Scholz, Starmer, Trudeau and Macron among leaders who say communique finalized by Lula ‘not strong enough’ Ukraine’s western allies have criticised the final G20 communique as inadequate for failing to highlight Russia’s invasion of its neighbour in 2022 as the conflict enters its 1,000th day. The final agreed text from […]
Exclusive: Sister says Harshita Brella reported abuse but ‘police processes made her feel more scared and alone’ The family of a woman found dead in a car boot in east London have accused police of not doing enough to protect her, saying she had filed a complaint alleging domestic abuse […]
Famed session musician, who also performed with the Beatles, Tom Jones, Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton, died after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Vic Flick, the famed British session musician who picked out the famous jangly guitar motif on the James Bond theme song, has died aged 87. The musician’s son, […]
US president arrived for photograph with other world leaders – but found they had gone ahead without him Joe Biden headed for a photo with fellow G20 leaders in Rio de Janeiro at his final summit as US president on Monday – only to find they had already taken the […]
PM says budget stabilised the economy, while mortgage rates are ‘individual decisions for the banks’ Keir Starmer has conceded he was disappointed in the UK growth figures last week, but denied that his government’s budget was responsible for a recent rise in mortgage rates. The prime minister told journalists travelling […]
The ‘Hong Kong 47’ were arrested in 2021 after holding an unofficial election primary and have now been sentenced to between four and ten years in jail A Hong Kong court has sentenced 45 pro-democracy activists to jail terms ranging from four to 10 years in the territory’s largest national […]
Move follows US president Joe Biden’s agreement to supply similar American long-range Atacms weapon Britain is expected to supply Storm Shadow missiles for use by Ukraine on targets inside Russia, now that the US president, Joe Biden, has agreed to do the same for the similar American long-range Atacms weapon. […]
Exclusive: Projected spare capacity is not all in the right places to match projected demand, research finds A government policy to create 100,000 new nursery places using spare capacity in English primary schools is “unlikely to work”, according to research. The research blames a geographical mismatch between capacity and demand, […]
Government says wide-ranging reforms will end ‘neglect’ in system that leaves young people behind Labour ready to show it is serious about changing children’s social care Excessive profiteering by unscrupulous private companies charging sky-high fees for substandard placements for vulnerable children will be clamped down on as part of a […]
PM ‘absolutely confident’ that ‘vast majority’ of farms will be exempt as union prepares protests in London Keir Starmer has vehemently defended the imposition of inheritance tax on farms, as a new analysis suggested farmers are being increasingly squeezed out of the market for agricultural land by wealthy investors. Amid […]