, after Molly Russell case, will place duty of care on social media firms People who use social media posts to encourage self-harm face criminal prosecution under government changes to the revived online safety bill. Culture secretary Michelle Donelan will update the bill […]
Clip showed Wales squad cheering England’s defeat by Iceland England face Wales in final group game on Tuesday Luke Shaw has said Gareth Southgate’s side would never show disrespect to their opponents as the left-back reflected on the infamous video of Wales players celebrating England’s humiliating defeat by Iceland at […]
Weir diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2016 Former lock made appearance at Murrayfield on 13 November Doddie Weir, the former Scotland and British & Irish Lions second row, has died aged 52, the Scottish Rugby Union has announced. Weir was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2016, and for […]
Exclusive: Linda Francois, whose son Jaden Francois-Esprit was bullied in Wembley, says culture must change The mother of a firefighter whose death triggered a review into the culture at the London fire brigade, has welcomed the findings of a damning report. However, Linda Francois, whose son Jaden Francois-Esprit killed himself […]
Lack of imagination mars turgid stalemate in Qatar Side can afford to lose to Wales by margin of up to three goals England’s footballers are on the verge of the World Cup knockout stages despite a turgid goalless draw against the USA. But their lack of imagination and guile will […]
Government is seeking to recoup money from Michelle Mone-linked firm after gowns rejected as unusable The company awarded large government personal protective equipment (PPE) contracts after an introduction by the Conservative peer Michelle Mone has declined to say how it would repay millions of pounds of public money for unused […]
Exclusive: Leonard Cheshire says it can no longer afford to subsidise care services inadequately funded by councils Severely disabled care home residents are being evicted in a series of disputes between one of the UK’s best-known care charities and a number of local authorities that the charity has accused of […]
Author Nazir Afzal labelled the service ‘institutionally misogynist and racist’ and hoped the review would be a ‘turning point’ Incidents of misogyny, racism and bullying have been exposed by an independent report on the culture at the UK’s largest firefighting and rescue organisation. Female firefighters have been groped, beaten and […]
Davison, who was thought of as a rising star after winning Bishop Auckland, and veteran Gary Streeter both say they will step down Dehenna Davison, a young Conservative MP who was considered a rising star, has announced she will not stand at the next election, as the party gears up […]