Visitors in London for birthday trip were in bed when Adam Lockwood waved to them on way to top of 72-floor landmark A couple staying on the 40th floor of the Shard have spoken about spotting a barefoot climber ascending the London skyscraper on Sunday morning. Paul Curphey spotted Adam […]
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Senior Tories tell likely leadership winner that she needs to appoint an inclusive team as row looms over Partygate report Senior Tories are warning Liz Truss that she will lead a deeply divided Tory party to inevitable defeat at the next election unless she makes a concerted effort to include […]
Unprecedented flooding in the country during monsoon season has left at least 1,265 people dead Pakistan has appealed to the international community for an “immense humanitarian response” to unprecedented flooding that has left at least 1,265 people dead. According to initial government estimates, the rain and flooding have caused $10bn […]
Brexit campaign group fronted by Nigel Farage leaves thousands in unpaid fines for data law breaches The Brexit campaign group Leave.EU has gone into liquidation with its controversial co-founder Arron Banks appearing to write off a loan worth more than £7m. Documents submitted to Companies House also reveal that the […]
Mahmood Mattan, a British Somali, was hanged in 1952 after he was found guilty of a murder in Cardiff The family of a man wrongly convicted of murder has been given a police apology for the “terrible suffering” the miscarriage of justice caused, 70 years after he was executed in […]
Shutdown over ‘oil leak’ comes only hours after G7 nations agree to impose a price cap Fears that Europe could be engulfed by a winter energy crisis reached new heights yesterday after the Russian energy supplier Gazprom extended the shutdown of gas flows it had imposed through its key Nord […]
Boris Johnson accused of trying to ‘intimidate and bully’ inquiry into claims he misled MPs Politics live – latest updates Boris Johnson has been accused of trying to “intimidate and bully” an inquiry into claims he misled MPs over Downing Street parties, after No 10 took the highly unusual step […]
Revelation raises possibility that some of government’s most highly sensitive documents may still be unaccounted for Among the items the FBI retrieved from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort this month were 90 empty folders marked classified or for return to the White House staff secretary or a military aide, according to […]
American has strongly suggested tournament will be her last As it happened: Beau Dure’s game-by-game report There will be no fairytale ending for Serena Williams at the US Open. The 23-time major singles champion was eliminated from the tournament she has won six times with a 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-1 […]
Russian energy company had been due to resume gas delivery to Germany on Saturday morning The Russian energy major Gazprom extended the shutdown of gas flows through its key Nord Stream 1 pipeline to Germany on Friday evening, providing no timeframe for a reopening. The move came hours after G7 […]