Fears over financing, security and staffing threaten to take the shine off a showcase event and a national triumph for Emmanuel Macron’s presidency Two years almost to the day before the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, organisers are reportedly “in a cold sweat” over security, financial, venue and staffing […]
Declaration is strongest call to action agency can make, with most recent such announcement being for Covid The global monkeypox outbreak has been declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization (WHO) – the strongest call to action the agency can make. It is the […]
Tory leadership candidate’s pledge follows favourite Liz Truss’s claim she would extend Rwanda scheme Rishi Sunak, who is battling with Liz Truss to win the backing of the Conservative grassroots in his attempt to replace Boris Johnson, has announced plans for an annual cap on the number of refugees the […]
Jury finds former Trump adviser guilty on two counts of criminal contempt for refusing to appear before House committee Steve Bannon, the former top strategist to Donald Trump, was convicted on Friday in his contempt of Congress trial – a victory for the House January 6 select committee that referred […]
Kent port apologises for delays and blames French border control as summer getaway kicks off Holidaymakers have been warned chaos that triggered six-hour queues at Dover could spill into the weekend, after the port declared a “critical incident” that it blamed on “woefully inadequate” French border control staffing. The Kent […]
Graham Mansfield, sentenced this week for killing terminally ill Dyanne, says if he had to do the ‘horrible act’ again, he would A man who cut his terminally ill wife’s throat in an “act of love” said he would do the same again to give her peace, as he called […]
Scale and complexity of task would be difficult in context of civil service cuts, say experts Hundreds of laws covering employment and environmental protections could disappear overnight if Liz Truss becomes prime minister after she promised to scrap all remaining EU regulations by the end of 2023. Despite warnings about […]
Shipping of millions of tonnes from blockaded Black Sea ports could avert global food crisis Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates Ukraine and Russia have signed a UN-backed deal to allow the export of millions of tonnes of grain from blockaded Black Sea ports, potentially averting the threat of a catastrophic global […]
Hearing reveals former president’s speech outtakes on video, including message from 7 January Meadows said ‘Get Ivanka down here’ as staff tried to figure out how to get Trump to stop rioters, Cipollone says Official said Secret Service agents ‘called to say goodbye to family’ Sign up to receive First […]
Former chancellor says opponent’s economic policies risk stoking inflation and pushing up interest rates Rishi Sunak has launched his strongest attack yet on his rival Liz Truss’s economic policies, claiming her £30bn plans for unfunded tax cuts risk stoking inflation and pushing up interest rates. His attack came as a […]