Some settlements may be cut off by flooding as warm, humid air causes storms to develop, says Met Office Thunderstorms set to sweep across the UK this weekend could cause flash flooding, forecasters have warned. Parts of the UK could face train and bus delays and some communities may be […]
Former PM in fresh controversy as he is accused of ‘clear breach’ of rules by taking up new job as Mail columnist Boris Johnson called off his parliamentary supporters threatening to vote against the finding that he misled parliament, as he appeared to run out of road in his battle […]
First Ashes Test: England 393-8 declared; Australia 14-0 Australia survive tricky late spell after hosts pile on runs The opening day of this Ashes series was a belter, with a packed Edgbaston treated to an absorbing arm-wrestle between England and Australia, a sublime Joe Root century, and the latest aggressive […]
Knighthood for late novelist Amis is dated 18 May as honours cannot be given posthumously Two giants of the literary world, the novelists Ian McEwan and the late Martin Amis, are recognised in the king’s first official birthday honours along with the fashion colossus Dame Anna Wintour. The Booker prize-winning […]
Her singular passion lit up performances from Women in Love to King Lear and drove her 23-year middle career as an MP Michael Billington: Glenda Jackson was piercingly intelligent and unafraid to take risks Peter Bradshaw: Fierce, sensual, cerebral – Jackson brought class to cinema Glenda Jackson has died at […]
Man held by police after triple knife killings is understood to be Valdo Amissão Mendes Calocane The suspect in the Nottingham triple knife killings is a former student at the University of Nottingham named Valdo Amissão Mendes Calocane, sources have said. Calocane, 31, was born in Guinea-Bissau and settled in […]
Privileges committee also details how ex-PM was part of a campaign to abuse and intimidate MPs investigating him Boris Johnson misled MPs over Partygate, report finds – live Boris Johnson deliberately misled parliament over Partygate and was part of a campaign to abuse and intimidate MPs investigating him, according to […]
Women also said to have been in the hold, amid fears 78 so far confirmed dead could rise into the hundreds Survivors from an overcrowded fishing boat that capsized and sank on Wednesday off the Greek coast in one of the worst disasters in the Mediterranean in recent years have […]
European birds nest in Norfolk much to the delight of twitchers – but environmentalists warn it’s a clear sign of climate change With plumage cherry red, ultramarine, turquoise and yellow, usually found streaking like multicoloured darts across the skies of Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria and Spain, they present as an epitome […]
Ex-minister responds to Downing Street pressure to stand down with demand for unredacted details of decision UK politics live – latest news updates Nadine Dorries has said she will not formally resign until after she gets answers from ministers about why she did not get her peerage, after Downing Street […]