Companies from John Lewis to NatWest quit membership body after Guardian revelations over alleged sexual misconduct Comment: As CBI faces an exodus, do we need something to replace it? Second woman claims she was raped by CBI colleagues The Confederation of British Industry has announced it is to mothball its […]
Year: 2023
Rishi Sunak accused of ‘dithering’ over decision by senior Tories as justice secretary seeks to hold on Dominic Raab was fighting for his political life as the prime minister pored over a “stinging” report into bullying allegations that will decide the future of one of his closest allies. Government sources […]
Largest and most powerful rocket ever built blasts off on test flight that is hoped to be step on human journey to Mars The largest and most powerful rocket ever built has blasted off from Texas but blew up within minutes in a test flight that its makers, SpaceX, hope […]
Foreign secretary cancelled plans in Samoa and New Zealand due to crisis in Sudan, his office said The British foreign secretary, James Cleverly, has skipped planned meetings to New Zealand and Samoa to focus on coordinating the UK’s response to the crisis in Sudan. Cleverly had been scheduled to join […]
Baldwin was pointing a pistol at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a rehearsal in 2021 when the gun went off Prosecutors in New Mexico have dropped criminal charges against the actor Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the western movie Rust, officials confirmed […]
Ernest Moret was interrogated by UK counter-terrorist police when he arrived in London on Tuesday Suella Braverman has been condemned by a group of MEPs over the arrest in London of a French publisher who was interrogated by counter-terrorist police about his political views and “anti-government” contacts. Twelve MEPs wrote […]
Sources say expectation is that Rishi Sunak will have to sanction Raab once report arrives on Thursday Senior Ministry of Justice officials could quit if Dominic Raab is cleared of bullying, the Guardian understands, with the fate of the deputy prime minister to be decided as soon as Thursday. Preparations […]
Independent team examining corporation’s response to concerns about conduct of DJ says it is keen to hear from Black women The independent review team examining the BBC’s response to concerns about DJ Tim Westwood’s conduct has opened a new phone line, saying it is keen to hear from Black women. […]
Nine employees stuck for five days say they are ‘terrified’ as they wait to be evacuated while fighting continues in Sudan Nine employees of the British Council in Khartoum have been stranded in their offices for five days amid heavy gunfire and explosions, as fighting in the streets of the […]
Incident in Sana’a took place as hundreds gathered to receive financial aid in event reportedly organised by merchants A crowd crush at an event to distribute financial aid in Yemen’s capital killed at least 85 people while dozens more suffered injuries, a Houthi official has said. The crush took place […]