Author seriously injured in New York stabbing remains in hospital, as Joe Biden praises his courage and suspect denies attempted murder Rushdie had started to believe his ‘life was normal again’ Stabbing suspect pleads not guilty to attempted murder Salman Rushdie has been taken off a ventilator and was able […]
Year: 2022
Amber heat warning in place in parts of England and Wales, and very hot weather expected over rest of weekend Wildfires could continue to break out across the UK this weekend, as the Environment Agency (EA) warns that the drought in England could persist into next year. The Met Office […]
Exclusive: Labour calls for the price cap to remain at £1,971 as charities warn Tory leadership candidates of catastrophic impact on the cost of living The Labour leader, Keir Starmer, is to call for a ban on crippling energy price rises this autumn in a move that would save the […]
100 years after the discovery of the tomb of the boy king, a previously unpublished letter backs up long-held suspicions Howard Carter, the archaeologist who discovered Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922, was long suspected by Egyptians of having helped himself to treasures before the vault was officially opened. But while rumours […]
CPS decision to stop criminalisation of women under fast-track justice procedure is further humiliation for UK’s biggest police force Prosecutors have dramatically halted attempts by the Metropolitan police to criminalise people for attending the vigil for Sarah Everard in another humiliating blow for Britain’s biggest force. The Crown Prosecution Service […]
Rushdie is in surgery after he was stabbed in the neck as he prepared to give speech in Chautauqua, in upstate New York Salman Rushdie attacked onstage at New York event Writers and celebrities horrified by Salman Rushdie attack Here are more reactions on Rushdie’s stabbing from those in the […]
Details contained in explosive search warrant show US officials investigating whether three criminal statutes violated Donald Trump is under criminal investigation for potential violations of the Espionage Act and additional statutes relating to obstruction of justice and destroying federal government records, according to the search warrant executed by FBI agents […]
Leaked documents predict crop failure rates of up to 50% as water companies resist calls to prioritise food production Experts have warned of widespread crop failures across England, as charities and farmers criticised water companies for dithering over hosepipe bans despite drought being declared across much of the country. On […]
Teachers say ‘Covid generation’ students will feel they got ‘unfair deal’ if they miss out on university Tens of thousands of A-level pupils may miss out on first choice university Final-year pupils awaiting their A-level results next week will feel they have got an “unfair deal” if they miss out […]
The 53-year-old star of films including Donnie Brasco, Catfight and the remake of Psycho, did not regain consciousness after a car crash on 5 August Peter Bradshaw on Heche: a little too smart for Hollywood Gallery: a life in pictures The US actor Anne Heche has died, a week after […]