Starmer’s party is 1 point ahead in new poll, following Tory sleaze and second-job rows Labour has recorded its first poll lead over the Conservatives for almost a year in the wake of the row over Tory sleaze and second jobs, according to the latest Opinium poll for the Observer. […]
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• I’ll be your throttle, he told Arcuri as mayor • Diaries could reopen misconduct inquiry Extraordinary details of how Boris Johnson allegedly overruled the advice of staff to promote the business interests of his former lover Jennifer Arcuri and win her affections are revealed in previously unpublished diary extracts […]
Richard Ratcliffe walks away with head held high and huge support after 21-day hunger strike Surrounded by brightly painted pebbles, posters and paintings calling for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s release, Richard Ratcliffe brought his 21-day hunger strike to an end on Saturday, clinging on to hope his actions have made a difference […]
Musician regains independence after legal arrangement denied her right to make key life decisions A judge has approved the termination of Britney Spears’s conservatorship, freeing the pop star from the controversial legal arrangement that has controlled her life for nearly 14 years. The ruling marks an extraordinary victory for the […]
Exclusive: Costa del Sol property firms owned by Goldsmith family ordered to pay €24m in unpaid taxes and fines The luxury villa where Boris Johnson stayed on holiday last month is linked to Costa del Sol property businesses owned by Zac Goldsmith’s family that engaged in a multimillion-pound tax evasion […]
Talks expected to last into Saturday afternoon as delegates are told they must reach a deal or future generations will be forced into violent competition for resources Children born today will be fighting each other for food and water in 2050 if the Cop26 climate summit fails, exhausted delegates were […]
The man in his 20s and the woman in her 80s were stabbed in the street in the west London suburb A man has been killed and a woman in her 80s is in a critical condition in hospital after they were stabbed in a street in Brentford. The Metropolitan […]
Former Trump adviser indicted by grand jury on two counts for contempt of Congress Donald Trump’s former adviser Steve Bannon has been charged with contempt of Congress after failing to appear before a committee investigating the 6 January attack on the US Capitol. The justice department said Bannon had been […]
Michael Fawcett resigns from The Prince’s Foundation after accusations he offered to help secure a knighthood for Saudi donor A former aide to the Prince of Wales has resigned as chief executive of one of Charles’ charities amid an alleged cash-for-honours scandal. Michael Fawcett and his party planning company will […]
Figueres, Tubiana and Fabius warn that leaders must improve plans next year if world is to stay within crucial 1.5C limit World leaders will have to return to the negotiating table next year with improved plans to cut greenhouse gases because the proposed targets agreed at the Cop26 summit are […]