‘I’m looking forward to opening the throttle,’ leader tells Labour as he urges party to be ready for 2023 election Keir Starmer has ordered the Labour party to prepare to fight an early general election in May 2023 as he pledges today to “take off the mask” and show the […]
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Practice that used pre-checked boxes and obscure design on fundraising emails condemned as ‘unethical and inappropriate’ Donald Trump’s 2020 presidential campaign used pre-checked boxes and obscure design on fundraising emails to wring millions of dollars out of unwitting supporters, detonating a “money bomb” which allowed the Republican to compete against […]
Remote learning has left teachers on receiving end of insults and interference, says NASUWT The switch to remote learning during lockdown left teachers on the receiving end of verbal abuse and “parent bombing” as well as taunts on social media, with little support or training to deal with the issue, […]
30 reported cases of blood-clotting issues after AstraZeneca Covid-19 jab out of 18m doses Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Further cases of a rare blood clotting syndrome including seven deaths have been reported among recipients of the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab in the UK, although experts say the […]
Broadcaster says report seems to want to brush history under the carpet, as others attack ‘distorted’ use of research One of Britain’s foremost historians of slavery has accused the authors of a controversial racial disparities report commissioned by Downing Street of giving the impression they would prefer “history to be […]
Police shoot suspect after he allegedly rams vehicle and then lunges at officers with a knife A police officer and a suspect were dead on Friday after the suspect rammed a vehicle into two US Capitol police officers outside Congress in Washington, then lunged at others with a knife. The […]
President Tsai Ing-wen due to visit survivors on Saturday after 50 people died in worst rail accident in decades Taiwan authorities have sought an arrest warrant for the driver of a construction vehicle that is alleged to be the cause of train derailment which killed at least 50 people. The […]
One in four teachers tell union they sought medical help because of pandemic impact Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Teachers say their mental health has been so damaged that many needed medical help to cope with “overwhelming” work pressures during lockdown, while some resorted to self-harm, […]
Interim report on measure due on Monday, but trials already in pipeline for football matches later this month Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson has given firm backing to the use of Covid passports with pilots for large events planned for this month. Johnson, who […]
List compiled by researchers of victims of mass killings includes infants and people in their 90s Almost 2,000 people killed in more than 150 massacres by soldiers, paramilitaries and insurgents in Tigray have been identified by researchers studying the conflict. The oldest victims were in their 90s and the youngest […]