Exclusive: If elected next year, party would allow officials to buy up land at fraction of potential cost as part of ‘pro-building’ agenda Labour is planning to give local officials sweeping new powers to buy land cheaply and develop on it, as part of the party’s new “pro-building” agenda. Party […]
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Russia launches drone strikes on Kyiv, hours after Monday’s day and night-time attacks Russia-Ukraine war at a glance If you’re just joining us: Russia launched a fresh “massive” wave of attacks on Kyiv in the early hours of Tuesday and air defence systems were engaging incoming targets, city officials said, […]
Beluga whale was first spotted in Norway wearing a harness marked ‘Equipment St Petersburg’ in 2019 A beluga whale that turned up in Norway wearing a harness in 2019, prompting speculation it was a spy trained by the Russian navy, has reappeared off Sweden’s coast. First discovered in Norway’s far […]
Such a challenge over Lady Hallett’s request for unredacted diaries and messages would be seen as unprecedented The Cabinet Office could take unprecedented action to prevent Boris Johnson’s unredacted diaries and WhatsApp messages being handed over to the official Covid inquiry, the Guardian had been told. Officials are preparing to […]
Election board confirms victory of incumbent over opposition candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu after runoff Turkey election – follow live Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has extended his two decades in power, securing victory over his rival Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu after an unprecedented presidential runoff election, in a vote that reflected Turkey’s stark and persistent […]
Everton extended Abdoulaye Doucouré’s contract on Wednesday and the midfielder repaid them by extending their residence in the top flight of English football into a 70th year. On a day of exhausting emotion at Goodison Park – “a horrible day”, Sean Dyche admitted – the midfielder struck a superb, critical […]
Doctor also says he was ‘managed out’ of the show after raising concerns over how people were being treated A TV doctor who previously worked on ITV’s This Morning has said the culture on the show became “toxic” and that he was “managed out” after he tried to raise his […]
Exclusive: move will come into force on 31 August and will only be waived if a threat to life is feared The Metropolitan police will no longer attend emergency calls related to mental health incidents, the force’s commissioner has said. In a letter seen by the Guardian, Sir Mark Rowley […]
Emergency services continue to search Lake Maggiore but 19 people are reported safe At least one person has drowned and others are missing after a sudden whirlwind overturned a tourist boat on Italy’s Lake Maggiore. Nineteen people were reportedly rescued safely after the vessel overturned on Sunday off Lisanza, at […]
Agreement will reportedly raise debt limit for two years, but deal still needs approval from a divided US congress Joe Biden and the House Republican speaker, Kevin McCarthy, have reached a deal in principle to raise the federal government’s $31.4tn debt ceiling, with just days left before America was expected […]