Tory MP resigns committee roles after apology for role in parliamentary sexting scandal The Conservative MP who divulged colleagues’ personal phone numbers to someone he met on a dating app as part of a parliamentary sexting scandal has stepped down from two Commons roles, it has been reported. William Wragg […]
Habibur Masum was previously charged with assault and threatening to kill 27-year-old who was stabbed to death in Bradford on Saturday A woman who was stabbed to death while pushing her baby in a pram in Bradford city centre has been identified, as it emerged her suspected attacker is on […]
If the anomaly does not stabilise by August, ‘the world will be in uncharted territory’, says climate expert Another month, another global heat record that has left climate scientists scratching their heads and hoping this is an El Niño-related hangover rather than a symptom of worse-than-expected planetary health. Global surface […]
Governance adviser says Paul Thwaite could have been offered lower starting salary than predecessor Alison Rose NatWest has been criticised for paying its new boss a salary of £1.2m despite his “limited experience” as a chief executive, amid a wider shareholder backlash in the City of London over bumper corporate […]
Kinnear managed Luton, Forest and Newcastle among others Won FA Cup, League Cup and Uefa Cup as a player with Spurs Joe Kinnear, the former Tottenham Hotspur defender and Wimbledon manager, has died at the age of 77, his family has said. Dublin-born Kinnear, who won the FA Cup, League […]
Survey of more than 12,200 workers across UK suggests widespread abuse and lack of confidence in reporting incidents NHS staff are being shown pornographic images, offered money for sex and sexually assaulted at work, a survey of thousands of workers has uncovered. A study of more than 12,200 nurses, ambulance […]
Drawdown after four months of fighting in Khan Younis coincides with new ceasefire talks Israel has pulled all of its ground troops out of southern Gaza for “tactical reasons”, the country’s army has said, raising questions about the future direction of the war as Hamas and Israeli delegations travel to […]
DWP is forcing tens of thousands of people looking after relatives to repay huge sums after buildup of erroneous overpayments Analysis: Why are so many carers being taken to court? Explainer: Who are the unpaid carers? ‘DWP are the real criminals’: carer in tatters after ‘brutal’ fraud prosecution Tens of […]
Ukraine soldiers describe ‘almost daily’ illegal gas attacks as invaders seek to dislodge them from embedded positions Russia has been accused of systematically using illegal chemical gas attacks against Ukrainian soldiers. Ukrainian troops told the Daily Telegraph that they have been subjected to regular attacks from small drones dropping teargas […]
The UK branch of the Alliance Defending Freedom has increased its spending and is forging ties with key MPs A rightwing Christian lobby group that wants abortion to be banned has forged ties with an adviser to the prime minister and is drawing up policy briefings for politicians. The UK […]