Life expectancy, homelessness and young people’s mental health were among the areas where Britain performed poorly despite spending more than other countries Britain performed worse than most other developed nations in its response to the Covid pandemic, according to an Observer analysis of international data, five years on from the […]
Month: March 2025
After the spying convictions of six Bulgarians, police have warned of further Russian operations against opponents A second Kremlin spy operation has been discovered targeting Russian dissidents in Britain, it can be revealed. Roman Dobrokhotov, a journalist in the sights of the six Bulgarians convicted of spying for Russia, said […]
Latest attacks came hours after Donald Trump said Vladimir Putin was ‘doing what anybody would do’ Russia launched a devastating attack on Ukraine on Saturday, killing at least 14 people and injuring dozens more, hours after Donald Trump defended Vladimir Putin and said the Kremlin leader was “doing what anybody […]
Performance-related pay, exit process for poor performers and more digitalisation among proposed measures intended to revolutionise Whitehall Highly controversial plans to revolutionise Whitehall by introducing performance-related pay, an accelerated exit process for under-performing mandarins and more digitalisation will be announced this week in what ministers say is a programme to […]
Barefoot protester had breached parliament security and flown Palestinian flag from tower ledge A pro-Palestinian protester who climbed the clock tower of Big Ben barefoot and spent more than 16 hours perched on a ledge has been safely brought down by emergency services. He flew the Palestinian flag from a […]
Exclusive: union umbrella body calls for new cooperation agreement ahead of Keir Starmer’s reset talks with Brussels The UK should forge much closer ties with Europe amid an increasingly “volatile and unpredictable” global economy, Britain’s biggest trade unions will argue as they push for new workers’ rights across the continent. […]
US president says he finds Russia easier to deal with than Ukraine after cutting off intelligence and weapons to Kyiv Donald Trump has said Vladimir Putin was “doing what anybody would do” after Russia launched a massive missile and drone strike on Ukraine days after the US cut off vital […]
Cause of Betsy Arakawa’s death was hantavirus pulmonary syndrome while Hackman died of heart disease, with advanced Alzheimer’s disease contributing The actor Gene Hackman died of natural causes days after his wife, Betsy Arakawa, succumbed to a rare respiratory virus, authorities said on Friday. Arakawa died of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome […]
Party chair and chief whip issue statement alleging female employees complained about Rupert Lowe Reform UK has erupted into open civil war after the party said its MP Rupert Lowe had received complaints about bullying and had made threats against the party chair, a day after Lowe criticised Nigel Farage […]
Worries mount for health of media mogul and pro-democracy activist, 77, as his trial nears end The son of the jailed Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai has called for an urgent meeting with the UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, saying he was “desperate” as his father’s defence drew to […]