Legislation allowing Brexit deal to be scrapped passes second reading stage, despite risk of trade war with EU Proposed legislation to allow the UK to unilaterally rip up Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland at the risk of a trade war with the EU passed the second reading stage in the […]
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Four further men treated at scene, with cause of blast still unknown A man is in a critical condition after an explosion destroyed a house and damaged several others in Birmingham. The man was in the property at the time of the blast and was helped out by people at […]
Longstanding backing for Kyiv ‘a price worth paying for democracy and freedom’ says prime minister at G7 summit Boris Johnson has urged other world leaders to hold firm in their long-term support for Ukraine, amid increasing concern in Downing Street that some countries could become swayed by calls for Kyiv […]
Chaos overtakes city of Espinal after wood and bamboo stands collapse during cultural festival Four people were killed and about 70 injured in Colombia on Sunday after spectator stands at a bullfight collapsed, provincial officials said. The bull reportedly escaped from the plaza hosting the spectacle and was causing panic […]
UCL’s research, knowledge and support for business startups provides boost ‘equal to holding Olympics every year’ University College London has boasted its financial contribution to the British economy is the equivalent of hosting the Olympics every year – in part because of how it encourages graduates to create jobs and […]
Musical giants including Diana Ross and Paul McCartney helped audiences put uncertainties of past two years behind them It was the song Glastonbury attenders wanted to hear the most. And Motown classic I’m Coming Out seemed a fitting soundtrack to this year’s Glastonbury after the Covid-19 pandemic, which forced the […]
Avon and Somerset police say victim died at scene in Charfield after being found badly injured A man has died after an assault in a village in south Gloucestershire on Friday night, police said. Officers from Avon and Somerset police attended an address on Thames Close, Charfield, just before 11pm […]
Vladimir Putin again raises nuclear threat during Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, as Olaf Scholz hosts G7 leaders to discuss energy and food crisis Russia will deliver missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads to Belarus in the coming months, President Vladimir Putin has said as he received Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko. […]
Playing well over two hours at the age of 80, McCartney visits some curious corners of his back catalogue – but the big hits are about as thrilling as live pop music gets ‘When we do a Beatles song, all your phones light up and it’s like a galaxy of […]
Money was passed immediately to one of the prince’s charities, says Clarence House The Prince of Wales accepted bags containing millions of euros in cash during meetings with a senior Qatari politician, according to a report. Prince Charles was said to have been given a total of €3m (£2.6m) during […]