Labour leader criticises costly ‘national flagship’ plan and pledges to fund crime-fighting instead Keir Starmer is calling on Boris Johnson to scrap his plans for a “vanity yacht” and instead spend the money on tackling antisocial behaviour. Pledging to make Labour “the party of law and order”, Starmer highlighted the […]
Holiday hopes boosted as quarantine lifted for arrivals from Balearics, Malta and some Caribbean islands Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Ministers have sought to rescue the summer holiday season by easing travel restrictions for a number of tourist hotspots, amid a cabinet rift over plans to […]
Amanda Spielman says disputes over issues are leading to abuse of children and teachers The head of the schools watchdog in England has denounced a “militant” new brand of activism in school communities, which she warned was leading to confrontation within and outside the school gates and having a potentially […]
In her first public statement, the star said her upbeat social media persona had given millions of fans the wrong impression Britney Spears wrote to her fans on Instagram on Thursday saying she was sorry for “pretending like I’ve been OK the past two years”, her first public statement since […]
Brexit minister says dispute over border checks in Northern Ireland main barrier to better relationship The deterioration in relations with the EU, partly driven by the Northern Ireland “sausage war”, has come as a surprise to those, who campaigned to leave the bloc five years ago, the government has admitted. […]
Research says people tend to fall into two categories: those with respiratory illness and those with fatigue-related symptoms Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage More than 2 million adults in England have experienced coronavirus symptoms lasting over 12 weeks, government data suggests – double the previous estimate […]
Queen’s annual financial accounts, which show falling palace visitor revenue, now include diversity data Buckingham Palace has admitted it “must do more” in terms of diversity and is “not where we would like to be” as figures show people from ethnic minority backgrounds make up 8.5% of its staff. The […]
The singer detailed the conservatorship’s control including not allowing her to remove her IUD and forcing her to take medications Britney Spears delivered an impassioned testimony on Wednesday in which she described the conservatorship that has governed her life for 13 years as an “abusive” arrangement that has denied her […]
On the one hand Gareth Southgate may feel gratified but, on the other, he might detect significant cause for concern. Surely Germany will be better than this when they face England at Wembley on Tuesday, an outcome that for most of a chaotic night seemed beyond them, and if they […]
Police officer Benjamin Monk convicted of manslaughter of former footballer during disturbance in 2016 The minute of violence that led to an ignominious death ‘On his day, he was unbelievable’: the career of Dalian Atkinson Dalian Atkinson’s family told of their relief and continuing pain after a five-year battle for […]