Republicans have failed to produce evidence showing president financially benefitted from family business dealings The House voted Wednesday to formally authorize the impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden, even as Republicans have failed to produce evidence showing that the president financially benefitted from his family’s business dealings. The House voted on […]
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Summit president hails ‘historic package to accelerate climate action’ but critics decry ‘litany of loopholes’ in final text Nearly 200 countries at the Cop28 climate summit have agreed to a deal that for the first time calls on all nations to transition away from fossil fuels to avert the worst […]
Research by Shelter finds 309,000 people set to spend festive season ‘in a tiny hostel room or freezing doorway’ after rise in rough sleeping Nearly 40,000 more people than last year are expected to spend this Christmas homeless, in a sign that England’s housing emergency is out of control, according […]
Parliamentary committee says Britain is vulnerable because of poor planning and lack of investment The UK government is at high risk of a “catastrophic ransomware attack” that could “bring the country to a standstill” because of poor planning and a lack of investment, a parliamentary committee has warned. In a […]
Bill passes with a majority of 44 but prime minister faces further peril in the new year UK politics live – latest updates Rishi Sunak narrowly avoided a major rebellion by rightwing Conservative MPs after they abstained on his controversial Rwanda bill but the prime minister faces further peril in […]
US and Israel vote against resolution for Gaza ceasefire while UK abstained on the measure See all our Israel-Gaza war coverage Reports are coming in from the Reuters news agency that three Palestinians were killed on Tuesday during an Israeli raid on the occupied West Bank city of Jenin – […]
Gaynor Lord was last seen on Friday afternoon after leaving work early in Norwich A missing woman whose possessions were found in a riverside park in Norfolk last Friday is most likely to have “entered the water”, police said. Gaynor Lord, a mother of three, was last seen in the […]
Artistic director of the Kiln theatre will take over from Rufus Norris in spring 2025 Indhu Rubasingham has been announced as the next director of the National Theatre, marking the first time that a woman and a person of colour has taken on the biggest role in British theatre. Rubasingham, […]
Australian climate change minister, Chris Bowen, says umbrella group of countries is united in saying draft agreement is too weak A group of countries including Australia, the US, the UK, Canada and Japan have said they will “not be a co-signatory” to “death certificates” for small island states, and have […]
Prime minister will host emergency breakfast at No 10 after frenetic day in Westminster reminiscent of Brexit fights Rishi Sunak is engaged in a desperate lobbying push to persuade Conservative MPs to back his Rwanda bill as he hopes to avoid a defeat that could fatally undermine his authority. The […]