American towers over rivals in Antwerp to win gold Rebeca Andrade pips Shilese Jones in battle for silver In the two years since Simone Biles returned home from the Olympics mentally and physically empty, it has taken everything for her to make it back to the top. She first had […]
Trial to resume on Tuesday but court stays judge’s order to immediately break up Trump’s businesses in New York state Donald Trump’s New York fraud trial will continue next week after an appeals court rejected the former president’s latest bid to halt proceedings. Lawyers for Trump had argued that the […]
Exclusive: Deputy leader and shadow housing secretary Angela Rayner says party would get tough on developers ‘I love campaigning – it’s like playtime’: Angela Rayner on her rising appeal The next Labour government will oversee the biggest boost in affordable housing in a generation by getting tough on developers and […]
Resolution Foundation analysis claims stealth move of freezing tax thresholds will raise £40bn a year Rishi Sunak’s government is responsible for the biggest income tax rise for decades in a stealth move that will raise £40bn a year, according to new analysis. Taxpayers in the higher bracket will be handing […]
Michael Shanks takes victory in contest that Labour considered a crucial test of apparent turnaround of its fortunes in Scotland Scottish Labour’s Michael Shanks has won the Rutherglen and Hamilton West byelection in an overwhelming victory over the SNP that the party leadership declared “seismic”, and a clear demonstration that […]
Civilians and military killed by drone-delivered bombs in Homs, shortly after defence minister left graduation ceremony More than 100 people have been killed in an attack on a military academy in Syria, a war monitor and an official said, with weaponised drones bombing the site minutes after Syria’s defence minister […]
Amanda Spielman says children are walking out of class, or registering but not attending lessons Behaviour in schools in England has deteriorated since the pandemic, with pupils refusing to comply with rules, talking back to teachers and walking out of class mid-lesson, the head of Ofsted says. Suspensions for physical […]
Prime minister’s move criticised as ‘salting the earth’ so Birmingham-Crewe line cannot be built A future Labour government would not be able to easily reverse Rishi Sunak’s decision to scrap the northern leg of HS2 as he has “spitefully” authorised the sale of properties that were subject to compulsory purchase […]
Exclusive: People involved in Tony Blair’s victory believe party needs to set out much clearer policy platform to win voters’ trust ‘It was electrifying’: the inside story of Labour’s 1997 election landslide Keir Starmer’s caution risks damaging his chance of winning the next election, according to key figures from Tony […]
Quarter of UK private renters spending over 40% of income on housing amid warning people are ‘trapped in poverty’ England is now “the most difficult place to find a home in the developed world”, housebuilders have claimed in a snapshot of the housing crisis that also found a greater proportion […]