Revelation that LFI Diagnostics was entity of office that manages wealth of Douglas Barrowman deepens controversy over Tory peer A second company that the Tory peer Michelle Mone lobbied ministers over in an attempt to secure government Covid contracts was a secret entity of her husband’s family office, the Guardian […]
Warning comes as health official says earlier start to cases in UK could be knock-on effect of pandemic Downing Street has told parents to be on the lookout for signs of strep A infection after reports a primary-school pupil has become the eighth child to die in a matter of […]
Alley’s children say the actor died ‘after a battle with cancer, only recently discovered’ Kirstie Alley, the TV and film star known for her roles in Cheers, Veronica’s Closet and Look Who’s Talking, has died at the age of 71. Alley’s death was confirmed on Monday night in a statement […]
PM caves in as up to 100 Tory MPs threaten to rebel, leading Labour to accuse him of putting party before country Rishi Sunak is to drop compulsory housebuilding targets to see off an embarrassing backbench rebellion, prompting criticism he is putting party unity over the national interest. The capitulation, […]
Union recommends members reject latest offer and adds 24-27 December strike but drops overtime ban Hopes of a deal to avert severe Christmas rail disruption were dashed on Monday night when the RMT union announced additional strike dates and rebuffed a pay offer from Network Rail just before the industry’s […]
Labour-endorsed study finds initiative would save families thousands of pounds, cut benefits spending and raise tax revenues Free universal preschool childcare and more funding for after-school clubs could increase government revenues and save a family with young children between £620 and £6,175 a year, a joint report endorsed by the […]
Gordon Brown’s Commission on the UK’s Future also aims to curb influence of wealth and foreign money Labour will consult on replacing what the party calls the “indefensible” House of Lords with an elected chamber as part of a 40-point plan written by Gordon Brown to overhaul the constitution, but […]
Nadhim Zahawi urges nurses to call off strikes and negotiate but union says it is ministers who are refusing to talk The Conservative party chairman, Nadhim Zahawi, has been accused of insulting NHS workers with a “ludicrous” suggestion that it is the wrong time to strike over low pay because […]
From first to last, the drum beats were relentless from the small section of Senegal supporters. They pounded in the temples of everybody present, creating an oppressive backdrop to this high-stakes occasion. It was one in which England had to show their concentration, their resilience, their quality. How they succeeded, […]
Exclusive: economic inactivity due to sickness at highest level since records began, with north, Wales and Northern Ireland disproportionately affected People in the UK are getting “sicker and poorer”, with a gaping health and wealth divide between regions that is only getting worse, research has found. Economic inactivity because of […]