Exclusive: Labour has called for more financial transparency after it was revealed the prime minister’s wife’s shares could benefit from the agreement • Read more: trade deal with Indian could be double-edged sword for Sunak Rishi Sunak faces a new conflict of interest row before a G20 summit in New […]
Month: August 2023
Former minister accuses PM of ‘whipping public frenzy’ against her in letter sent 11 weeks after she said she would stand down The Tory MP and former minister Nadine Dorries has resigned her Commons seat and accused Rishi Sunak of “demeaning his office” by speaking out against her. Two-and-a-half months […]
Spanish FA president suspended by football’s governing body Rubiales also banned from contacting Jennifer Hermoso Nearly all the coaching staff for Spain’s women’s team have resigned, citing the “unacceptable attitude” of Luis Rubiales, who vowed to prove his innocence after his provisional suspension as president of the Spanish FA. On […]
Threats of violence as ultra-low emission zone expansion begins – but mayor defends it as essential for health • Read more: how Ulez expansion is affecting lives of Londoners The Metropolitan police has vowed to throw “considerable resources” at protecting this week’s expansion of the ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) amid […]
Federal authorities open civil rights investigation as Jacksonville sheriff says Dollar General shooter ‘hated Black people’ and left manifestos A shooting that killed three people inside a Jacksonville, Florida, Dollar General store on Saturday was racially motivated, officials said. A white man, armed with a high-powered rifle and a handgun […]
Spain forward rejects FA chief’s claims as ‘categorically false’ as the national women’s team refuses to play until he resigns • ‘Ego above dignity’: Rubiales’ defiance over kiss shocks Spain The Spain forward Jenni Hermoso has said she did not consent to be kissed by the Spanish football federation president, […]
Exclusive: party says potential Tory-to-Labour switchers do not feel better off and find Sunak’s attitude ‘grating’ Labour plans to go on the attack over Rishi Sunak’s stewardship of the economy this autumn, as the party’s internal polling suggests Tory-to-Labour switchers are irritated by his optimism on inflation when they do […]
Fischer to step down after blunders prompt international embarrassment and questions about systemic failures Artefacts stolen from British Museum ‘may be untraceable’ The head of the British Museum has resigned and his deputy has stepped back over its handling of the suspected widespread theft of artefacts following a string of […]
Trump, listed as 6ft 3in and 215lb, vows to ‘never surrender’ as campaign bids to turn mugshot shame into political weapon Donald Trump’s campaign sought to turn his public disgrace into a political weapon on Friday by raising funds and creating merchandise with his glowering prison mugshot. The mugshot, a […]
Ministers initially ignored calls by victims’ families for inquiry that would be able to force witnesses to give evidence Relatives of Lucy Letby’s victims have welcomed the clearest indication yet that ministers will reverse their decision not to order a full statutory inquiry into how the former neonatal nurse was […]