John Swinney emerges as favourite to become leader of party hit by series of damaging crises Humza Yousaf has quit as Scotland’s first minister to clear the way for a new leader capable of giving the Scottish National party stability after a series of damaging crises. During a dramatic day […]
Month: April 2024
Prime minister dismisses potential deal with Dublin, increasing prospect of an escalating UK-Irish crisis Rishi Sunak has said the UK will not accept the return of asylum seekers from Ireland and dismissed the prospect of a deal with Dublin. The prime minister doubled down on his Rwanda deportation plan and […]
Pictures released by US central command come after satellite photos showed US navy ship offshore with floating platform being built alongside it See all of our Israel-Gaza coverage The US military has released pictures it says show that a pier to help bring more aid into the besieged Gaza Strip […]
Quaker and Vida, who were among the animals who got loose, were hurt when they collided with vehicles but have now had surgery The two military horses who sustained injuries after colliding with vehicles in London are making progress after surgery, the British army has said. Quaker, a Cavalry black, […]
Tenants typically asked to pay £1,291 a month outside London and £2,633 in capital but pace of growth is slowing, say analysts Average private rents in Great Britain have risen to record highs, with annual rental growth in hotspot locations such as Reading and Coventry running at almost 20%. Data […]
Exclusive: Concerns over effect on UK’s finances lead officials to believe utility should be renationalised before general election Senior Whitehall officials fear Thames Water’s financial collapse could trigger a rise in government borrowing costs not seen since the chaos of the Liz Truss mini-budget, the Guardian can reveal. Such is […]
Peter Smith is in intensive care after suffering damage to an arm, leg and hand and puncture wounds to abdomen A British tourist who was seriously injured in a shark attack off a Caribbean island is “aware of what is happening and can communicate” in intensive care, his wife has […]
Worried MPs have concocted five-point plan of quick measures aimed at showing that the party cares about public’s priorities Rishi Sunak is braced for a bruising week as Tory rebels flaunted plans for a 100-day “policy blitz” to secure quick wins if the local election results prove disastrous for the […]
ABI reports annual jump of £157 in first quarter of 2024 but says 1% increase on previous quarter indicates rises are easing The average price paid for comprehensive motor insurance in the UK was about a third (33%) or £157 higher in the first quarter of this year than a […]
Exclusive: Operation comes weeks earlier than expected and is thought to have been timed to coincide with local elections The Home Office will launch a major operation to detain asylum seekers across the UK on Monday, weeks earlier than expected, in preparation for their deportation to Rwanda, the Guardian can […]