Senior Conservative says party has descended into ‘death spiral’ as poll losses set to fuel fresh attacks on Sunak’s leadership Conservative MPs on Saturday night predicted fresh attacks on Rishi Sunak’s leadership within days, as they accused their own party of surrendering to Labour without a proper fight in two […]
Month: February 2024
The monarch paid tribute to support groups for those with the disease and thanked the public for their good wishes King Charles has spoken of his “lifelong admiration” for cancer charities and offered “heartfelt thanks” for messages of support received since he was diagnosed with cancer. The king added that […]
MPs find Treasury-affiliated bodies have engaged Horizon firm since damning 2019 high court judgment The Japanese technology company Fujitsu, whose flawed technology for the Post Office led to the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of subpostmasters, is confirmed to have held contracts worth more than £3.4bn linked to the Treasury since […]
Dinosaur-like creature that can cut through bone rescued from Urswick Tarn, near Ulverston It’s been named Fluffy, but its spiky appearance and “nasty bite” means only the brave – or the foolish – would attempt to offer this particular turtle a cuddle. The dinosaur-like creature, an alligator snapping turtle that […]
Remarks by former president and presumptive 2024 Republican White House nominee would be ‘music’ to Putin’s ear, critic says Seeking a second presidency as the Republicans’ presumptive 2024 White House nominee, Donald Trump has said he would “encourage” Russia to attack any of the US’s Nato allies whom he considers […]
Met police say no body found but Ezedi has not been seen since assault on woman and her daughters in London Police hunting the Clapham chemical attack suspect, Abdul Ezedi, say they believe he is dead after going into the River Thames at Chelsea Bridge four hours after he left […]
Low capital gains rate and US location of funds mean tax bill of £508,000 much less than under top income rate of 45% Rishi Sunak paid more than half a million pounds in tax in 2023 after making a £1.8m profit on his holding in a US investment fund, a […]
Philippe Lazzarini says summary dismissal of nine employees was ‘reverse due process’ after Israel’s claims they aided Hamas attack Middle East crisis – live updates The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees has said he followed “reverse due process” in sacking nine staff members accused by Israel of […]
Kamala Harris slams claims of Biden’s failing mental acuity in classified documents report as ‘inaccurate and inappropriate’ Democrats and their allies were shaping a damage control response on Friday to a hastily organized White House press call the night before that appeared to fall short in its mission to reassure […]
Entrepreneur Stuart Marks reportedly featured on – but was removed from – Boris Johnson’s resignation honours list A major donor to the Conservative party who reportedly featured on Boris Johnson’s original resignation honours list is among 13 new peers announced by the government on Friday evening, eight of them Conservatives. […]