Tributes paid to a football great – live updates and reaction Pelé scored a world record 1,281 goals in 1,363 games Pelé tops our list of the top 100 all-time World Cup footballers Observer Archive from 1970: ‘There is only one Pelé’ Pelé, the Brazilian virtuoso whose captivating skill and […]
Storm that sent US temperatures plunging triggers yellow weather warning for heavy rain over Scotland on Friday The deadly bomb cyclone that has sent temperatures plunging in the US is also causing the UK to experience wet and windy weather, the Met Office has said. On Wednesday, the forecaster issued […]
In the northern hemisphere five planets can be seen by the naked eye, and Uranus and Neptune with a telescope or binoculars Every planet in the solar system was visible in the night sky simultaneously on Wednesday, which is regarded by experts as a rare astronomical event. Venus, Mercury, Saturn, […]
Downing Street says reports of raucous behaviour of all-party trips are a matter for parliament No 10 has said it is “very concerning” that MPs were reportedly met by sex workers in their hotel rooms and engaged in raucous drinking while on parliamentary trips abroad. The prime minister’s deputy official […]
Other countries including Italy have taken similar steps after Beijing’s rollback of ‘zero-Covid’ policies led to surge in cases The US has announced all travellers from China must provide a negative Covid-19 test to enter the country, joining other nations imposing restrictions because of a surge of infections. The increase […]
Exclusive: Nearly one in 10 care homes that offer dementia support reported on by inspectors in 2022 were given worst rating ‘Very grim’: daughter criticises Surrey care home over father’s death Families of people with dementia have said there is a national crisis in care safety as it emerged that […]
Some voluntary groups have closed and farmers report problems after slow disbursal of UK funds to replace EU money UK traders on Brexit: ‘It’s increased paperwork, stress, everything’ Hundreds of voluntary organisations have been forced to shut up shop or scale back their operations because of government delays in replacing […]
The House ways and means committee confirmed that the former president’s tax records from 2015 to 2021 will be released Donald Trump’s redacted tax returns will be made public on Friday after a powerful congressional committee voted last week to release them. A spokesperson for the US House of Representatives […]
Exclusive: only £18m has been retrieved by Department of Health, out of suspect Covid contracts potentially worth £630m Ministers have been accused of making a “pitiful attempt” to recoup taxpayers’ money wasted on fraudulent Covid contracts, after it emerged that only a fraction of the estimated total had been recovered […]
Families losing millions of pounds to unsolved crimes, party says, as it pledges to put 13,000 extra officers on the streets More than 1m thefts went unsolved last year, Labour has said, as it branded the figures “disgraceful”. The party’s analysis of crime statistics found that 1,145,254 cases of theft […]