Search for missing continues, with Netherlands, Switzerland and Luxembourg also affected The death toll from catastrophic floods in western Germany and Belgium has risen to more than 125, local authorities have said, as emergency services continued their search for hundreds still missing. The German president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, said he was […]
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Prime minister, chancellor and health secretary discussing manifesto-breaking move, say Whitehall sources Downing Street is considering plans for a manifesto-breaking tax rise that would be earmarked to pay for fixing the social care system, according to Whitehall sources. One option being weighed up by ministers is an increase in either […]
Late change to Monday’s new Covid rules in England as strict conditions introduced on travel to Bulgaria Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Travellers returning to England from France will still be forced to quarantine next week even if they are double-vaccinated after ministers made a last-minute […]
Angela Merkel says her ‘heart goes out’ to flood victims after disaster leaves at least 59 dead Devastating flooding in Germany has killed nearly 60 people, with more than a thousand missing in one district alone, as Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed deep sympathy for victims of a “catastrophe” whose extent […]
Experts criticise lack of new policy while Tory MPs fear agenda may be little more than ambiguous phrase Boris Johnson’s flagship “levelling up” speech has been criticised by experts for containing scant new policy as concern grows among Conservative MPs that the guiding principle of his premiership risks becoming little […]
The watchdogs found both organisations were more cautious in investigating and prosecuting cases compared with other crimes The police and the Crown Prosecution Service must stop the “blame culture” that sees the organisations “pointing the finger” at each other for the failure of rape victims in the criminal justice system, […]
The journalist and author died of causes relating to her long-term illness, according to friends Tributes have poured in for the journalist and author Dawn Foster, who has died suddenly aged 34. Foster, a regular television commentator and a fierce critic of inequality, died of causes related to her long-term […]
Channel label Guto Harri’s on-air gesture in solidarity against racist abuse suffered by the England team ‘unacceptable’ GB News attracted zero viewers during some of its broadcasts this week, according to official television audience figures produced by rating agency Barb, after a viewer boycott prompted by one of its presenters […]
MPs in south-east England fear more byelection losses if ‘red wall’ seats appear favoured over theirs Towns trouser cash as billions earmarked for ‘levelling up’ in UK Boris Johnson will attempt to reassure Tory MPs in south-east England that his flagship “levelling up” policy does not involve directly favouring the […]
Report says changes in eating habits must be accelerated to meet targets on health and climate Ministers are being urged to levy a £3bn sugar and salt tax as part of a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” to break Britain’s addiction to junk food, cut meat consumption by nearly a third and help […]