Conservatives on course to break flagship NHS pledge as cost of replacing crumbling wards and operating theatres soars Only a quarter of the 40 hospital construction projects that were at the heart of Boris Johnson’s 2019 general election manifesto have secured full planning permission, the Observer can reveal, amid angry […]
A woman pushing pram near where the dog walker went missing was captured on CCTV Police searching for Nicola Bulley have said they want to trace a “key witness” who was seen pushing a pram in the area near where the dog walker went missing. CCTV images have been released […]
Business secretary accuses energy market regulator of ‘having the wool pulled over their eyes’ by suppliers The business secretary has told the energy market regulator to toughen up on suppliers in the wake of the prepayment meter scandal. Grant Shapps accused Ofgem of “having the wool pulled over their eyes” […]
Leading European politicians have warned that the prime minister’s plan to ditch EU legislation will trigger retaliatory countermeasures, including imposing tariffs on goods Rishi Sunak’s plan to scrap thousands of EU laws by the end of this year risks triggering a full-scale trade war between the UK and Brussels, senior […]
Former Sex Pistol came fourth in vote to select country’s entry to the song contest The former Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon will not represent Ireland in the Eurovision song contest after losing out to the group Wild Youth in a vote on Friday night. Lydon won plaudits for his […]
Politicians and human rights groups demand justice for Tiba al-Ali after father’s confession The death of a young YouTube star at the hands of her father has sparked outrage in Iraq, as so-called “honour” killings continue in the conservative country. Tiba al-Ali, 22, was killed by her father on 31 […]
Officers say they are working on assumption that 45-year-old’s disappearance is not suspicious, but tragic Police investigating the disappearance of Nicola Bulley are working on the assumption she fell into a river while on a work call and walking her dog, saying they have found no indication of any criminal […]
Exclusive: Civil servant who gave anonymous interview to BBC about Afghan withdrawal says service ‘dangerously politicised’ A whistleblower who revealed Britain’s chaotic response to the fall of Kabul has said the civil service has become so dangerously politicised that officials who speak out risk being sidelined or sacked. In an […]
Antony Blinken delays trip, as China claims balloon was for ‘meteorological’ purposes and was blown off course Spy balloons: what are they and why are they still being used? The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, has postponed a planned visit to China this weekend after the intrusion of a […]
Forty families brought to UK after fleeing Taliban given only weeks to move to West Yorkshire Hundreds of Afghan refugees who settled in London after fleeing the Taliban 18 months ago have been told they have only weeks to uproot and move 200 miles away, the Guardian can reveal. The […]