Police chief describes situation as a ‘siege’ as thousands of protesters join demonstrations against Covid restrictions The mayor of Canada’s capital declared a state of emergency Sunday and a former US ambassador to Canada said groups in the US must stop interfering in the domestic affairs of America’s neighbour as […]
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White House believes Moscow has amassed at least 70% of firepower needed for mid-February invasion Russia has enough troops in place to seize Kyiv or another Ukrainian city but not yet sufficient numbers for a full takeover and occupation of the country, Ukraine’s former defence minister has said, as Washington […]
Prime minister may still face more letters of no confidence and revelations from Dominic Cummings Allies of Boris Johnson have insisted that “grownups” are now in charge of his operation as he heads into critical week for his beleaguered premiership that could see him face a confidence vote and the […]
Monarch expresses ‘sincere wish’ in candid message marking 70th anniversary of her accession The Queen has expressed her “sincere wish” that the Duchess of Cornwall becomes Queen Consort when Charles becomes king. In a candid message marking the 70th anniversary of her accession, the monarch made clear her desire, unambiguously […]
Controversial telecoms mogul Mohamed Amersi takes on Conservative party over exclusion from elite gatherings and auction prizes never received A major Tory party supporter is demanding the repayment of £200,000 in donations after complaining that he was excluded from elite political events and was never given auction prizes he had […]
More MPs set to submit resignation demands as No 10 rejigs team Boris Johnson’s desperate efforts to save his premiership were undermined on Saturday as one of his most loyal backbench supporters said it was now “inevitable” that Tory MPs would remove him from office over the “partygate” scandal. In […]
BP, like its competitors, looks like becoming a ‘cash machine’ again this week as it surfs the wave of soaring gas prices Millions of British homes are preparing for a cost of living crisis prompted by the global gas supply crunch, but the high market prices mean big revenues for […]
King hails efforts to rescue Rayan Awram, aged five, who was trapped for four days after falling into the well in his village of Ighara A five-year-old boy in Morocco who was trapped for four days in a deep well, and whose plight captivated residents of the north African kingdom, […]
Sajid Javid has joined Rishi Sunak in rejecting slur on Keir Starmer as two more MPs call for PM to go Boris Johnson’s attempts to rally his dilapidated top team floundered on Friday after a second cabinet minister distanced himself from the prime minister and two more Conservative MPs called […]
Protesters led by Women’s Equality party want government to launch full inquiry into police misogyny Mock “appeals for information” posters highlighting misogynistic, racist and homophobic comments made by police officers in Charing Cross police station have been erected in London to increase pressure on the government to launch an inquiry […]