PM allegedly given advice about inquiry into minister’s taxes when he appointed him Tory party chair Rishi Sunak was told there could be a reputational risk to the government from Nadhim Zahawi’s tax affairs when he appointed him as Conservative party chair in October, sources have told the Observer. During […]
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Whistleblower tells of threats and illegal detention in fresh revelations about failures that drove children into hands of criminals Children seeking asylum in the UK were threatened and subjected to racist abuse by staff at a Home Office-run hotel, a whistleblower has claimed as pressure grows on the government to […]
The Scorpion unit has been deactivated after video was released of the brutal beating of the 29-year-old at the hands of officers This article contains a video depicting violence The Memphis police chief on Saturday disbanded the unit whose officers beat to death Tyre Nichols as the nation and the […]
• Blast recorded with defence ministry reporting minor damage • Background of tension over nuclear pact and arms for Russia Drones have been used to attack a military plant in Iran, with Iranian news agencies reporting a loud blast and showing a flash of light at what was said to […]
FBI director says he’s ‘appalled’ by video of fatal police encounter Sign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email Attorney Ben Crump is holding a press conference alongside Tyre Nichols’s family, where he has compared the swift indictment and arrest of five Black police officers for […]
Barry Martin, 38, was one of five firefighters taken to hospital after fire at historic Edinburgh building A firefighter who was critically injured earlier this week while fighting a blaze at the historic Jenners building in Edinburgh has died. Police Scotland said Barry Martin, 38, from Fife, died on Friday […]
‘Never again will Labour allow hate to spread unchallenged,’ Labour leader will say at annual conference in London Never again will Labour be the party of protest not public service, and never again will it allow hate to spread unchallenged, Keir Starmer will say, as he reiterates his promise to […]
People including property developers and peers who have collectively donated £21m named on new register Conservative donors who have collectively given the party more than £21m since 2001 have been declared as the ultimate owners of UK properties held through more than 150 offshore companies in a new government register. […]
Benjamin Netanyahu promises immediate action after gunman opened fire on people in worst terrorist attack on Israelis in years Eight Israelis have been shot and killed as they left a synagogue in East Jerusalem, in the latest episode of spiralling violence across Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories over the […]
National Audit Office finds ‘extraordinary waste’ along with failures of governance, oversight and financial controls The Department of Health has wasted a total of £15bn on unused personal protective equipment, Covid tests and vaccines, prompting heavy criticism from the Whitehall spending watchdog. The department spent £8.9bn during 2020/21 and another […]