Exclusive: Director at NAO, which hasn’t launched a formal inquiry, plans to speak to Cabinet Office about legal costs over former PM’s denials in Commons Officials at the government’s spending watchdog are examining the controversial decision to provide £220,000 of taxpayers’ money to fund Boris Johnson’s legal defence for the […]
Month: February 2023
Little prospect of breakthrough as strikes hit schools, trains, universities and border posts Unions and the government appear as far apart as ever after widespread strike action closed or partly closed more than half of schools across England and Wales. Striking workers from participating unions held rallies in cities including […]
Consumer groups say 7.5% increase could be ‘tipping point’ for customers already struggling to pay Households in England and Wales are facing the biggest increase to water bills in almost two decades from April, putting further pressure on budgets already weathering the cost of living crisis. The industry body Water […]
Authorities claim animals in the zoo in city of Chilpancingo were sold, traded or eaten under orders of former director The former director of a zoo in southern Mexico killed four of the zoo’s pygmy goats and served them up at a Christmas-season party, authorities have alleged. “These four animals […]
Israeli army confirms ‘striking in the Gaza Strip’ early on Thursday, hours after it said it intercepted a rocket fired from the Palestinian territory Israel conducted airstrikes on the central Gaza Strip early on Thursday, according to journalists and witnesses, hours after the military said it intercepted a rocket fired […]
Action by teachers, civil servants, Border Force staff and train drivers to go ahead, with ministers accused of ‘stonewalling’ Up to half a million workers will go on strike on Wednesday with thousands of schools shut, rail lines closed down and significant border disruption, as unions said negotiations on ending […]
The companies may now face fines and a ban on selling their land, the government has said Almost 13,000 offshore companies holding UK property have failed to declare their ultimate owners and may now face fines and a ban on selling their land, the government has said. Martin Callanan, a […]
Exclusive: Officials who worked with deputy PM when he was at FCO, MoJ and Brexit department have provided testimony All three Whitehall mandarins who worked with Dominic Raab while he was holding cabinet positions have now been interviewed by the official inquiry into his alleged bullying, the Guardian has learned. […]
Exclusive: rise in typical delays from nine hours to 16 hours to get care or a bed puts over 80s at greater risk of dying, say doctors The amount of time people over 80 spend in A&E in England has almost doubled in a year, leaving them at increased risk […]
The actor maintains his innocence and plans to fight the charge of involuntary slaughter of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins Actor Alec Baldwin and a weapons specialist have been formally charged with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on a New Mexico movie set, according to court documents filed […]