‘Special shuttle’ one of few services running in Birmingham after the latest industrial action on the network Rail strikes brought fresh misery for millions across the country on Saturday, including major disruption to Birmingham as it hosted one of the busiest days of the Commonwealth Games. The latest round of […]
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Relatives of 12-year-old boy in comatose state allowed more time after judge ruled life support treatment should end An NHS trust boss says staff are giving relatives of a 12-year-old boy left in a comatose state after suffering brain damage time to “come to terms” with a judge’s ruling that […]
Ukraine president says more than 50 people died, as Moscow and Kyiv accuse each other of being behind attack on prison in Russian-occupied Donetsk What we know on day 157 of the invasion Volodymyr Zelenskiy has denounced as a war crime a prison attack that killed dozens of Ukrainian prisoners […]
Rather than clearing name, ruling leaves Vardy with legal defeat and destroyed reputation Analysis: Why ‘Wagatha Christie’ may be last libel case of its kind A “devastated” Rebekah Vardy has lost her libel case against Coleen Rooney, leaving her facing a bill for millions of pounds in legal costs as […]
Guests will gather on Saturday at Daylesford House in Cotswolds, owned by JCB’s Anthony Bamford Boris and Carrie Johnson are to hold a wedding party on Saturday at the Cotswolds estate of a major Tory donor. The outgoing prime minister, 58, and his wife, 34, will host family and friends […]
Ex-chancellor vows to stop leftwing agitators ‘bulldozing’ British values as Tugendhat backs Truss Rishi Sunak will seek to revive his flagging bid for the premiership on Saturday by wading in to a series of so-called culture war issues, vowing to stop “leftwing agitators” from “bulldozing” British values. With Liz Truss […]
Recent extreme temperatures were higher than those simulated by climate models, analysis reveals Climate breakdown made the recent record UK heatwave 10 times more likely, researchers have found. Analysis by World Weather Attribution reveals that temperatures in the UK during the heatwave, when it hit 40.3C, were higher than those […]
Russia’s media watchdog demands registration be declared invalid as independent newspaper vows legal fight Russia-Ukraine war: see all our coverage Novaya Gazeta, one of Russia’s last remaining independent news outlets, is under threat after the country’s media watchdog demanded that its website and print edition be stripped of its licence. […]
A raging bull, Malala Yousafzai, a Brummie drag queen and Duran Duran all part of festivities With a 10-metre-tall raging bull, a union jack made from 72 cars, and an appearance by Malala Yousafzai, the Commonwealth Games kicked off on Thursday night with an unashamedly loud celebration of everything Birmingham. […]
Liz Truss and former chancellor take part at first official Conservative party hustings in Leeds Rishi Sunak has said he would back the creation of new grammar schools if he becomes prime minister, as he clashed with Liz Truss at a Conservative party hustings. The former chancellor, who attended one […]