Plymouth winter wonderland and train services also scrapped as Met Office warns of gales along southern English and Welsh coasts Inclement weather has caused several New Year’s Eve firework displays to be cancelled, as heavy rain and high winds threatened to dampen the party spirit of thousands of revellers. In […]
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Sarah Matthews, Cassidy Hutchinson and Alyssa Farah Griffin insist Trump’s behavior would be worse if he wins second term The re-election of Donald Trump in 2024 could “end American democracy as we know it”, according to three women who worked for him in the White House during his chaotic term […]
Heavy bombing continues, while Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel has shown unparalleled ‘morality’ in its conduct in Gaza Israel-Gaza war – live updates At least 100 people have been killed in Gaza in the past 24 hours, as the three-month-old conflict between Israel and Hamas rolls into the new year with […]
Party historian MP Jon Cruddas questions readiness for power of leader with few ties to movement’s roots or ideology A key centre-left Labour MP says Keir Starmer appears to lack a clear sense of purpose due to his detachment from his party’s traditions, and casts doubt on whether he can […]
Only one in 10 feel leaving the EU has helped their finances, while just 9% say it has benefited the NHS, despite £350m a week pledge according to new poll A clear majority of the British public now believes Brexit has been bad for the UK economy, has driven up […]
Teenager into quarter-final after beating former champion Brendan Dolan next as draw opens up nicely for Littler This was always going to happen, you know. That there would eventually come a point in time when genetics, circumstance, opportunity and doner meat combined to produce the perfect darts specimen. It’s a […]
Family of Oscar-nominated British star announced his death on 30 December in a statement Peter Bradshaw on Tom Wilkinson – what a sad loss: he was quietly and consistently wonderful A life in pictures The Oscar-nominated British actor Tom Wilkinson, best known for his role in The Full Monty, has […]
Tunnel under Thames near Ebbsfleet was closed not by weather, but burst pipe, with Southeastern Railway also affected Eurostar said services through the Channel tunnel would resume on Sunday but there were warnings of further delays and busy stations. “Unprecedented” flooding was brought under control on Saturday, meaning at least […]
US prosecutors say ‘strong public interest’ in prompt resolution of case against 31-year-old outweighs benefits of second trial US prosecutors say they do not plan to conduct a second trial against Sam Bankman-Fried, who was convicted last month of stealing from customers of his now-bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange. In a […]
Next government will inherit most challenging situation in public services since second world war, IPPR says Public services will not recover until the 2030s even under a Labour government, and it will take a decade to clear the backlog in the NHS and the courts, a report says. The study […]