President says missile was in reply to Kyiv’s strikes in Russia with western missiles, and appears to directly threaten US and UK Ukraine war – latest updates Vladimir Putin has said Russia fired an experimental ballistic missile at a military site in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Thursday morning, […]
Month: November 2024
Ex-Florida attorney general is longtime Trump ally and was one of his lawyers during first impeachment trial Donald Trump announced that he would nominate for attorney general Pam Bondi, the former Florida state attorney general, hours after the former representative Matt Gaetz withdrew in the face of opposition from Senate […]
Joe Biden describes as ‘outrageous’ the warrants for Israeli PM and former defence minister, which put them at risk of detention if they go to some other countries Explained: Why did ICC issue Netanyahu arrest warrant and what are the implications? The international criminal court has issued arrest warrants for […]
Official figures put price of event at £72m but anti-monarchy group Republic says real cost is likely much more The coronation of King Charles in May 2023 cost taxpayers at least £72m, official figures have revealed. The cost of policing the ceremony was £21.7m, with a further £50.3m in costs […]
As well as Simone White, two Danes, an American and an Australian have died after incident in town popular with backpackers A British lawyer has become the fifth person to die in a suspected mass methanol poisoning in Laos. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said it was “supporting […]
Storm Shadow missile attack comes day after Kyiv used US-supplied long-range weapons to strike within Russia Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates Ukraine has fired UK-made Storm Shadow missiles into Russia for the first time since the beginning of the conflict, multiple sources have told the Guardian. The decision to […]
Watchdog’s highly critical inquiry finds Hannah and Colin Ingram-Moore culpable of ‘serious and repeated’ misconduct Captain Tom Foundation inquiry: three key failings The family of the NHS charities fundraiser Captain Sir Tom Moore personally benefited from the charity set up in his name through a series of lucrative deals worth […]
Inequality still exists amongst the creative arts subjects, where privately educated pupils perform better Pupils in England who attend fee-paying schools no longer outperform their state school peers in core GCSEs once results are adjusted for socioeconomic background, according to a new study. Researchers say the findings indicate state school […]
Crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun bought one of three editions of the viral 2019 work, describing it as ‘a cultural phenomenon’ Maurizio Cattelan’s viral artwork involving a banana duct-taped to a wall has sold at auction for US$5.2m, besting initial estimates of between US$1m and US$1.5m. One of three editions for […]
Experts say UK ‘lags behind’ as OECD finds poor outcomes for many diagnosed with colon and lung cancers People in the UK who are diagnosed with the two most lethal forms of cancer die sooner than those in many other comparable countries, a new study has found. Research by the […]