Exclusive: Rick Haythornthwaite was paid £200,000 a year by Saudi company, PetroSaudi, involved in 1MDB scandal Read more: The NatWest boss, the missing Malaysian millions and the damning email The new chairman of NatWest is facing scrutiny over his former role with international oil group PetroSaudi, which is embroiled in […]
American teenager wins 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 Gauff claims her first grand slam title in style San Diego’s Hui wins US Open girls’ title Teenage prodigies don’t often live up to the hype. Even for those who were sufficiently talented in the first place, there are so many obstacles on the […]
Azerbaijan had restricted separatist region’s conduit to Armenian territory, forcing concession on Azeris’ own decades-old demands Azerbaijan’s government and separatist Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh appeared to strike a deal reopening two disputed transport links including a key route known as the Lachin corridor. The moves – initially reported by Armenia’s Armenpress […]
Old city in Marrakech among areas hit in quake measuring at least 6.8 that centred on the High Atlas mountains A powerful earthquake in Morocco’s High Atlas mountains has killed at least 2,000 people, a death toll that is expected to rise as rescuers were struggling on Saturday to reach […]
Exclusive: Data from Dorset council shows Legionella pneumophila Serogroup 1 was discovered on 15 August New testing of water samples on the Bibby Stockholm has confirmed the presence of a potentially deadly strain of legionella onboard, the Guardian has learned. The presence of legionella bacteria on the barge, which the […]
Government faces calls to consider extending booster programme this autumn to include 50-64 age group Ministers are facing urgent calls to consider widening the availability of Covid vaccines amid concerns that a new variant of the virus could put pressure on the NHS and cause more sickness in the workforce […]
Ruling means the prosecution of Meadows brought by the Fulton county district stays in the superior court of Atlanta A federal judge denied a request from former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows to transfer his Georgia 2020 election interference case from state to federal court on the […]
Les Bleus serenaded off pitch by 80,000 fans after frenetic victory over All Blacks caps exuberant celebration of sport’s 200th anniversary Allez les Bleus. On a night where the Stade de France resembled a sweaty mess of nerves and high emotion, France got the Rugby World Cup off to a […]
Heritage-listed old city in Marrakech among areas hit in quake measuring at least 6.8 and centred in High Atlas mountains to the south-west A powerful earthquake in Morocco’s High Atlas mountains collapsed buildings and sent people fleeing their homes in several cities late on Friday, residents said, while a local […]
Government facing questions about state of criminal justice system as search for Daniel Khalife continues The escape of a former soldier from a London jail has provoked a furious political row with ministers criticised over cuts and staff shortages that have left potentially dangerous inmates in low-security prisons. With the […]