More ‘grave violations’ committed in occupied territories and Israel than anywhere else in world, report says More grave violations against children were committed in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel than anywhere else in the world last year, according to a UN report due to be published this week. The […]
Scott Peden, whose partner and two children died after battery exploded, calls for compulsory regulation A man who narrowly survived an ebike battery fire that killed his partner and two children says he is tormented by grief and guilt but determined to fight to change the law to avoid similar […]
Four in five Britons dissatisfied with how they are governed, with collapse blamed on Partygate, Brexit and poor services Public trust and confidence in government and politicians is at a record low, fuelled by anger over Partygate lies, perceived broken promises over Brexit and crumbling public services, according to the […]
Party figures including Braverman and Jenrick waiting to see how public responds to pledges, insiders say Conservative rightwingers are planning to present Rishi Sunak with demands for tougher action on immigration and human rights law before the election if the prime minister’s manifesto promises on Tuesday fall flat. Prominent party […]
Only Russia abstains in vote on plan calling for hostage and prisoner swap in six-week ceasefire leading to wider deal The UN security council has adopted a resolution calling for Hamas to agree to a three-phase hostage-for-ceasefire proposal outlined by Joe Biden, the first time the body has endorsed a […]
Country braces for ‘most consequential’ poll in decades after decision by Macron in response to far-right surge in EU vote Political parties in France held emergency talks to sound out potential allies on Monday as the country braced for its most consequential legislative election in decades, called by Emmanuel Macron […]
Aileen Cannon ruled ex-president would not be charged for waving classified papers as that conduct was not on trial The federal judge overseeing Donald Trump’s prosecution on charges of retaining classified documents agreed on Monday to expunge from the indictment a paragraph about an episode where the former president waved […]
Initial investigation says there were no injuries to suggest a crime after body discovered on Greek island of Symi An initial inquest has determined that the TV presenter Michael Mosley, whose body was found on the Greek island of Symi, almost certainly died of natural causes. A coroner in Rhodes […]
As National Rally achieves best ever result in France, populists also make gains in Germany, Austria and the Netherlands Latest results – live France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, has been accused of gambling with French democracy after announcing that he will dissolve parliament and call snap legislative elections in the wake […]
In a shock move, president Emmanuel Macron called a parliamentary election, describing it as ‘an act of confidence’ In a shock move, France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, has called a snap parliamentary election that will be held within the next 30 days. What happened exactly, why – and what might come […]