This liveblog is now closed Key Republican senators to vote against Hegseth for US defense secretary Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, defended on Thursday what he described as an “innocent” hand salute made by US billionaire Elon Musk this week, as he criticised “woke ideology” in a fiery speech to the […]
Homes in the city cost 8.5 times the annual earnings of the typical full-time worker, Nationwide says Chichester is the least affordable area outside London for first-time buyers to get on the property ladder, with homes in the cathedral city costing an average of 8.5 times the annual earnings of […]
Eighteen-year-old had pleaded guilty to murders of Alice da Silva Aguiar, Bebe King and Elsie Dot Stancombe and 10 charges of attempted murder The Southport killer Axel Rudakubana has been jailed for a minimum of 52 years for the “ferocious” and “sadistic” knife rampage at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class. […]
UK charity calls for positions of four weeks or longer to be banned to help close social mobility gap Young people from working-class or disadvantaged backgrounds are being “locked out” of careers by unpaid or low-paid internships that benefit middle-class graduates, according to a social mobility charity. Research by the […]
Raven came to prominence on Modern Review in 1990s and later developed the degenerative illness Huntington’s disease Charlotte Raven, the “exhilarating” journalist who blazed a trail through the 1990s media scene, later writing powerfully about assisted dying after she developed a degenerative illness, has died aged 55. Raven was a […]
News Group Newspapers offered Harry ‘full and unequivocal apology’ for ‘serious intrusion’ by the paper The Duke of Sussex has claimed a “monumental victory” after a “historic admission” that the Sun engaged in “illegal practices”, as he settled his marathon case against the newspaper’s publisher, News Group Newspapers (NGN), for […]
US president tells his Russian counterpart to ‘settle now and stop this ridiculous war’ or face repercussions Trump administration – live updates Donald Trump has threatened Russia with taxes, tariffs and sanctions if a deal to end the war in Ukraine is not struck soon, as the new US president […]
Keir Starmer hopes his plan to ‘take the brakes off Britain’ will send a message to business to build more Campaigners will be blocked from “excessive” legal challenges to planning decisions for major infrastructure projects including airports, railways and nuclear power stations as part of the government’s drive for economic […]
Ulbricht, sentenced to life in prison in 2015, given ‘full and unconditional’ pardon by president Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he had granted a “full and unconditional” pardon to Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the illegal online drug marketplace the Silk Road. Ulbricht has been incarcerated since 2013 and […]
New fraud, error and debt bill will also allow money to be recovered direct from bank accounts of people fraudulently claiming benefits People could be banned from driving if they repeatedly fail to repay money they owe under a new government crackdown on welfare fraud. The Department for Work and […]