Russian president signs ‘accession treaties’ at Kremlin in defiance of international law and US responds with sanctions Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates Vladimir Putin has signed “accession treaties” formalising Russia’s illegal annexation of four occupied regions in Ukraine, marking the largest forcible takeover of territory in Europe since the second world […]
Year: 2022
Coroner finds harmful online content likely to have contributed to Molly’s death ‘in a more than minimal way’ Molly Russell’s father has accused the world’s biggest social media firms of “monetising misery” after an inquest ruled that harmful online content contributed to the 14-year-old’s death. Ian Russell accused Meta, the […]
Tory MPs call for market reassurance but PM and chancellor won’t publish OBR projections – ready next week – until late November Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng will refuse to release independent analysis of their tax plans until more than six weeks after receiving them, despite more calls from Tory […]
Prototype walks onstage and waves at event as company looks to future beyond vehicles Tesla CEO Elon Musk showcased his much-touted humanoid robot “Optimus” at the electric vehicle maker’s “AI Day” event on Friday. The billionaire has said a robot business will be worth more than its cars, hoping to […]
Twenty-one people dead with toll expected to rise after mega-storm carves wide path of devastation and moves north The coast of South Carolina was hit on Friday with a direct strike from Hurricane Ian, the deadly mega-storm that carved a wide path of destruction on its earlier rampage through Florida. […]
Exclusive: in unusual move, PM and Kwasi Kwarteng will meet fiscal watchdog after mini-budget sparked investor panic Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget: key points at a glance All UK political developments live Liz Truss will hold emergency talks with the head of Britain’s independent fiscal watchdog after failing to dampen panic in […]
Bank of England stepped in on Thursday to stabilise price of UK government bonds and avert a deeper crisis Pension fund managers breathed a cautious sigh of relief on Thursday morning. After days of market turmoil, the Bank of England’s £65bn emergency intervention the day before had – at least […]
Your one-stop shop for all the jargon you’ve been reading since Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget has gone down badly in the financial markets. Mortgage rates have risen and the Bank of England has been forced to step in to halt a run on pension funds since the chancellor […]
Less than a month in, the PM’s political capital is draining away. And next week’s party conference is unlikely to offer any relief Of all the dire numbers that Tory MPs have been confronted with this week, one has stuck in their mind: 17. It’s the size of Labour’s poll […]
Merseyside detectives questioning man over shooting of girl in Liverpool last month Detectives have arrested a 34-year-old man on suspicion of the murder of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel in Liverpool in August, Merseyside police have said. Olivia was shot in the chest at her home in Dovecot in the city on […]