European vice-president Maroš Šefčovič says claim about Brussels trying to erect barrier down Irish Sea undermines UK’s reputation Britain’s foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, has been accused by Brussels of displaying a “total misunderstanding” of the Brexit deal after claiming the EU was trying to erect a barrier between Northern Ireland […]
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Anthony Blinken criticises China over Hong Kong and Xinjiang while his counterpart says US can no longer ‘speak to China from a position of strength’ The United States and China publicly rebuked each other in the first face-to-face talks between senior officials from the two countries since Joe Biden took […]
Committee ruled by five votes to four that first minister’s account of meetings with Salmond was ‘incorrect’ Nicola Sturgeon misled the Scottish parliament over the Alex Salmond crisis, a Holyrood inquiry has concluded after a narrow majority vote, it is understood. A special Holyrood committee ruled, by five votes to […]
Sir Stephen House says officers were ‘doing their duty as they saw it’ and he will not second-guess them The deputy commissioner of the Metropolitan police has said he “can’t apologise for my officers” over their handling of the Sarah Everard vigil in south London last weekend. Speaking to the […]
Thinktank says government’s decision was a ‘huge mistake’ and should be central to any pandemic inquiry Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Delaying the winter lockdown caused up to 27,000 extra deaths in England, the Resolution Foundation thinktank has claimed as it accused the government of a […]
Nasa’s latest Mars rover, Perseverance, has sent back the sounds of its six metal wheels driving across the planet’s surface. The recording was captured by one of its two onboard microphones, with Nasa releasing 16 minutes’ worth. Engineers are investigating whether a high-pitched scratching noise is caused by electromagnetic interference […]
Reports suggest using Gibraltar, the Isle of Man or paying third countries in an Australian-style system Asylum seekers could be sent to processing centres abroad under the home secretary’s plans to overhaul the immigration system, according to reports. The British overseas territory of Gibraltar is a location under consideration by […]
Regulator finds disturbing inconsistencies, including order being applied to everyone over 80 with dementia in one residence Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Blanket orders not to resuscitate some care home residents at the start of the Covid pandemic have been identified in a report by England’s […]
Move follows supreme court ruling that drivers are workers but critics say they are still short-changed Uber is to guarantee its 70,000 UK drivers a minimum hourly wage, holiday pay and pensions after a landmark supreme court ruling. The ride-hailing app said drivers would start benefiting from the changes from […]
Change to UK policy of using missiles only in response to nuclear, chemical or biological threats Britain is prepared to launch nuclear weapons if the country was faced with an exceptionally destructive attack using cyber or other “emerging technologies”, according to the integrated defence review. The stark statement marks a […]