Usyk wins by 115-113 and 116-112; one judge has Briton up 115-113 Joshua displays guts but emotion shows in bizarre speech For Anthony Joshua it was ultimately all too much. Having been defeated by the outstanding Oleksandr Usyk for a second time and consequently failing in his bid to regain […]
President urges Ukrainians to stay vigilant as they mark independence from Soviet rule; curfew to be extended in Kharkiv as tensions mount See all our Ukraine war coverage President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has warned Ukrainians to be vigilant in the coming week as they prepare to celebrate their Independence Day, as […]
Met says officers spoke to student nurse on 6 July after welfare concerns The police watchdog is investigating Scotland Yard after it emerged that officers spoke with Owami Davies, the student nurse who was reported missing in early July. Davies left her family home in Grays, Essex, on 4 July […]
Former cabinet minister says he does not expect to return to frontbench politics as he backs underdog in race to be PM Michael Gove has thrown his support behind Rishi Sunak in the Conservative leadership contest, warning that Liz Truss’s refusal to offer more support over rising energy bills and […]
Article by Tory hopeful arguing NHS ‘cannot be put on pedestal’ shows she fully backed 2009 cost-cutting pamphlet Liz Truss personally supported cuts to the NHS, arguing the service “cannot be put on a pedestal” in an article in which she also criticised the “inexorable” rise in doctors’ pay. The […]
Intervention expanded to include financial decisions and governance after report calls for urgent reform The government’s intervention in the running of Liverpool city council is to be expanded to include governance and financial decision-making. It comes after the publication of another critical report on the local authority by four commissioners […]
Four years of failed rains in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia have left the region facing catastrophe this year The number of people at risk of starvation in the drought-ravaged Horn of Africa has increased to 22 million, the UN’s world food programme (WFP) says. Years of insufficient rainfall across Kenya, […]
The self-described sexist was removed for violating Meta’s policies on ‘dangerous organizations and individuals’ Controversial online influencer and self-described misogynist Andrew Tate has been banned from Meta platforms Instagram and Facebook. The former kickboxer and reality TV star was removed for violating Meta policies “on dangerous organizations and individuals”, the […]
A munitions depot blazed near Ukrainian border and explosions hit the occupied peninsula in latest apparent sabotage mission See all our Ukraine war coverage Fires and explosions have been reported at military targets inside Russia and Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine, in the latest of a string of apparent sabotage missions […]
Largest research project of its kind also points to alcohol and being overweight as major contributors Smoking, drinking alcohol, being overweight and other risk factors are responsible for almost half of all cancer deaths worldwide, according to the largest study of its kind. Cancer is the second leading cause of […]