Officials give confirmation after forensic tests, as police suggest killings were not carried out upon orders from organised crime How the pair’s final journey ended in tragedy There is a war on nature. Dom Phillips was killed trying to warn you about it Forensic tests carried out on human remains […]

PM’s former ethics adviser says reason given by Downing Street for his resignation was a ‘distraction’ Boris Johnson’s former ethics adviser has said the reason given by Downing Street for his resignation was a “distraction” and doubled down on claims that the government wanted to break international law. After he […]

Labour leader and deputy have promised to resign if found to have breached Covid rules by eating curry and drinking beer at event Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner have returned questionnaires to Durham constabulary, giving their account of a gathering during last year’s local election campaign, the Labour party has […]

£3m Whyte review blasts ‘unacceptable culture’ Children as young as seven were physically abused British Gymnastics and UK Sport ‘put medals above welfare’ Fat shaming, food hiding, physical abuse: gymnasts’ harrowing testimonies British Gymnastics enabled a culture where young gymnasts were starved, body shamed and abused in a system that […]

System to enforce ministerial code under review as ethics adviser resigns over Partygate and steel tariffs row Boris Johnson is considering scrapping the role of ethics adviser after the resignation of Lord Geidt, who accused him of making a mockery of his position overseeing standards in government. The prime minister’s […]

Bennie Thompson says US ‘fortunate for Mike Pence’s courage’ in refusing to accept Trump’s scheme to reject electoral count The House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol presented evidence on Thursday that Donald Trump was told his last-gasp attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 […]

Human rights committee including peers says public order bill lacks nuance and targets peaceful protests MPs and peers have accused ministers of creating a “hostile environment” for peaceful protests with its proposals for new policing powers. The draft public order bill includes a new offence of “locking on”, which relates […]

Colleagues call for journalist and Indigenous activist’s work to be inspiration to others Brazil police find two bodies in search for missing men The writer and the activist: how they bonded over the Amazon The family of Dom Phillips have spoken of their heartbreak over the murder of the British […]

Geidt said: ‘I feel that it is right that I am resigning from my post’ after questions over whether PM broke ministerial code Boris Johnson’s attempt to relaunch his premiership suffered a fresh blow on Wednesday night when his ethics adviser, Lord Geidt, dramatically quit after conceding the prime minister […]

Ukraine war, China lockdowns and Brexit help push up inflation, with products that rely on wheat worst hit Food price rises in the UK could hit 15% this summer – the highest level in more than 20 years – with inflation lasting into the middle of next year, according to […]