Cop26 meeting is last chance, says Alok Sharma as he backs UK’s plan for new oil and gas fields Government censured for gaffe after gaffe in run-up to Cop26 The world will soon face “catastrophe” from climate breakdown if urgent action is not taken, the British president of vital UN […]
Bad news for the Tories does not necessarily lead to good news for Labour: backing for Keir Starmer is also down Boris Johnson’s personal approval rating has slipped to its lowest level since he became prime minister, according to the latest Opinium poll for the Observer. His overall approval rating […]
Live updates from the final day before closing ceremony Games schedule | Results | Medal table | Full coverage Get in touch! Email Jonathan, tweet or comment below 3.46am BST Women’s omnium – Valente (USA) continues her superb omnium with her third strong result of the event, coming in fourth. […]
Overspend of at least £5bn likely, says Nuffield Trust – but cabinet is deeply split over size of future funding settlement The waiting list for NHS care in England could rise to 15 million people in the next four years without a significant increase in its current capacity, ministers are […]
Critics of country’s military told by Met police of plots against them as security forces fear there may be an attack in Britain Pakistani exiles living in London who have criticised the country’s powerful military have been warned that their lives are in danger, raising fresh concern over authoritarian regimes […]
British-Iranian labour rights activist’s sentencing coincides with deteriorating relations between western allies and Iran The UK government has hit out at reports that a British-Iranian labour rights activist has been given a sentence of 10 years in Tehran for participating in an outlawed group. A Foreign Office spokesperson said in […]
Games schedule | Results | Medal table | Full coverage Team GB up to fourth in medal table after Friday golds Day 14 – as it happened Barney Ronay on life inside the Tokyo Games experience Email Scott with your thoughts or tweet him @scott_heinrich 3.56am BST Diving: the semi-finals […]
Protracted heatwave continues as flames threaten populated areas, electricity installations and historic sites Thousands of people have fled wildfires that are burning out of control in Greece and Turkey, including a large blaze just north of Athens that left one person dead, as a protracted heatwave turned forests into tinderboxes […]
Exclusive: PM continued tour of Scotland despite at times being ‘side-by-side’ with official, source says Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson is facing mounting anger after it emerged he continued with a tour of Scotland and decided not to isolate despite a member of his […]
Purchases have increased across departments, revealing embrace of the flag under Boris Johnson Robert Jenrick criticised BBC presenters for daring to gently mock the size of his, Grant Shapps has a little plastic replica one on his bookshelf, while Matt Hancock paired his with a Damien Hirst picture of the […]