Ex-chancellor Sajid Javid is made health secretary but Boris Johnson’s authority suffers blow from resignation Matt Hancock has resigned as health secretary after Tory MPs, ministers and grassroots Conservatives defied Boris Johnson and demanded he be dismissed from the government. The minister fell on his sword after a day that […]
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As New York legal troubles mount, ex-president hints at 2024 run and targets those who voted for impeachment The Constitution of Knowledge: defending truth from Trump Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail with a rally in Ohio on Saturday night, campaigning against a Republican who voted for his impeachment […]
Hundreds of tennis balls, some bearing messages, launched at the Houses of Parliament to chants of ‘shame on you’ Police arrested three people and three officers were injured during anti-lockdown protests on Saturday that saw thousands descend on central London and hundreds of tennis balls launched at the Houses of […]
Eagerly anticipated document lands with a thud as most incidents remain unexplained It was an afternoon of much anticipation and excitement – followed by the saddest trombone sound echoing across the internet. The long-awaited report from US intelligence officials on unidentified flying objects dropped this afternoon, marking one of the […]
Four members of the Floyd family, including his seven-year-old daughter Gianna, gave statements before the sentencing Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who murdered George Floyd, has been sentenced to 22 years and six months for second-degree murder, closing one chapter of a case that thrust the issue of […]
Former adviser publishes contents of April 2020 email from Boris Johnson expressing concern over Matt Hancock’s plans for testing Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson believed the national test-and-trace system was “like whistling in the dark” and that the UK was on course to achieve […]
Boris Johnson ‘considers matter closed’ but MPs warn breach of social distancing rules could be as toxic as Cummings’ Durham trip Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Matt Hancock is coming under relentless pressure to quit as MPs warned that the health secretary’s rule-breaking tryst with a […]
Valérie Bacot convicted of the premeditated murder of Daniel Polette after suffering over 20 years of violence A French woman who killed her stepfather, who raped her at the age of 12 and later became her husband, has been convicted of premeditated murder but spared any more time in prison. […]
Labour leader criticises costly ‘national flagship’ plan and pledges to fund crime-fighting instead Keir Starmer is calling on Boris Johnson to scrap his plans for a “vanity yacht” and instead spend the money on tackling antisocial behaviour. Pledging to make Labour “the party of law and order”, Starmer highlighted the […]
Holiday hopes boosted as quarantine lifted for arrivals from Balearics, Malta and some Caribbean islands Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Ministers have sought to rescue the summer holiday season by easing travel restrictions for a number of tourist hotspots, amid a cabinet rift over plans to […]