Head of Church of England Justin Welby tells Observer that ending policy would lift thousands of UK children out of poverty The Observer view: Labour must tackle this scourge Gordon Brown: People haven’t woken up to this Torsten Bell: We can easily end child poverty Justin Welby, the archbishop of […]
Usyk wins split decision 115-112, 113-114, 114-113 Fury knocked down in critical ninth round in Riyadh Oleksandr Usyk is the first undisputed world heavyweight champion this century after he defeated Tyson Fury, in a compelling fight, on a split decision in the early hours of Sunday morning. Usyk added Fury’s […]
Benny Gantz’s threat to withdraw his opposition party from coalition calls into question future of government The Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz has threatened to resign if Benjamin Netanyahu fails to adopt an agreed plan for Gaza, calling into question the future of the Israeli government. During a press […]
Chancellor also criticised for ‘dodgy dossier’ on Labour plans as he aims to make low tax a key election issue Jeremy Hunt has been accused of exaggerating the Conservatives’ economic record and presenting a “dodgy dossier” on Labour’s spending plans, as he moved to put low tax at the heart […]
Samantha Power says barely 100 trucks of aid a day enter Gaza, far less than 600 needed to address threat of famine Humanitarian assistance has begun to arrive in Gaza along a US-made pier, but the US aid chief said the new sea corridor could not be a substitute for […]
Exclusive: Experts call for higher taxes and tougher regulation as research shows cost to NHS, other public services and economy The cost of alcohol abuse is laid bare in a new study that shows £27bn a year being spent in England on the health and social harms of drinking. The […]
‘Strikingly large’ sum being recouped from people who fell foul of system that did not flag overpayments Ministers are clawing back more than £250m from unpaid carers over benefit infringements that occurred largely as a result of government failures, it can be revealed. More than 134,000 people who care for […]
Authorities confirm 46 cases and warn of weeks-long disruption as firms in Brixham hit by cancellations before school half-term Cases of an illness caused by a microscopic parasite in a Devon harbour town could continue for a further two weeks, experts said, with businesses predicting thousands of pounds of losses […]
Education select committee concerned that excessive workload is driving teachers out of profession Teachers’ workloads are being increasingly stretched by their pupils’ mental health and family difficulties, according to MPs who were critical of the government’s efforts to tackle chronic staff shortages in England’s schools. The education select committee said […]
Lawyers urge international court of justice to issue urgent measures over assault on Gaza’s southernmost city South Africa has asked the international court of justice (ICJ) to urgently order Israel to end its assault on Rafah, halt its military campaign across Gaza, and allow international investigators and journalists into the […]