Exclusive: chair of standards committee calls for power to shut down APPGs where there are clear conflicts of interest More than £13m has been poured into a growing network of MPs’ interest groups by private firms including healthcare bodies, arms companies and tech giants, fuelling concerns over the potential for […]
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Ruling forces ex-president, Ivanka and Donald Trump Jr to comply with subpoenas as Letitia James investigates Trump Organization Donald Trump and two of his children have been ordered by a New York judge to appear for a deposition within the next three weeks, as part of the billowing investigation over […]
Property in a Victorian conversion in Lower Clapton has a bed, microwave, bathroom and incumbent tenant Imagine distilling your life to fit in just 7 square metres. There would just about be space for a bed, a toilet and shower, a sink, a microwave and some storage. But no room […]
Education secretary Nadhim Zahawi warns against promoting contested theories as fact New guidance on political impartiality in the classroom is confusing and likely to scare teachers in England away from tackling important subjects such as climate change and racism, according to education unions. The guidance issued by the Department for […]
Pfizer/BioNTech jab to be offered to younger children as experts decide benefits outweigh risks Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage All children aged five to 11 in England will be offered a Covid vaccine, ministers have said in a long-awaited announcement, while emphasising that parents would be […]
Multiple reports contradict Moscow’s claim of partial drawdown; Nato secretary general sees ‘no sign of de-escalation on the ground’ Ukraine accuses Russia of cyber-attack on banks and defence ministry Russians ridicule western media on ‘day of no invasion’ Russia still building forces on Ukraine border, says top Nato official Ukrainians […]
MPs raise concerns over lengthy amount of time taken for payout to wrongly accused former Post Office workers The Post Office and the government need to speed upcompensation payments to workers who were victims of the Horizon IT scandal, according to a report by an influential group of MPs. MPs […]
Research prompts warnings humanity is ‘financing its own extinction’ through subsidies damaging to the climate and wildlife The world is spending at least $1.8tn (£1.3tn) every year on subsidies driving the annihilation of wildlife and a rise in global heating, according to a new study, prompting warnings that humanity is […]
Out-of-court settlement in civil case means Duke of York is spared giving evidence at trial The Duke of York has settled the sex assault case filed against him by Virginia Giuffre for an undisclosed sum, sparing him the humiliation of giving evidence in a trial and protecting the royal family […]
SMMT says number of chargers has not grown fast enough to keep up with growth of EVs The UK car industry has warned of a “growing regional divide” in the provision of electric car chargers, as it called for a new regulator to oversee legally binding targets for charger installation. […]