Exclusive: Remarks by Frank Hester, who has given £10m to the party in the past year, raise questions over his workplace behaviour No yawning or fingerprints on doors: the strict rules at Tory donor’s firm Frank Hester: computer programmer who made fortune from public sector contracts UK politics – latest […]
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Houthi spokesperson said group will escalate military operations during Ramadan in solidarity with Palestinians over war in Gaza Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis targeted what was described as the “US ship Pinocchio” in the Red Sea with missiles, according to a speech by the group’s military spokesperson, televised early on Tuesday. According […]
Catherine apologises for any confusion over Mother’s Day photograph, saying she occasionally experiments with editing The sleeve, the hand, the knee: the royal photo’s signs of editing Analysis: Attempt to dispel Princess of Wales rumours misfires The Princess of Wales has issued a public apology and said she was responsible […]
Research claims people have been hospitalised and children are ‘crying with hunger’ due to poor quality of food from contractors Food provided to asylum seekers by Home Office contractors is of such poor quality that some people are ending up malnourished in hospital, a report has found. The paper found […]
PM says he will not gamble on energy security, in move likely to be seen as backwards step in decarbonising network Rishi Sunak risks further criticism from green campaigners after throwing his weight behind the building of new gas-fired power stations, saying he will “not gamble with our energy security”. […]
Exclusive: Intervention by Priti Patel, Sajid Javid and Amber Rudd just before Michael Gove unveils official definition of extremism ‘An appalling direction’: UK activists criticise plans to redefine extremism Leading counter-terror and extremism experts, including three former Conservative home secretaries, have warned senior politicians against using extremism to score political […]
Democratic Alliance leader Luis Montenegro says it will not rely on Chega party to govern The leader of Portugal’s centre-right Democratic Alliance, Luis Montenegro, has claimed victory after a closely contested parliamentary election that saw the far-right surge. With almost 99% of Sunday’s votes counted, the Democratic Alliance – an […]
Atomic bomb drama leads the race for prizes, while Emma Stone wins best actress for Poor Things Full list of winners – as they come in How to watch the Oscars: channels and times All the best picture nominees Who will win and who should win at the Oscars Move […]
Picture agencies issue ‘kill notice’ after editing error of the image of Catherine with her children comes to light The first official photograph of the Princess of Wales to be released after her abdominal surgery two months ago has been recalled by some of the world’s biggest picture agencies over […]
Arrests come after concerns raised about ‘storage and management processes relating to care of the deceased’ A man and woman have been arrested on suspicion of prevention of lawful and decent burial after police removed 34 bodies from a funeral parlour in Hull. The 46-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman […]