Pete Arredondo defended the police response to the massacre in a 17-page letter that also lashed out at state officials The Uvalde school district fired police chief Pete Arrendondo on Wednesday, making him the first officer to lose his job over the hesitant and fumbled response by law enforcement at […]

Vyshgorod district just north of capital hit by explosions, says governor; US president expected to discuss arms shipments with Ukrainian counterpart Revealed: Russian plan to disconnect nuclear plant from grid At a glance: what we know on day 183 of the invasion Continue reading…

Former Newsnight presenter says former No 10 communications chief Sir Robbie Gibb on board acting as ‘arbiter of impartiality’ Emily Maitlis has said a BBC board member is an “active agent of the Conservative party” who is shaping the broadcaster’s news output by acting “as the arbiter of BBC impartiality”. […]

Liverpool’s chief constable says death of girl at home ‘crosses every boundary’ and pledges major response to catch anyone involved An attempted public murder of a senior gang member caused a nine-year-old girl to be mistakenly shot dead while being shielded by her mother inside her Liverpool home, the Guardian […]

Ukraine marks its independence from Soviet rule and six months of war with Russia; Volodymyr Zelenskiy warns of ‘hideous Russian provocations and brutal strikes’ Zelenskiy warns Russia of strong response to independence day attacks At a glance: what we know on day 182 of the invasion Zelenskiy has vowed to […]

Duchess of Sussex talks of criticism she faced when beginning relationship with Prince Harry, in podcast Archetypes The Duchess of Sussex has revealed she was criticised for her ambition when she began her relationship with Prince Harry, saying it was seen as a “terrible, terrible thing”. She added that she […]

Tory leadership hopeful says there is no need for independent body as she has ‘always acted with integrity’ Liz Truss has refused to commit to appointing an ethics adviser if she became prime minister, saying she has “always acted with integrity”. At the Conservative leadership hustings in Birmingham on Tuesday […]

Energy prices have soared above prediction and subsidies will require significant further spending Ministers could face an additional £23bn price tag for covering extra household energy costs of £900 this autumn, rising to £90bn next year, a new paper by the Institute for Government has found. The paper, looking at […]

Relatives of Oladeji Omishore say 41-year-old was ‘clearly in distress’ and Met actions contributed to his death The Metropolitan police were wrong to Taser a man on Chelsea Bridge and their “excessive and unnecessary force” contributed to his death, his family have said. The family of Oladeji Omishore, 41, used […]

TBI recommends English schools focus on aspects such as critical thinking and creativity to ready pupils for jobs in digital world GCSEs and A-levels should be scrapped in favour of a system that better prepares school-leavers for the workplace, a report has suggested. The study conducted by the Tony Blair […]