Police watchdog says it has launched two investigations into the Civil Nuclear Constabulary officers Nine police officers are being investigated for the alleged use of discriminatory language while on duty, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has said. In a statement on Friday, the IOPC said it has launched […]
Year: 2022
Veteran leader and his far-right allies win decisive 64 seats in 120-seat Knesset The former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has begun coalition negotiations on forming a government, after winning a decisive majority in Israel’s fifth election in four years with the help of ultra-Orthodox parties and a new alliance […]
UK economy faces ‘very challenging outlook’ with recession now expected to last until middle of 2024 Analysis: Bank signals rates probably won’t go much higher How will the UK interest rate hike affect you? The Bank of England has warned the UK risked being plunged into the longest recession in […]
The reduction, which will be delivered by email, comes as the new Twitter CEO was speculated to cut as much as 50% of staff Elon Musk will begin mass layoffs at Twitter on Friday, sharply reducing the social media platform’s workforce, the company said in an email to staff on […]
John Atkinson ‘should have survived’, say relatives, as emergency services issue unreserved apologies after inquiry Who were the Manchester Arena victims who might have lived? Timeline of the night of the bombing The family of a man who would probably have survived the Manchester Arena attack had he not been […]
Mayor tells Suella Braverman of his shock at people from Manston facility being left cold and hungry in capital ‘We were left by the road’: asylum seekers stranded in London describe experience Suella Braverman is facing demands from Sadiq Khan to launch an urgent review of how dozens of people […]
Longest serving prime minister, who is still facing corruption charges, is expected to lead far-right coalition Israel’s prime minister, Yair Lapid, has called Benjamin Netanyahu to offer his congratulations on the opposition leader’s election win following the conclusion of vote counting in this week’s election. Netanyahu, the chair of the […]
Exclusive: People who had been held at Kent centre left ‘stressed and disoriented’ at Victoria station for hours, some in flip-flops The Home Office left asylum seekers from the Manston immigration centre in central London without accommodation or warm clothing, as officials attempted to reduce acute overcrowding, the Guardian can […]
Trend of faster warming over last 30 years likely to cause exceptional heat, wildfires and floods, warn scientists Temperatures in Europe have increased at more than twice the global average in the last 30 years, according to a report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The effects of this warming […]
Exclusive: Olivier de Schutter says cuts could violate human rights laws, calling instead for higher taxes on rich The United Nations’ poverty envoy has warned Rishi Sunak that unleashing a new wave of austerity in this month’s budget could violate the UK’s international human rights obligations and increase hunger and […]