Maroš Šefčovič attempts to end tussle at press conference but ‘big gap’ remains to UK’s demands The EU will scrap 80% of checks on foods entering Northern Ireland from Britain but Brussels officials were “preparing for the worst” amid signs Boris Johnson is set to reject the terms of the […]
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Leicester East MP urged to quit her seat after harassment campaign that included threatening an acid attack The MP Claudia Webbe is facing a potential jail sentence and demands to stand down from her seat after being found guilty of a campaign of harassment including threatening an acid attack. Webbe, […]
Police say suspect in his 30s lived in the town of Kongsberg, where the attacks took place A Danish citizen in his 30s has been arrested and charged after five people were killed and two others injured in attack using a bow and arrows in the Norwegian town of Kongsberg, […]
Scientists urge urgent investigation to ensure that people are not being given false negative results Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Scientists are calling for an urgent investigation after dozens of reports of people testing negative using gold-standard Covid PCR tests, despite testing positive on rapid lateral […]
Offer to lift up to 50% of customs checks aims to turn page on troubled relationship with Boris Johnson What next for the Northern Ireland protocol? The EU will offer to remove a majority of post-Brexit checks on British goods entering Northern Ireland as it seeks to turn the page […]
Sussex chapter of the UCU urges university to undertake investigation into ‘institutional transphobia’ Kathleen Stock, a philosophy professor targeted by activists for her views on gender identification, has said she fears her career at Sussex University has been “effectively ended” by a union’s call for an investigation into transphobia. Sussex’s […]
Legislation raises government’s borrowing limit to $28.9tn Hard-fought House vote passes entirely along party lines The US House of Representatives gave final approval on Tuesday to a Senate-passed bill temporarily raising the government’s borrowing limit to $28.9tn, putting off the risk of default at least until early December. Democrats, who […]
Renewed commitment to coal could scupper Britain’s aim to secure global phase-out pact at climate summit China plans to build more coal-fired power plants and has hinted that it will rethink its timetable to slash emissions, in a significant blow to the UK’s ambitions for securing a global agreement on […]
Early handling and belief in ‘herd immunity’ led to more deaths, Commons inquiry finds Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Britain’s early handling of the coronavirus pandemic was one of the worst public health failures in UK history, with ministers and scientists taking a “fatalistic” approach that […]
PM’s spokesperson says Treasury and BEIS officials looking at ways to help manufacturers Splits have emerged at the heart of Downing Street after No 10 lined up behind Kwasi Kwarteng in his extraordinary cabinet row with the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, over whether to bail out firms struggling with energy costs. […]