Lawyers say strategy of denying food and services to people in Ukrainian city during siege could amount to war crime Russia engaged in a “deliberate pattern” of starvation tactics during the 85-day siege of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol in early 2022, which amounted to a war crime, according to […]
Exclusive: £100 bet placed in Montgomeryshire – the constituency of Craig Williams – over July poll Rishi Sunak’s closest parliamentary aide placed a £100 bet on a July election just three days before the prime minister named the date, the Guardian can reveal. The Gambling Commission is understood to have […]
Labour puts economic policy and wealth creation at heart of pitch to win over former Conservative voters Keir Starmer will put economic growth and wealth creation at the heart of Labour’s offer to voters as he launches a business-friendly manifesto targeted at former Conservative voters. The Labour leader will launch […]
Scott Peden, whose partner and two children died after battery exploded, calls for compulsory regulation A man who narrowly survived an ebike battery fire that killed his partner and two children says he is tormented by grief and guilt but determined to fight to change the law to avoid similar […]
More ‘grave violations’ committed in occupied territories and Israel than anywhere else in world, report says More grave violations against children were committed in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel than anywhere else in the world last year, according to a UN report due to be published this week. The […]
World Health Organization report calls on governments to impose tougher regulation of health-harming products Tobacco, alcohol, ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and fossil fuels kill 2.7 million people a year in Europe, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), which has called on governments to impose tougher regulation of health-harming products. In […]
PM recalls his parents’ sacrifices for his education in interview recorded after his return from D-day celebrations Rishi Sunak has said that he went without “lots of things” as a child growing up in the UK, citing Sky TV as an example. In an interview with ITV to be broadcast […]
Four in five Britons dissatisfied with how they are governed, with collapse blamed on Partygate, Brexit and poor services Public trust and confidence in government and politicians is at a record low, fuelled by anger over Partygate lies, perceived broken promises over Brexit and crumbling public services, according to the […]
Country braces for ‘most consequential’ poll in decades after decision by Macron in response to far-right surge in EU vote Political parties in France held emergency talks to sound out potential allies on Monday as the country braced for its most consequential legislative election in decades, called by Emmanuel Macron […]
Only Russia abstains in vote on plan calling for hostage and prisoner swap in six-week ceasefire leading to wider deal The UN security council has adopted a resolution calling for Hamas to agree to a three-phase hostage-for-ceasefire proposal outlined by Joe Biden, the first time the body has endorsed a […]