Immigration minister says he would have brought in plans to curb net migration ‘before last Christmas’ if he could Robert Jenrick has appeared to distance himself from Rishi Sunak’s immigration policies amid new calls from hardline Conservatives for a clampdown on net migration. The immigration minister, once seen as close […]
Year: 2023
Vatican says ‘flu-like condition’ will prevent pontiff from making historic visit to summit where he was expected to urge more action to tackle climate crisis Pope Francis has cancelled his upcoming trip to Dubai for the Cop28 climate talks, on the advice of doctors concerned about his recent flu-like symptoms, […]
Israel says Palestinians have been freed after nine women, a child and two foreign nationals were handed to the Red Cross Israel and Palestine: a complete guide to the crisis Another batch of 10 Israeli hostages are expected to be released by Hamas today, in line with the extension of […]
Criticism comes after UK report shows ‘clear and persistent problem’ six years after death of Molly Russell Social media firms have been accused of a “despicable” failure to act on harmful content after new research showed that material related to suicide, self-harm and depression is still prevalent on Instagram, TikTok […]
Poisoning of Kyrylo Budanov’s wife, Marianna Budanova, suggests Moscow has undercover assets in Ukraine The wife of Ukraine’s top spy chief is recovering in hospital after being poisoned, a spokesperson for the country’s military intelligence agency said on Tuesday, after apparently eating food laced with “heavy metals”. Marianna Budanova is […]
Thirty Palestinian children and three women released from Israeli prisons; more Israeli hostages to be released as part of ceasefire extension Israel and Palestine: a complete guide to the crisis Hani Mahmoud, reporting for Al Jazeera from Khan Younis inside Gaza, says that people there consider it “an incomplete and […]
Tory source says ‘it became impossible for meeting to go ahead’ after Kyriakos Mitsotakis urged return of antiquities to Athens Greece’s prime minister has criticised the decision of his British counterpart Rishi Sunak to cancel planned talks at which he had hoped to raise the issue of the Parthenon marbles, […]
Imprisonment for public protection sentences will now have an end date under changes in England and Wales ‘It’s bittersweet’: MoJ sentencing changes will bring freedom for some More than 1,800 offenders in England and Wales who have been released on licence but remain under indefinite threat of recall to jail […]
Warning: sensitive contentBoy and girl on trial at Manchester crown court over fatal stabbing of Brianna in a Cheshire park in February Two teenagers accused of murdering a 16-year-old girl in a park near Warrington had a list of five children they wanted to kill, a court has heard. The […]
Natural History Museum prepares to study pristine material gathered in Nasa’s Osiris-Rex mission A teaspoon’s worth of dark dust and granules scooped from an asteroid 200m miles from Earth has arrived at the Natural History Museum in London, where scientists are preparing to unlock its secrets. Researchers at the museum […]