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 […]
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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 […]
News of billion-pound profits comes after UK households warned average annual bill could hit £3,850 by 2023 Soaring profits at two of the UK’s biggest energy companies have been described as an “insult” to millions of people struggling amid the cost of living crisis, with high oil and gas prices […]
Police fired teargas in a bid to stop crowds who entered parliament waving flags, taking photographs, chanting and cheering Hundreds of supporters of powerful Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr danced and sang in parliament after storming Baghdad’s high-security Green Zone in protest at a rival bloc’s nomination for prime minister. Police […]
Aslef members voted for action in August, while the RMT chief, Mick Lynch, is calling for a general strike Unions warned the UK could face a general strike this year as rail workers voted for fresh action set to intensify a summer of industrial unrest. The vote for further transport […]
England against Germany in a European Championship final at a sold-out Wembley. Loved, hated, it is a tie that draws the attention of the host nation like no other, in any sport, in any arena. Despite an at times scintillating display from France, who came from behind for the first […]
Francis Crick Institute in London says area of spike protein of Sars-CoV-2 could form basis of jab against variants and common cold Scientists have made a “promising” advance towards developing a universal coronavirus vaccine to tackle Covid-19 and the common cold. Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute in London have […]