Former cabinet minister says he does not expect to return to frontbench politics as he backs underdog in race to be PM Michael Gove has thrown his support behind Rishi Sunak in the Conservative leadership contest, warning that Liz Truss’s refusal to offer more support over rising energy bills and […]
Year: 2022
Article by Tory hopeful arguing NHS ‘cannot be put on pedestal’ shows she fully backed 2009 cost-cutting pamphlet Liz Truss personally supported cuts to the NHS, arguing the service “cannot be put on a pedestal” in an article in which she also criticised the “inexorable” rise in doctors’ pay. The […]
Four years of failed rains in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia have left the region facing catastrophe this year The number of people at risk of starvation in the drought-ravaged Horn of Africa has increased to 22 million, the UN’s world food programme (WFP) says. Years of insufficient rainfall across Kenya, […]
Intervention expanded to include financial decisions and governance after report calls for urgent reform The government’s intervention in the running of Liverpool city council is to be expanded to include governance and financial decision-making. It comes after the publication of another critical report on the local authority by four commissioners […]
The self-described sexist was removed for violating Meta’s policies on ‘dangerous organizations and individuals’ Controversial online influencer and self-described misogynist Andrew Tate has been banned from Meta platforms Instagram and Facebook. The former kickboxer and reality TV star was removed for violating Meta policies “on dangerous organizations and individuals”, the […]
Water company executives received on average £100,000 in bonuses, despite most firms missing targets The annual bonuses paid to water company executives rose by 20% in 2021, despite most of the firms failing to meet sewage pollution targets. Figures show on average executives received £100,000 in one-off payments on top […]
Largest research project of its kind also points to alcohol and being overweight as major contributors Smoking, drinking alcohol, being overweight and other risk factors are responsible for almost half of all cancer deaths worldwide, according to the largest study of its kind. Cancer is the second leading cause of […]
A munitions depot blazed near Ukrainian border and explosions hit the occupied peninsula in latest apparent sabotage mission See all our Ukraine war coverage Fires and explosions have been reported at military targets inside Russia and Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine, in the latest of a string of apparent sabotage missions […]
Letter to Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak calls for action to help households before price cap rises Labour has urged Boris Johnson to recall parliament next week so the government can offer more help to struggling households before the announcement of the new energy price cap. The opposition […]
Greater Manchester force issues new images of man in connection with suspected assault of snatched girl Police in Greater Manchester have issued fresh photographs of a man they are hunting in connection with a child abduction, while urging parents to be “extra vigilant”. Detectives believe a six-year-old girl was taken […]