Mayor of London ‘truly humbled’ to be made a knight as authors, actors and sporting stars receive honours Arise, Sir Gareth: Southgate given knighthood Sadiq Khan and Stephen Fry received knighthoods along with the former England manager Gareth Southgate while Emily Thornberry became a dame in the first new year […]
Month: December 2024
Raid on St John’s Wood mansion believed to be one of biggest thefts from a house in British criminal history Detectives are hunting a “lone wolf” burglar who stole bespoke jewellery and designer items worth more than £10m in a 19-minute heist at a billionaire’s row mansion in London. The […]
A senior US official said the president needed a ‘dose of reality’ to deal with Iraqi insurgents, documents reveal Tony Blair’s advisers privately questioned if the US had “proper political control” of military operations in Iraq after a senior US official confided that George W Bush believed he was on […]
Government accuses Tories and rightwing media of being ‘out of touch’, as VAT policy due to come into force The government has accused critics of its plan to put VAT on private school fees of being detached from the real world after polling showed the policy, which will come into […]
Stretched primary services causing increase in emergency visits for issues from coughs to hiccups, health leaders say The number of people turning to A&E departments in England for minor ailments including hiccups, sore throats and coughs is soaring, as senior health leaders warn that NHS primary and community services are […]
Former president faced series of economic and foreign policy crises, including Iran hostage affair and Soviet invasion of Afghanistan Jimmy Carter dies aged 100 – latest updates Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, a broker of peace in the Middle East in his time, and a tireless […]
Carter, who spent decades after time in office campaigning for better global health and human rights, died at age 100 Full report: Jimmy Carter, longest-lived US president, dies aged 100 The former Georgia house of representatives minority leader Stacey Abrams called Carter “a giant who never saw anyone as smaller […]
US president whose subsequent decades of tireless humanitarian work brought him the Nobel peace prize The former US president Jimmy Carter, who has died aged 100, achieved a far more favourable reputation after leaving the White House than he ever secured during his single term of office. Following his electoral […]
Plains, Georgia, may seem an unlikely place from which to launch a global campaign of moral influence – but Carter did so Jimmy Carter dies aged 100 – latest updates The Founders never planned for a post-Presidency. Or if they did, they thought of Cincinnatus returning to the plow, his […]
Exclusive: Full structural surveys to be carried out on representative sample of about 100 system-built blocks Ministers have ordered intrusive structural surveys of a group of ageing, postwar school buildings in England amid mounting concern about hidden defects that could lead to structural failures. After the reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete […]