President says ‘my memory is fine’ after report on classified documents case calls him ‘elderly man with poor memory’ Read the special counsel report in full Joe Biden made a short last-minute speech on Thursday after a report from the justice department questioned his ability to remember key events and […]
Month: February 2024
Valerii Zaluzhnyi to be replaced by land forces commander, Oleksandr Syrskyi, in ‘renewal’ of armed forces Volodymyr Zelenskiy has fired his top army commander, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, in Ukraine’s biggest military shake-up since Russia’s full-scale invasion began nearly two years ago. The two men met on Thursday, after which Zelenskiy posted […]
Keir Starmer announces party will now spend less than £15bn on green projects a year if it wins election UK politics live – latest updates Labour has cut its green investment plans by half, ending weeks of speculation and confirming the biggest and most controversial U-turn of Keir Starmer’s leadership. […]
Russian president’s rambling, two-hour talk with commentator is his first interview with western media since the Ukraine invasion Tucker Carlson and Vladimir Putin were in the spotlight on Thursday night, as the divisive, Trump-supporting rightwing commentator interviewed the reclusive Russian autocrat. The rambling, two-hour interview, filmed in Moscow, was Putin’s […]
Other failures listed in damning official report include blaming children for ‘making poor choices’ Metropolitan police officers tried to put off children from making complaints about alleged sexual abuse and privately blamed young people for crimes suffered, a damning official report has revealed. Most investigations into child exploitation were rated […]
Labour leader to say move is down to economic uncertainty caused by Tory government, sources reveal Keir Starmer will announce on Thursday that he is scaling back Labour’s £28bn green investment programme, in his biggest policy U-turn since becoming party leader. Senior Labour sources have told the Guardian that Starmer […]
Peter Spooner describes comment made in an exchange at prime minister’s questions as ‘absolutely dehumanising’ The father of the murdered teenager Brianna Ghey has demanded Rishi Sunak apologise after the prime minister made a jibe at the expense of transgender people just after being told Brianna’s mother was watching him […]
Official cites Ukraine war and China threat and raises concern over turnover of top government ministers British defence intelligence officials say the UK is closer to a large-scale conflict than at any recent point, as the Middle East crisis intensifies while Russia pursues an expansionist agenda and China develops advanced […]
Experts say the 5BX regime could have benefits for the king’s recovery since his recent cancer diagnosis While King Charles’s health has been in the spotlight in recent days after his cancer diagnosis, the 75-year-old monarch has long been hailed by those around him as a fitness fan. His wife, […]
Rights groups say proposed police powers for England and Wales are pandering to ‘culture war nonsense’ Protesters who wear masks could face arrest, up to a month in jail and a £1,000 fine under proposed measures that human rights campaigners claim are pandering to “culture war nonsense”. Police in England […]