Passengers taken to Calais after two vessels got into difficulty near Gravelines on north coast of France The French coastguard has rescued 83 people from two small boats in the Channel after they got into difficulty. The two boats were crossing the Channel on their way to England on Sunday […]
Former prime minister’s comments about call to Russian president just before invasion come in new BBC documentary Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates Boris Johnson has said that Vladimir Putin claimed he could have sent a missile to hit Britain “within a minute”, in a call just before the invasion of Ukraine. […]
Experts warn plan does not address staff vacancies and £1bn fund pledged is not new money Rishi Sunak will vow to rapidly slash long waiting times for urgent NHS care with a promise of thousands more beds, 800 new ambulances and an expansion of community care backed by a dedicated […]
Exclusive: from physical and mental health to education and careers, two studies detail ways in which young still suffer ‘We’re on permanent catch-up’: how Covid has changed young Britons’ lives Young people have been “disastrously” affected by the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, according to two pieces of research that […]
New York group, which broke up in 1978, best known for Marquee Moon and whose singer-songwriter also worked with Patti Smith Tom Verlaine, the frontman, songwriter and legendary guitar player of the New York City band Television, has died aged 73. His death was announced by Jesse Paris Smith, the […]
PM allegedly given advice about inquiry into minister’s taxes when he appointed him Tory party chair Rishi Sunak was told there could be a reputational risk to the government from Nadhim Zahawi’s tax affairs when he appointed him as Conservative party chair in October, sources have told the Observer. During […]
Whistleblower tells of threats and illegal detention in fresh revelations about failures that drove children into hands of criminals Children seeking asylum in the UK were threatened and subjected to racist abuse by staff at a Home Office-run hotel, a whistleblower has claimed as pressure grows on the government to […]
The Scorpion unit has been deactivated after video was released of the brutal beating of the 29-year-old at the hands of officers This article contains a video depicting violence The Memphis police chief on Saturday disbanded the unit whose officers beat to death Tyre Nichols as the nation and the […]
• Blast recorded with defence ministry reporting minor damage • Background of tension over nuclear pact and arms for Russia Drones have been used to attack a military plant in Iran, with Iranian news agencies reporting a loud blast and showing a flash of light at what was said to […]
FBI director says he’s ‘appalled’ by video of fatal police encounter Sign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email Attorney Ben Crump is holding a press conference alongside Tyre Nichols’s family, where he has compared the swift indictment and arrest of five Black police officers for […]