Surprise offensive by rebels marks biggest challenge to Bashar al-Assad’s control in years Islamist rebels once exiled to a mountainous pocket of the Syrian countryside now roam the streets of central Aleppo, taking pictures below its ancient citadel and tearing down symbols of President Bashar al-Assad’s rule. The surprise offensive […]
Woman who complained about MasterChef presenter says lack of action shows there is ‘no satisfactory means of reporting sexual harassment and bullying within the TV industry’ A letter containing multiple allegations of inappropriate behaviour by Gregg Wallace was sent to the BBC in 2022, but did not prompt further investigation […]
Ambitious targets to improve voters’ lives come amid plunging approval ratings for government and loss of transport secretary Keir Starmer will pledge this week to undertake the most ambitious programme for government “in a generation”, as he sets out new targets to refocus his premiership amid falling approval ratings and […]
Bill will proceed to committee for scrutiny, whose membership will be chosen by its proposer Kim Leadbeater MPs have voted by 330 to 275 to approve the assisted dying bill at a second reading. But the bill is not yet law and still has to pass through several other steps. […]
Many powerful voices spoke for and against the bill, but those of constituents had the greatest sway over MPs • Assisted dying vote – latest updates It is hard to think of a better MP to take on the cause of assisted dying than Kim Leadbeater. She is energetic, engaging, […]
Terminally ill adults with less than six months to live will be given right to die under proposed legislation MPs have taken a historic step toward legalising assisted dying in England and Wales by backing a bill that would give some terminally ill people the right to end their own […]
Insurgents had recaptured territory around Syria’s second city with civilians including children killed in fighting Islamist insurgents have entered Syria’s second city of Aleppo in a shock assault, eight years after forces loyal to Damascus seized control of the city. Fighters from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) began a major offensive […]
The emotion on display during five hours of heated discussion speaks to the complexity and importance of the bill itself Who would have guessed? All too often debates in the Commons are partisan affairs, punctuated by jeers and braying. Where reason is superseded by dogma and ill-temper. This was a […]
Presenter faces allegations of inappropriate sexual comments from 13 people – and Rod Stewart calls him an ‘ill-mannered bully’ The TV presenter Gregg Wallace will step away from his role on MasterChef after the BBC received complaints about alleged misconduct. The presenter Kirsty Wark, who was a Celebrity MasterChef contestant […]
President accuses government of declaring ‘war on its own people’, as thousands take to streets over fears government is steering country towards Russia Police clashed with protesters in the Georgian capital Tbilisi early on Friday, after the country’s ruling party said the government would suspend talks on European Union accession […]