Military defeat in Donetsk comes hours after Moscow declared that the region was Russian territory ‘for ever’ Russia-Ukraine war: latest developments Russia suffered a humiliating military defeat on Saturday when Ukrainian troops liberated the key eastern city of Lyman, with videos showing them raising a blue and yellow national flag […]
Conservative MPs urge Liz Truss’s removal from No 10 after poll reveals British public’s fury over tax plans Three-quarters of UK voters, including a staggering 71% of those who backed the Conservatives at the last general election, believe the prime minister, Liz Truss, and the chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, have “lost […]
Thomas Cashman, 34, also charged with attempted murder of Olivia’s mother, Cheryl Korbel, and Joseph Nee A 34-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Olivia Pratt-Korbel, the girl shot dead in her own home in Liverpool, along with the attempted murder of her mother. Thomas Cashman, from the […]
Russian president signs ‘accession treaties’ at Kremlin in defiance of international law and US responds with sanctions Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates Vladimir Putin has signed “accession treaties” formalising Russia’s illegal annexation of four occupied regions in Ukraine, marking the largest forcible takeover of territory in Europe since the second world […]
Prototype walks onstage and waves at event as company looks to future beyond vehicles Tesla CEO Elon Musk showcased his much-touted humanoid robot “Optimus” at the electric vehicle maker’s “AI Day” event on Friday. The billionaire has said a robot business will be worth more than its cars, hoping to […]
Coroner finds harmful online content likely to have contributed to Molly’s death ‘in a more than minimal way’ Molly Russell’s father has accused the world’s biggest social media firms of “monetising misery” after an inquest ruled that harmful online content contributed to the 14-year-old’s death. Ian Russell accused Meta, the […]
Tory MPs call for market reassurance but PM and chancellor won’t publish OBR projections – ready next week – until late November Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng will refuse to release independent analysis of their tax plans until more than six weeks after receiving them, despite more calls from Tory […]
Twenty-one people dead with toll expected to rise after mega-storm carves wide path of devastation and moves north The coast of South Carolina was hit on Friday with a direct strike from Hurricane Ian, the deadly mega-storm that carved a wide path of destruction on its earlier rampage through Florida. […]
Less than a month in, the PM’s political capital is draining away. And next week’s party conference is unlikely to offer any relief Of all the dire numbers that Tory MPs have been confronted with this week, one has stuck in their mind: 17. It’s the size of Labour’s poll […]
Bank of England stepped in on Thursday to stabilise price of UK government bonds and avert a deeper crisis Pension fund managers breathed a cautious sigh of relief on Thursday morning. After days of market turmoil, the Bank of England’s £65bn emergency intervention the day before had – at least […]