Some bright hopes crashed out on Saturday after a good start at Wimbledon – leaving Heather Watson and Cam Norrie to carry the torch in the singles Last Wednesday night, Wimbledon – the organisers, the BBC and the sponsors – had a problem: Andy Murray and Emma Raducanu, the two […]
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Four friends convicted of conspiracy offences were found ‘guilty by association’, say their supporters A teenager considered such an inspirational youth leader he was invited to address MPs in parliament is among 10 young black men to have been jailed after being convicted of being part of a violent conspiracy. […]
Move comes after Conservative MP stood down as deputy chief whip after incident at private club Today’s politics news – live updates One of Boris Johnson’s close allies, Chris Pincher, has been suspended as a Conservative MP and will be investigated by parliament’s complaints watchdog after allegations he drunkenly groped […]
Use of racial slur by three-time champion emerged on Monday Further unsavoury remarks found in full version of podcast The condemnation facing Nelson Piquet has escalated as evidence of further racist and also homophobic slurs he has made against Lewis Hamilton has emerged. The Briton had already demanded the sport […]
Guess Who member gets back the Gretsch that he used to write American Woman, after fan tracked it down in Tokyo using photos of woodgrain The Canadian rock legend Randy Bachman’s long search has come to an end with him being reunited in Tokyo with a cherished guitar 45 years […]
Cautious welcome for idea to tackle housing crisis but experts warn of risks to those inheriting Downing Street is exploring the idea of trying to tackle the housing crisis with ultra-long mortgages of up to 50 years that could pass between generations, allowing more people to build up equity rather […]
‘Line has been crossed’ say English universities, after request to drop scheme identifying barriers to ethnic minority students Universities in England have launched a fightback against government attacks on their autonomy, telling ministers they “crossed a line” by pressurising them to abandon a scheme designed to improve equality on campus. […]
Turkish president stressed the countries must meet Ankara’s demand to extradite terror suspects Just two days after agreeing to lift deal-breaking objections to Sweden and Finland’s Nato accession, Turkey’s president has warned that Ankara could still block the process if the two countries fail to fully meet his expectations. Recep […]
Chinese president inaugurates former security chief John Lee amid western criticism of Beijing’s crackdown on democratic rights, independent media and personal freedoms 25th anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong – in pictures We were too lenient on pro-democracy politicians, says Regina Ip The ‘unofficials’ who advised Britain on the […]
Peter Tatchell says officers are welcome to join as civilians but the Met needs to be challenged over homophobia Pride in London says uniformed officers should not march in the parade, following calls from LGBTQ+ campaigners to bar them due to Scotland Yard’s “homophobic” handling of the investigation into the […]