Residents in several states suffer power outages and heavy flooding as officials warn of ‘very dangerous environment’ Helene left a dizzying path of destruction as it raged across the south-east United States on Friday, killing at least 40 people across four states, causing dangerous flooding and leaving millions without power. […]
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Exclusive: Donations worth £10,000 in October 2023 and £6,000 in February 2024 bring gifted clothes total to £32,000 Keir Starmer was given a further £16,000 worth of clothes by the Labour peer Waheed Alli, which was declared as money for his private office, the Guardian can reveal. The donations, comprising […]
England’s chief medical officer also tells inquiry that UK’s low level of intensive care provision is a political decision Another pandemic as big as the Covid crisis that killed 7 million people worldwide is “a certainty”, Prof Sir Chris Whitty has warned, as he said that the UK’s lack of […]
Democratic nominee calls Republican plan to end war between Ukraine and Russia ‘dangerous and unacceptable’ Kamala Harris, the US vice-president, has indirectly denounced the Trump campaign’s policy on ending Russia’s war against Ukraine as “proposals of surrender” as the Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Washington to present his own “victory […]
PM will meet Republican candidate on Thursday evening but was not able to schedule meeting with Kamala Harris Keir Starmer has met Donald Trump for a two-hour dinner in New York, as he sought to establish a good relationship with the Republican presidential candidate. The prime minister was accompanied by […]
Israeli airstrikes killed 92 people in Lebanon on Thursday; John Kirby says White House had believed Israel was ‘on board’ with ceasefire proposal Middle East crisis live – latest updates Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel “will not stop” its attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon despite calls from the US, France […]
PM says the public can make their own judgments about gifts and maintains no rules have been broken Keir Starmer has said the row over him borrowing Labour donor Waheed Alli’s luxury flat for filming was “farcical” and that the public would come to their own judgments about his reasons […]
Fresh initiative comes amid tensions between US and Europe on how to press Israel to end offensive on Hezbollah See all our Middle East coverage The US and France have called for a 21-day temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah to make way for broader negotiations, as the UN secretary […]
Exclusive: Watchdog may conclude that emigration of wealthy individuals could actually cost Treasury revenue Keir Starmer’s promised tax crackdown on non-doms could yield no extra funds for the Treasury, leaving a £1bn hole in the government’s planned spending for schools and hospitals. Labour planned to use the money raised from […]