Labour leader condemns PM and criticises Suella Braverman’s ‘extreme rhetoric’ as Lee Anderson suspended over London mayor comments Keir Starmer has accused Rishi Sunak of harbouring “extremists in his party” after a prominent MP was suspended for inflammatory comments about the London mayor, and other senior Conservatives faced condemnation over […]
Month: February 2024
Joint statement says 18 sites across eight locations were targeted, including missile storage facilities The US and UK carried out strikes against 18 Houthi targets including underground weapons and missile storage facilities in Yemen on Saturday in the latest round of military action against the Iran-linked group that continues to […]
Result called for Trump almost immediately after polls close as former South Carolina governor suffers stinging home-state loss Donald Trump defeated Nikki Haley in her home state of South Carolina, a stinging setback that narrows her vanishingly thin path to the nomination. The Associated Press called the South Carolina primary […]
Remains handed to Lyudmila Navalnaya nine days after Putin critic’s death in Arctic prison, say supporters The body of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been handed over to his mother nine days after he died in an Arctic prison, his spokesperson announced on Saturday. In a post on X, […]
Experts alerted motor trade to security risks of ‘smart key’ systems which have now fuelled highest level of car thefts for a decade • Gone in 20 seconds: how ‘smart keys’ have fuelled a new wave of car crime The car industry ignored warnings more than a decade ago that […]
Residents tell of concerns and community spirit after discovery and removal of 500kg second world war explosive Usually as the weekend approaches, the streets, shops and pubs around Devonport, the largest naval dockyard in western Europe, hum with life. But an eerie hush fell over the area on Friday after […]
Urgent investment of £12.2bn needed to reverse effects of 14 years of austerity, unions say Almost three-quarters of schools in England are facing real-terms cuts since 2010 due to government funding decisions, analysis from a coalition of education unions has shown. New data released from School Cuts suggests before the […]
Amendment by Labour MP Diana Johnson would end prosecutions for terminations after 24 weeks MPs are expected to get a free vote on decriminalising abortion when a Labour backbencher lays an amendment that would end the prosecution of women who terminate pregnancies after the 24-week limit. Diana Johnson is expected […]
Ex-deputy party chair says on GB News Islamists control London as well as its mayor, prompting calls for him to lose the whip The Conservative MP Lee Anderson has claimed that “Islamists” have “got control of London” and its mayor, Sadiq Khan. Speaking on GB News, Anderson said of Khan, […]
Star tells audience at prestigious César awards that they need to challenge powerful and abusive men whatever the career risk Judith Godrèche has urged the French film industry to break its omertà on sexual abuse in an unprecedented address to the country’s most prestigious awards ceremony on Friday evening. Godrèche, […]