Unions react furiously to proposed legislation for Wales, England and Scotland they say will allow ministers to ban strikes The government’s standoff with public sector workers has escalated with plans for a coordinated “day of action” by unions, who have reacted furiously to proposed legislation they say could let ministers […]
Month: January 2023
PM accused of wasting taxpayers’ money with ‘extravagant’ flight rather than taking the train Rishi Sunak has been accused of undermining the government’s green credentials and wasting taxpayers’ money after it emerged he travelled from London to Leeds on a 14-seat RAF jet. Sunak used the jet to travel 200 […]
The scandal-plagued awards ceremony returns after a year of laying low with The Fabelmans, Everything Everywhere All at Once and The White Lotus set to lead I made a perhaps foolish attempt to predict what will or won’t win the major film awards tonight (along with what should) and you […]
Australian has died of heart complications after hip surgery, church leaders confirm Obituary: Australia’s most powerful Catholic was dogged by scandal Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Cardinal George Pell, Australia’s most senior […]
Oxfam says its analysis of January 2021 to February 2022 underlines need for UK to stop arming Saudi Arabia At least 87 civilians were killed by airstrikes from the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen using weapons supplied by the UK and US between January 2021 and February 2022, according to a […]
PM changes tack to allow negotiations on wages but unions remain frustrated at lack of clear offer UK politics live – latest news updates Strikes by paramedics and nurses will go ahead from this week despite Rishi Sunak’s major U-turn on allowing new pay negotiations, with unions frustrated at ministers […]
Cross-party committee agrees with findings of Kathryn Stone that Conservative MP breached rules on multiple occasions The Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen has been suspended from the House of Commons for five days after being found to have breached rules on paid lobbying and declaring interests. The MP for north-west Leicestershire […]
Boeing 747 used in mission from Cornwall successfully released rocket before ‘anomaly’ was reported A historic space mission that took off from Cornwall has ended in bitter disappointment after a rocket carrying the first satellites launched from British soil failed to reach orbit and was lost. To whoops and cheers […]
In US interview to promote book, Duke of Sussex also points finger at Camilla but says she is not an ‘evil stepmother’ Prince Harry has described how he “can’t ever get out” of the royal family, but he does not believe it will ever be possible for him and the […]
Army and riot police clear Bolsonaro supporters from Brasília as US, Mexico and Canada say they ‘stand by’ democratic institutions The far-right storming of Brazil’s supreme court, congress and presidential palace was a “grotesque and failed assault” on its institutions, said the country’s ambassador to the UK, as troops moved […]