Dutch police have detained three suspects after investigative reporter was shot in the street Dutch crime reporter Peter de Vries, known for his work in exposing the criminal underworld, has been shot and seriously wounded on a street in Amsterdam. Three suspects were detained, including the possible gunmen, police said, […]
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In the end, it all came down to one kick. One kick to put Italy into the final. One kick to erase the years of underachievement, one kick to quench a nation’s longing, one kick for everything. The kick fell to Jorginho. With his customary hop and skip, and a […]
Taxpayer facing potential £335m loss after audit office says government bank carried out limited due diligence on business support loans The collapsed finance firm Greensill Capital was given access to a government-backed loan scheme without being subjected to detailed checks, leaving UK taxpayers facing a £335m loss, Whitehall’s spending watchdog […]
All but one of the herd of 13 were born in captivity, but conservationists hope they can be ‘rewilded’ A herd of elephants born and raised in a Kent zoo are about to get on a plane to travel almost 4,500 miles (7,000km) to Kenya, in order to reintroduce them […]
Commons health committee says NHS has reduced baby deaths significantly but could do more to improve safety A cascade of catastrophic failings’: the UK’s baby death scandals A thousand babies die preventable deaths every year in England because a culture of shifting blame and keeping tight-lipped means lessons are not […]
Borders bill will allow for charges against migrants ‘knowingly’ arriving in UK without permission Ministers are to reveal proposals for a suite of new laws paving the way for offshore centres for asylum seekers and criminal charges for migrants “knowingly” arriving in the UK without permission. The nationality and borders […]
PM will make England most unrestricted country in Europe despite saying cases could soar to 50,000 before date is reached Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson will revoke hundreds of Covid regulations and make England the most unrestricted society in Europe from 19 July despite […]
More than 3,000 students sign petition against keeping lecture halls vacant with no reduction in tuition fees Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The University of Manchester is facing a mounting backlash from students after becoming the first to unveil plans to keep its lectures permanently online […]
60,000 expected to cheer on England at Euro 2020 semi-final, the biggest crowd to gather in the UK since the pandemic began Football has landed on home soil. After Saturday night’s emphatic 4-0 win over Ukraine in Rome, the England team flew back to their base at St George’s Park […]
Prime minister defies warnings from his own MPs concerned that bill to shake up health service will prove gift to Labour Boris Johnson is set to spark a political row this week by announcing plans to seize greater control of the NHS, despite warnings that the “power grab” will see […]