Smuggled footage from daughter of sheikh says she is hostage in villa surrounded by police The daughter of the ruler of Dubai, who tried to flee the emirate in 2018 but was forcibly returned, has used a smuggled phone to send a series of secret video messages taken over the […]
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European Space Agency aims to take on 26 people for missions to the Moon and eventually to Mars European space chiefs have launched their first recruitment drive for new astronauts in 11 years, with particular emphasis on encouraging women and people with disabilities to join missions to the Moon and, […]
Ira Rosen says Bannon had ‘great frustrations with Trump’ Bannon ‘spoke of removing president with 25th amendment’ US politics – live coverage Former White House strategist Steve Bannon thought Donald Trump was suffering from early-stage dementia and campaigned covertly to remove him from office via the 25th amendment, according to […]
Court documents raise questions about whether Cabinet Office may have misled public Dominic Cummings’ witness statement: key excerpts Why are courts needed for the public to get answers? Coronavirus – latest updates Dominic Cummings was instrumental in the process of awarding a government contract without tender to a company run […]
Emphasis on infection rate in addition to four initial criteria likely to inflame backbench tensions Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson is closely monitoring coronavirus case rates as a requirement for easing restrictions in England, stressing the need for a layer of caution alongside four […]
Whaling vessel was carrying 700 passengers at night from Kinshasa when it sank, minister says At least 60 people have died and hundreds more are missing after an overloaded whaling boat sank on the Congo river at night, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s humanitarian affairs minister has said. Minister Steve […]
Julie Walters among signatories to letter saying post-Brexit changes a ‘towering hurdle’ to working in Europe New visa rules for British artists, actors and theatre workers who want to work in Europe after Brexit are a “towering hurdle” that must be urgently addressed, according to an open letter signed by […]
Calls to investigate attack followed Trump’s acquittal in his second impeachment trial Nancy Pelosi, the House speaker, said on Monday that the US Congress will move to establish an outside, independent commission to review the “facts and causes” related to the deadly 6 January insurrection at the US Capitol by […]
Exclusive: early detection hailed as ‘major breakthrough’ for treatment of Britain’s deadliest form of cancer ‘This was a life-saver’: ex-smoker learned she had lung cancer after joining study Thousands of lives could be saved if people at risk of developing Britain’s deadliest cancer were screened to diagnose it before it […]
Peter Lawrence, campaigner for families of missing people, has died without learning what happened to his daughter The father of the missing chef Claudia Lawrence has died at 74 without learning what happened to his daughter after she disappeared more than a decade ago. Peter Lawrence, a retired solicitor and […]