Liverpool’s chief constable says death of girl at home ‘crosses every boundary’ and pledges major response to catch anyone involved An attempted public murder of a senior gang member caused a nine-year-old girl to be mistakenly shot dead while being shielded by her mother inside her Liverpool home, the Guardian […]
Year: 2022
Ukraine marks its independence from Soviet rule and six months of war with Russia; Volodymyr Zelenskiy warns of ‘hideous Russian provocations and brutal strikes’ Zelenskiy warns Russia of strong response to independence day attacks At a glance: what we know on day 182 of the invasion Zelenskiy has vowed to […]
Energy prices have soared above prediction and subsidies will require significant further spending Ministers could face an additional £23bn price tag for covering extra household energy costs of £900 this autumn, rising to £90bn next year, a new paper by the Institute for Government has found. The paper, looking at […]
Tory leadership hopeful says there is no need for independent body as she has ‘always acted with integrity’ Liz Truss has refused to commit to appointing an ethics adviser if she became prime minister, saying she has “always acted with integrity”. At the Conservative leadership hustings in Birmingham on Tuesday […]
Duchess of Sussex talks of criticism she faced when beginning relationship with Prince Harry, in podcast Archetypes The Duchess of Sussex has revealed she was criticised for her ambition when she began her relationship with Prince Harry, saying it was seen as a “terrible, terrible thing”. She added that she […]
Exclusive: Truss oversaw cut in funds to tackle water pollution, since when raw sewage discharge has risen The Tory leadership frontrunner, Liz Truss, was responsible for cutting millions of pounds of funding earmarked for tackling water pollution during her time as environment secretary, the Guardian can reveal. Truss, who was […]
Relatives of Oladeji Omishore say 41-year-old was ‘clearly in distress’ and Met actions contributed to his death The Metropolitan police were wrong to Taser a man on Chelsea Bridge and their “excessive and unnecessary force” contributed to his death, his family have said. The family of Oladeji Omishore, 41, used […]
The photos, taken in July, capture unprecedented views of the biggest planet’s storms, moon and surrounding rings The world’s newest and biggest space telescope is showing Jupiter as never before, auroras and all. Scientists released the shots Monday of the solar system’s biggest planet. Continue reading…
TBI recommends English schools focus on aspects such as critical thinking and creativity to ready pupils for jobs in digital world GCSEs and A-levels should be scrapped in favour of a system that better prepares school-leavers for the workplace, a report has suggested. The study conducted by the Tony Blair […]
Ex-president seeks to prevent bureau from reading seized documents until court official weighs in Donald Trump on Monday filed suit against the US government over the FBI search of his Mar-a-Lago home, seeking to temporarily stop the bureau reading seized materials until a special court official can be appointed to […]