Footage of gunmen reinforces Islamic State’s claim to have masterminded worst terror attack on Russia in two decades Four suspects have appeared in court in Moscow charged over the terrorist attack on the Crocus City concert hall on Friday that left 137 people dead. The men were officially identified as […]
Month: March 2024
Deputy prime minister Oliver Dowden to update MPs on cyber-attacks by Beijing, some of whom may also have been targets The personal details of millions of voters are believed to have been accessed in an attack by China on Britain’s democratic process, ministers will say. MPs and peers are thought […]
Director general is to announce plans on Tuesday to radically transform the broadcaster The BBC is to sign more deals with commercial partners in an effort to shore up its finances, with further cuts to services expected as it faces the potential end of the licence fee. Tim Davie, the […]
British properties are ‘expensive, cramped and ageing’ compared with other similar economies, says Resolution Foundation The UK’s “expensive, cramped and ageing” housing stock fares poorly compared with other advanced countries, analysis by a thinktank suggests. Households are paying more than other countries – but getting less in return, the Resolution […]
Head of agency says military authorities told UN that convoys will no longer be approved amid ‘man-made famine’ The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, Unrwa, said on Sunday that Israel had definitively barred it from making aid deliveries in northern Gaza, where the threat of famine is highest. “Despite […]
Putin suggests – without evidence – that Kyiv may have been involved in attack, claiming attackers planned to flee to Ukraine Moscow attack – latest updates Vladimir Putin said Russia had arrested all four gunmen responsible for the shooting that killed 133 people at a concert hall on the outskirts […]
Atrocity underscores need for vigilance in face of threat from branch of Islamic State that appears to be on the rise It was a warning that proved grimly prophetic. Just over two weeks ago, as Russia’s presidential election was reaching its final stages, the US embassy in Moscow said it […]
Islamic State has claimed responsibility and experts say an IS branch – Islamic State Khorasan Province – is prime suspect Moscow attack – latest updates Full report: suspects detained as death toll rises after terror attack Moscow concert hall attack: what we know so far More than 100 people have […]
Exclusive: newly obtained footage and leaked documents show how a ‘mass casualty event’ could arise from aggressive tactics employed by border forces French police funded by the UK government have endangered the lives of vulnerable migrants by intercepting small boats in the Channel, using tactics that search and rescue experts […]
Labour lead would soar to 24 points if Kemi Badenoch or Suella Braverman became leader, according to Opinium poll Three out of the four Tory MPs seen as the most likely replacements for Rishi Sunak would fare even worse than the current prime minister in a general election battle against […]