PM Mark Rutte disbands cabinet after four parties in government coalition disagree over asylum seeker policy Mark Rutte, the Dutch prime minister, has announced his resignation and that of his cabinet, citing irreconcilable differences within his four-party coalition about how to control immigration. The decision on Friday by the Netherlands’ […]
Emotional two-time champion says he doesn’t know if he will be back and ‘motivation is obviously a big thing’ An emotional Andy Murray hinted that he may have played his last Wimbledon match after his hopes of reaching the third round were dashed on Friday. The two-time champion spoke of […]
Joe Biden faces backlash from organizations and from within his own party for greenlighting transfer of the weapons What are cluster bombs? Joe Biden has been condemned by human rights groups after he approved sending widely banned cluster munitions to Ukraine, with one fellow Democrat branding the decision “unnecessary and […]
Eight-year-old described as ‘an intelligent and cheeky girl adored by everyone’ An eight-year-old girl killed when a Land Rover crashed through a school fence in south-west London on Thursday has been named by the Metropolitan police as Selena Lau. A family statement said: “Selena was an intelligent and cheeky girl […]
Secretary general António Guterres calls on Israel to abide by international law after its attack on Jenin in the West Bank In a rare condemnation of Israel, the UN has denounced the country’s excessive use of force in its largest military operation in two decades targeting a refugee camp in […]
World Athletics president says climate crisis and poor air quality may cause havoc to the sporting calendar London will not be considered as a host for large sporting events such as the World Athletics Championships because of its poor air quality, Sebastian Coe has warned. The World Athletics president and […]
Government loses legal challenge after resisting supplying unredacted WhatsApps, notebooks and diaries UK politics live – latest updates Ministers have been ordered to hand over an unredacted cache of documents including Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages, notebooks and diaries to the Covid inquiry after losing a legal challenge. Government insiders said […]
In a letter to CEO Mark Zuckerberg, a lawyer for the Elon Musk-owned app said Meta had unlawfully misappropriated trade secrets Twitter has threatened to sue Meta over its new Threads app, which Mark Zuckerberg has openly billed as a rival, claiming the company has violated Twitter’s “intellectual property rights”. […]
Sixteen people treated at scene and 10 taken to hospital, as woman in her 40s arrested over incident in Wimbledon An eight-year old girl has died with at least 10 people taken to hospital after a car crashed into a primary school in Wimbledon, south London. The Metropolitan police declared […]
Labour leader will argue against snobbery of ‘vocational’ and ‘academic’ education, saying young people need both Britain needs to shatter its snobbish “class ceiling” that prevents children from getting ahead, Keir Starmer is to argue in a speech setting out his fifth and final “mission” aimed at removing barriers to […]