Ministers to discuss emergency plan Operation Escalin after BP reveals a third of its forecourts have shortages Hundreds of soldiers could be scrambled to deliver fuel to petrol stations running dry across the country due to panic buying and a shortage of drivers under an emergency plan expected to be […]
Latest updates as SPD and CDU battle it out to become largest party in the Bundestag German election results: exit polls and possible coalitions 3.45am BST The CSU, the CDU’s Bavarian sister party, has experienced its worst result since the first Bundestag election in 1949, the Tagesspiegel newspaper is reporting, […]
Rachel Reeves says party will also review tax reliefs, suggesting it would target income from buy-to-let property Labour will scrap business rates and undertake the “biggest overhaul of business taxation in a generation,” the Labour shadow chancellor will say at her speech on Monday, saying the current system punishes entrepreneurs […]
Pandemic behind biggest fall in life expectancy in western Europe since second world war, say researchers The Covid pandemic has caused the biggest decrease in life expectancy in western Europe since the second world war, according to a study. Data from most of the 29 countries – spanning most of […]
Waiting lists for routine treatments up 50% in poorest areas compared with 35% in most affluent areas Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The NHS backlog is being disproportionately shouldered by people in poorer areas, according to new research, amid a stark warning that waiting lists are […]
Labour leader bids to stem damage after defeat on rules as deputy Rayner furious over unnecessary conflict Keir Starmer is battling to restore authority over the Labour party after a bruising defeat at the hands of unions and the left sparked a storm of criticism over his performance as leader. […]
Exclusive: deal in which UK government would take stake in Sizewell C would risk inflaming geopolitical tensions Ministers are closing in on a deal that could kick China off a project to build a £20bn nuclear power station on the Suffolk coast and pump in tens of millions of pounds […]
Emergency visa plan will not resolve Britain’s road transport crisis, says industry as majority blame Brexit in poll The government’s emergency programme to issue temporary visas to thousands of lorry drivers is far too little to resolve Britain’s supply-chain crisis and is unlikely to attract them to the UK, haulage […]
Ukrainian wins unanimous points decision after gruelling fight Joshua outclassed in front of estimated 67,000 crowd in London Oleksandr Usyk is the new WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight champion of the world after, in a riveting display of skill and nerve, he outpointed Anthony Joshua to win a clear and […]
Police hunting killer of teacher, 28, in south-east London study CCTV footage of mystery figure Detectives hunting a man of interest in the Sabina Nessa murder inquiry believe that a “reflective red item” the suspect was seen carrying on the night of her death may have been used in the […]