US secretary of state says Biden administration inherited Taliban deal to end the war with no plan for carrying it out Antony Blinken, the US secretary of state, has pushed back against heavy Republican criticism of the handling of the military withdrawal from Afghanistan, saying the Biden administration inherited a […]
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Ex-BBC host was unhappy with technical mistakes, loss of key staff and the channel’s political direction Andrew Neil has resigned as lead presenter and chairman of GB News after differences of opinion over the direction of the rightwing channel, raising questions over its future. The ex-BBC host was the face […]
Successful portrait painter died ‘suddenly and peacefully’ in London, according to family statement Charlotte Johnson Wahl, the mother of the prime minister, has died at the age of 79. The portrait painter passed away “suddenly and peacefully” at a London hospital on Monday, the family said in a statement shared […]
Major study shows childcare system that is financially crippling, hinders careers and needs radical overall How do UK childcare costs stack up against the best? ‘The cost is insane’: the parents unable to afford childcare Tens of thousands of working parents say the government is failing them with inadequate childcare […]
Exclusive: Labour says analysis exposes ‘gaping flaw’ in PM’s plan to resolve social care crisis Nearly 70,000 people in England are likely to die waiting for access to adult social care before the changes revealed this week by Boris Johnson come into force, reveals analysis that Labour says “exposes a […]
Labour and CBI express concerns the government’s tax policies are bad for business and workers Higher national insurance payments will leave low-paid frontline workers potentially more than £1,000 a year worse off, while also depriving firms of the cash needed to invest, according to the latest analyses. The combination of […]
Singer posts video of sparkling ring, days after father filed to end the conservatorship that controls her life Britney Spears has announced her engagement to her boyfriend Sam Asghari with an exuberant post displaying a diamond ring engraved with the word “lioness”. She wrote “I can’t fucking believe it!“ with […]
‘We will not accept return to old pre-pandemic NHS, which was so patently understaffed,’ chair to say Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Chronic neglect of the NHS, poor pandemic preparedness and flawed government policies have contributed to the appalling impact of the Covid-19 crisis in the […]
Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and George W Bush join mourners in ceremonies in New York, Pennsylvania and at Pentagon Some wept. Some held photos of loved ones At 8.46am, precisely two decades after a passenger plane became a new and deadly weapon here, all fell silent in remembrance. Families of […]
Exclusive: NHS leaders understood to have been briefed on plans to vaccinate children, beginning from 22 September • Coronavirus – latest updates • See all our coronavirus coverage Plans for Covid vaccinations for 12- to 15-year-olds across the UK are to be announced by the government this week, with a […]