Campaigners say £4bn package to replace Grenfell-style cladding fails to address other safety problems Five years after Grenfell, are all cladding victims now going to get help? Michael Gove must spend billions more on ending the fire safety crisis in homes across England, campaigners will say on Monday, as they […]
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Requests follow reports that Boris Johnson may have been present at a ‘bring your own booze’ party Downing Street is facing calls to ensure that Boris Johnson will be personally interviewed by the Sue Gray inquiry about alleged No 10 gatherings during the first lockdown, after it emerged he may […]
Make UK says two-thirds of companies fear customs delays and red tape from new rules will further hamper supply chains Manufacturers have warned that Brexit will add to soaring costs facing British industry, amid concerns that customs delays and red tape will rank among the biggest challenges for firms this […]
The Spin: subscribe to our weekly cricket newsletter Any thoughts? Email Sam or tweet @sjjperry 12th over: England 30-0 (Hameed 8, Crawley 22) Boland kicks things off and there’s a bat-pad appeal straight away, but it’s non-committal. Hameed leaves the next and Carey takes it in front of his face. […]
Positive test used as basis of medical exemption into Australia Craig Tiley privately praises staff for ‘unbelievable job’ Novak Djokovic faced fresh controversy over his attempt to enter Australia to take part in the Open tennis tournament after pictures emerged on social media of his appearances at public events after […]
Dr Clive Dix says we should treat the virus like flu Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Covid should be treated as an endemic virus similar to flu, and ministers should end mass-vaccination after the booster campaign, the former chairman of the UK’s vaccine taskforce has said. […]
‘Time machine’ will allow astronomers to study the beginning of the universe shortly after the Big Bang Nasa engineers yesterday completed the final unfolding of the huge primary mirror of the agency’s James Webb space telescope. The manoeuvre was the final step of the $10bn observatory’s two-week deployment phase that […]
Globetrotting presenter hopes ‘value’ of programmes offsets their carbon footprint Explorer and television presenter Simon Reeve is troubled by the carbon footprint of the travel documentaries he makes and sometimes feels a hypocrite, he has confessed. Talking candidly about his climate change guilt and also reflecting on his unhappy teenage […]
Judge rules William ‘Roddie’ Bryan can seek parole after 30 years while Travis and Gregory McMichael cannot A judge in Georgia sentenced Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan to life in prison on Friday for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man who was running through their […]
Senior lawyers question motives of attorney general, who says she could refer acquittal to court of appeal Senior lawyers have accused the attorney general for England and Wales of politically-driven meddling after she announced that she could refer the acquittal of the Colston Four to the court of appeal. Suella […]