Leading scientist attacks prime minister as criticism mounts of government approach to science during the crisis Rishi Sunak is facing a barrage of criticism in the run-up to the official Covid-19 inquiry as a leading scientist attacks his “spectacularly stupid” Eat Out to Help Out scheme, which is believed to […]
Month: June 2023
After refusing to meet with his US counterpart, general says ‘some countries’ interfering in others’ business but Beijing does not seek confrontation China’s defence minister, Li Shangfu, has said a cold war mentality is resurgent in the Asia-Pacific region, but Beijing seeks dialogue over confrontation. The remarks came after Li […]
Though the number of railway accidents has come down in the past few years, derailment remains the main cause There is no railway system quite like the Indian railways. Trains remain an essential lifeline in India, the world’s most populous country of 1.4 billion people, carrying about 13 million passengers […]
Sources say newly crowned king is letting property go as it is ‘unlikely’ he will be able to use it as before King Charles is giving up his home in Wales on the edge of the Bannau Brycheiniog, the official new name for Brecon Beacons, with the lease due to […]
Embedded tracking tool revealed details of users’ visits to content on depression, self-harm and eating disorders Some of Britain’s biggest charities providing support for people with mental health problems shared details of sensitive web browsing with Facebook for use in its targeted advertising system. The data was sent via a […]
Death toll rising after passenger service derails and collides with train in Odisha state At least 233 people have been killed and about 900 injured after two passenger trains collided in the eastern Indian state of Odisha – the country’s deadliest rail accident in more than a decade. The Coromandel […]
Which? finds a basket of items speedily delivered by Deliveroo, Just Eat or Uber Eats can cost a third more Ordering a basket of groceries via a delivery app can cost more than a third extra than buying direct from a supermarket – even before paying a delivery charge, according […]
President described how ‘no one got everything they wanted, but the American people got what they needed’ during brief speech Joe Biden celebrated Congress’s approval of a debt-ceiling suspension in a speech delivered from the Oval Office on Friday night, a day after the Senate passed the compromise bill brokered […]
Tobias Ellwood also calls for safety review after deaths of 12-year-old girl and 17-year-old boy An MP has called for a safety review after the deaths of two young people who got into difficulties in the sea off a crowded Bournemouth beach, and urged police to clarify the circumstances to […]
Former PM bypasses government’s attempts to keep unredacted communications secret UK politics live – latest updates Boris Johnson has bypassed the government’s attempt to keep his unredacted WhatsApp messages secret by handing them over directly to the Covid inquiry. In a move that will further frustrate Downing Street, the former […]