PM’s first major foreign policy speech warns of the creeping authoritarianism of Xi Jinping’s regime Rishi Sunak has signalled the end of the “golden era” of relations between Britain and China, using his first major foreign policy speech to warn of the creeping authoritarianism of Xi Jinping’s regime. As police […]

Call for semiconductor industry plan to be published urgently to help keep Britain in global supply chain The UK is missing out on a wave of investment and falling behind other countries in the fast-growing semiconductor industry because of a lack of support from the government, MPs have warned. The […]

It turned out Germany did have a No 9, after all. His name is Niclas Füllkrug, he plays for Werder Bremen, he is 29 years old, 11 days into his international career, and when it mattered most he was there for them: coming on to give his country hope of […]

Beijing, Chengdu and Wuhan see demonstrations as anger over Xi Jinping’s strict Covid policies builds, in a test for the Communist party Hundreds of demonstrators and police have clashed in Shanghai as protests over China’s stringent Covid restrictions flared for a third day and spread to several cities, in the […]

Prime minister to make first major foreign policy speech, favouring a long-term, pragmatic attitude to Moscow and Beijing Rishi Sunak will pledge an “evolutionary approach” to British foreign policy, arguing that states like Russia and China plan for the long term and the UK needs to follow suit as he […]

Exclusive: More than 4,000 European medics have chosen not to work in NHS since Britain left EU, data reveals Brexit has worsened the UK’s acute shortage of doctors in key areas of care and led to more than 4,000 European doctors choosing not to work in the NHS, research reveals. […]

Exclusive: Linda Francois, whose son Jaden Francois-Esprit was bullied in Wembley, says culture must change The mother of a firefighter whose death triggered a review into the culture at the London fire brigade, has welcomed the findings of a damning report. However, Linda Francois, whose son Jaden Francois-Esprit killed himself […]

Weir diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2016 Former lock made appearance at Murrayfield on 13 November Doddie Weir, the former Scotland and British & Irish Lions second row, has died aged 52, the Scottish Rugby Union has announced. Weir was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2016, and for […]

Clip showed Wales squad cheering England’s defeat by Iceland England face Wales in final group game on Tuesday Luke Shaw has said Gareth Southgate’s side would never show disrespect to their opponents as the left-back reflected on the infamous video of Wales players celebrating England’s humiliating defeat by Iceland at […]

Culture secretary Michelle Donelan to amend bill that, after Molly Russell case, will place duty of care on social media firms People who use social media posts to encourage self-harm face criminal prosecution under government changes to the revived online safety bill. Culture secretary Michelle Donelan will update the bill […]