Four golds in four days plus further successes in the pool, gym, taekwondo, triathlon and dressage take overall medal tally to 13 Team GB have now made their greatest start to an Olympic Games in modern times after winning a fourth gold medal in four days in Tokyo. Further success […]
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Lifeboat charity says it is its moral and legal duty to rescue people at risk of dying as they cross Channel The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has hit out at accusations it is operating a “migrant taxi service” by rescuing people at risk of dying in the water as […]
PM’s attempt to grip agenda flounders amid criticism he has ignored evidence on stop-and-search Police chiefs have condemned Boris Johnson’s high-profile strategy to tackle crime as “weird and gimmicky”, while plans to increase stop-and-search were criticised for ignoring the evidence. The crime initiative was supposed to show the Johnson government […]
Average price of a home is now £230,700 – 5.7% higher than a year ago, says property website Zoopla UK house prices hit a new high in June and are 30% higher than the peak they hit before the 2008 financial crisis, according to the latest snapshot of the market. […]
Government’s proposals include more frequent stop and search and making community service street cleaners ‘more visible’ MPs and campaigners have sounded alarm at a series of proposals in the government crime reduction plan, including more frequent stop and search, a trial of “alcohol tags” and criminals undertaking “visible” community service […]
Downing Street says latest figures are ‘encouraging’ but impact of 19 July unlocking not yet reflected Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Downing Street and scientists remained cautious about declaring a turning point in the outbreak on Monday night despite a huge drop in Covid case numbers […]
Billionaire lost out to Elon Musk’s SpaceX in lunar bid Contract is to build craft to take astronauts to the moon Fresh off his trip to space, Jeff Bezos on Monday offered to cover up to $2bn in Nasa costs if the US space agency awards his company Blue Origin […]
Live updates from day four’s Games action in Tokyo Games schedule | Results | Medal table | Full coverage Sign up for the Guardian’s daily Olympic briefing Any thoughts? You can email Jonathan | tweet @JPHowcroft 3.55am BST Surfing: The men’s semi-finals are underway. First up is Japanese fifth seed […]
As crowds celebrate ousting of ministers blamed for economic stagnation, opposition accuses Kais Saied of staging a coup Tunisian president Kais Saied has suspended parliament and dismissed prime minister Hichem Mechichi after a day of protests against the ruling party brought the country’s political crisis to a head. Cheering crowds […]
Exclusive: Analysis raises questions about the organisation’s safeguarding procedures ‘Negligently amateur’: Survivor decries Scouts’ inquiry into alleged abuse at 13 More than 250 people in the UK and Ireland have been convicted of child sexual abuse offences committed while they were Scout leaders or in other positions of responsibility within […]