Russian president uses victory speech to say war in Ukraine and strengthening military will be his main tasks Vladimir Putin has claimed a landslide victory in Russia’s presidential vote, as thousands in the country and around the world protested against his deepening dictatorship, the war in Ukraine and a stage-managed […]
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PM’s allies fight rearguard action as rebellious MPs reportedly plot coup to avoid wipeout at the polls Analysis: Hester row and Anderson defection have left Sunak weaker than ever Rishi Sunak will try to calm Conservative jitters over his leadership this week as he faces yet more speculation over whether […]
Exclusive: Rob Behrens says ministers and health leaders are doing too little to end ‘cover-up culture’ in England NHS ombudsman Rob Behrens: ‘There are serious issues of concern’ Hospitals are cynically burying evidence about poor care in a “cover-up culture” that leads to avoidable deaths, and families being denied the […]
Singer-songwriter best known for 1975 song Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) died on Sunday, family says Alexis Petridis on Harley: Cockney Rebel whose talent was almost as big as his ego Steve Harley, the frontman of the British rock group Cockney Rebel, has died aged 73. The […]
Police appeal for information about incident as woman held on suspicion of murder is released on bail Two men have been found dead at a house in Hartlepool in County Durham, police said. The bodies were discovered shortly before midnight on Friday. A woman in her 30s has been arrested […]
Senior Tories have rallied around the PM amid claims that some party MPs are plotting to replace him with Penny Mordaunt Senior Tories attempted to rally behind an increasingly beleaguered Rishi Sunak on Saturday night amid claims that some Conservative MPs are plotting to replace him with Penny Mordaunt before […]
Spokesman for coup government stops short of calling for American personnel to leave but says their presence violates sovereignty Niger’s ruling military junta says it has revoked with immediate effect a military accord that allows US military personnel and civilian staff on its soil. As of 2023 there were about […]
Israeli negotiators are heading to Qatar after the group dropped calls for a permanent end to hostilities and agreed a 40-day pause Israeli negotiators are expected to arrive in Qatar on Sunday amid intense new efforts to bring the war in Gaza to at least a temporary halt, after Hamas […]
Police declare state of emergency and evacuate local town of Grindavik following volcanic activity Icelandic police have declared a state of emergency as lava spewed from a new volcanic fissure on the Reykjanes peninsula, the fourth eruption to hit the area since December. A volcanic eruption “started between stora Skogfell […]
Exclusive: Psychologist accuses Meta of ‘turning a blind eye’ to posts she believes represent further danger to vulnerable women A leading psychologist who advises Meta on suicide prevention and self-harm has quit her role, accusing the tech giant of “turning a blind eye” to harmful content on Instagram, repeatedly ignoring […]