Barry Martin, 38, was one of five firefighters taken to hospital after fire at historic Edinburgh building A firefighter who was critically injured earlier this week while fighting a blaze at the historic Jenners building in Edinburgh has died. Police Scotland said Barry Martin, 38, from Fife, died on Friday […]
‘Never again will Labour allow hate to spread unchallenged,’ Labour leader will say at annual conference in London Never again will Labour be the party of protest not public service, and never again will it allow hate to spread unchallenged, Keir Starmer will say, as he reiterates his promise to […]
People including property developers and peers who have collectively donated £21m named on new register Conservative donors who have collectively given the party more than £21m since 2001 have been declared as the ultimate owners of UK properties held through more than 150 offshore companies in a new government register. […]
Benjamin Netanyahu promises immediate action after gunman opened fire on people in worst terrorist attack on Israelis in years Eight Israelis have been shot and killed as they left a synagogue in East Jerusalem, in the latest episode of spiralling violence across Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories over the […]
National Audit Office finds ‘extraordinary waste’ along with failures of governance, oversight and financial controls The Department of Health has wasted a total of £15bn on unused personal protective equipment, Covid tests and vaccines, prompting heavy criticism from the Whitehall spending watchdog. The department spent £8.9bn during 2020/21 and another […]
Tory party chair urged to explain how he has managed his family’s fortune, after controversy over his tax affairs Nadhim Zahawi, the beleaguered former chancellor and current chair of the Conservative party, is under pressure to reveal the source of about £30m of unsecured loans made to his wife’s UK […]
Cabinet told about bleak outlook for governing party at next general elections at Chequers awayday The Conservatives must “relentlessly focus” on inflation and the NHS if they are to have a chance at the next election, cabinet ministers have been told. Rishi Sunak gathered ministers at his country retreat Chequers […]
RSPB shares results as Britons encouraged to spend an hour counting birds in annual Big Garden Birdwatch Watching birds and hearing birdsong have a positive impact on wellbeing for more than nine in 10 people, according to a survey to mark the largest garden wildlife count in the world. People […]
Palestinian militants fired rockets from Gaza on Friday morning, to which Israel responded with missile strikes Washington has raised concern over the escalation in Israeli-Palestinian violence after Israeli forces on Thursday killed nine Palestinians during a West Bank raid in the deadliest single day in the territory in decades. The […]
Ex-president to be allowed back ‘in coming weeks … with new guardrails in place’ after ban that followed January 6 attack In a highly anticipated decision, Meta has said it will allow Donald Trump back on Facebook and Instagram following a two-year ban from the platforms over his online behavior […]