Escalation of violence comes as US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, and Europe’s Josep Borrell begin tours of the region • Middle East crisis – live updates The most senior diplomats from the US and the EU launched a dual diplomatic offensive in the Middle East on Saturday aimed at […]
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Paul Maynard under investigation by MPs’ expenses watchdog over claims he charged taxpayers for political campaign services Calls have been made for the prime minister to suspend the whip from a minister while claims he used his taxpayer-funded constituency office to campaign for the Conservative party are reviewed. Paul Maynard, […]
Heather Hallett’s first findings are to be published before the summer and will show how austerity and Brexit hit pandemic planning An explosive report spelling out how the Conservative government failed to prepare the country for the Covid-19 pandemic as it obsessed about Brexit is to be released before the […]
PM insists government is responding, as some residents are told to expect five more days of misery and colder weather Large swathes of England ended the week devastated by flood water as rivers reached record highs, provoking a bitter political row over funding for the country’s most vulnerable areas. Labour […]
Metropolitan police interview two people under caution over scandal that led to wrongful conviction of 700 post office operators The Post Office is under criminal investigation over “potential fraud offences” committed during the Horizon scandal, the Metropolitan police have confirmed for the first time. Officers are “investigating potential fraud offences […]
Biden administration had argued hospitals receiving Medicare funds are required to provide emergency care, including abortion The US supreme court on Friday allowed Idaho to enforce its strict abortion ban, even in medical emergencies, while a legal fight continues. The justices said they would hear arguments in April and put […]
Latest documents bring renewed attention to Prince Andrew and claims the royal ‘spent weeks’ at Epstein’s Palm Beach home New batches of documents related to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse were released on Friday afternoon, bringing renewed attention to his longtime friendship with Prince Andrew and prior claims […]
Humanitarian chief fears ‘famine is around the corner’ with 85% of population displaced and more than 20,000 dead The UN humanitarian chief has described Gaza as “uninhabitable” three months into Israel’s war with Hamas, warning that famine was looming and a public health disaster unfolding. In a grim assessment of […]
Keir Starmer vows to match Conservative attacks in what is shaping up to be a bruising campaign Keir Starmer has promised to “fight fire with fire” against Conservative attacks this year, setting up what is likely to be one of the longest and most bruising general election campaigns in recent […]
White House says Moscow likely to supply Pyongyang with advanced technologies in exchange Russia has started using ballistic missiles supplied by North Korea to attack Ukraine, the White House has said. Washington also alleged Russia was in talks with Iran to buy short-range ballistic missiles. The US intelligence assessment is […]