Author of landmark report says Met can ‘no longer presume that it has the permission of the people of London to police them’ Analysis: the fall of a British institution Case study: ‘I’m scared of the police’ Explainer: what Casey says about the Met The Metropolitan police is broken and […]
Month: March 2023
Kyiv says cargo of Kalibr missiles destroyed on train in city of Dzhankoi in attack Russian-installed regional chief blames on drone attack See all our Ukraine coverage Ukraine’s defence ministry has said an explosion in the Crimean city of Dzhankoi destroyed Russian cruise missiles intended for use by Moscow’s Black […]
Positive framing of otherwise grim report a counterblast to those who dismiss hopes of limiting global heating to 1.5C Avoiding the worst ravages of climate breakdown is still possible, and there are “multiple, feasible and effective options” for doing so, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has said. Hoesung Lee, […]
Privileges committee not expected to release report on whether former PM misled parliament until April at the earliest MPs investigating Boris Johnson over his Partygate denials are not expected to release their final report on whether he misled parliament until next month at the earliest, the Guardian has been told. […]
Move poses political risk for US president, who has a difficult relationship with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping A bill requiring the release of intelligence materials on potential links between the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic and a laboratory in the Chinese city of Wuhan has been signed into law […]
Cross-union group sends out leaflets and hold online calls to persuade staff to vote against package agreed by leaders Members of Britain’s biggest health unions are organising a campaign to reject the pay agreement being recommended by union leaders, in a move that threatens to destroy the tentative truce between […]
Anger among European Research Group over vote on key part of Windsor framework for Northern Ireland Rishi Sunak faces a reckoning from hardline Brexiters on his backbenches who are prepared to follow the Democratic Unionist party in voting against a key element of his “Windsor framework” that overhauls the Northern […]
Russian president lauds Xi ahead of meeting, while Beijing calls for a ‘rational way’ out of the crisis Vladimir Putin has praised “good old friend” Xi Jinping in a newspaper article published in China on the eve of a state visit by the Chinese president that will reaffirm the leaders’ […]
Swiss government forces through takeover at well below market value amid fears of global banking crisis Millions paid in bonuses to UK SVB staff days after £1 rescue Bank runs, bailouts, rescues: are the ghosts of 2008 rising again? The Swiss government has forced through the takeover of stricken bank […]
Manhattan district attorney expected to file criminal charges against ex-president for payment to adult film star in 2016 Donald Trump is bracing for his most legally perilous week since he left the White House, with the Manhattan district attorney likely to bring criminal charges against him over his role in […]