WH Smith, Marks & Spencer and Argos among more than 200 firms that failed to pay workers legal minimum wage Some of the UK’s best known retailers including WH Smith, Marks & Spencer, Argos and LloydsPharmacy are at the head of a list of more than 200 companies collectively fined […]
Judge in case brought by Prince Harry notes that some journalists happy to comment on sidelines The judge presiding over the privacy case brought by Prince Harry and others has questioned why journalists including Piers Morgan have not appeared to give evidence, noting that some have been happy to commentate […]
Exclusive: Comedian among stars who publicly withdrew from British LGBT Awards after climate campaigners warned of sponsorship deals with oil giants Joe Lycett has pulled out of the British LGBT Awards after climate campaigners said they would protest outside over its sponsorship deals with Shell and BP. The comedian, who […]
Oria Henry was passenger in car driven by Ashley Henry, 35, when it collided with a lorry in Anwick, Lincolnshire A murder inquiry has been launched into the death of a two-year-old girl who died along with a driver in a road crash. Ashley Henry, 35, and passenger Oria Henry, […]
MPs endorse privileges committee report censuring former PM by 354 votes to seven Conservative infighting over Boris Johnson misleading the House of Commons about Partygate reached bitter new heights on Monday night, with his supporters being told to hang their heads in shame. Johnson faces being blocked from obtaining special […]
French expert and British explorer believed to be among five onboard submersible missing in north Atlantic since Sunday Explainer: what is the Titan tourist sub and what might have happened to it? Search and rescue teams were racing against time on Monday to find a tourist sub that went missing […]
Institute for Public Policy Research points to £500bn-plus underspend compared with other advanced economies More than half a trillion pounds’ worth of underinvestment by government and business over recent decades has left Britain’s economy trapped in a growth “doom loop”, according to a thinktank. Sounding the alarm as the economy […]
Former prime minister criticises Daily Star stunt but says UK media’s irreverence is a good thing overall Liz Truss has described as “puerile” the newspaper stunt in which her tenure as prime minister was measured against the shelf life of a lettuce. Speaking at a broadcasting conference in Dublin, Truss […]
Sgt Laurence Knight met woman in Brighton last July and allegedly raped her in the sea, jury hears A serving Metropolitan police officer raped a woman in the sea on Brighton beach on his stag night, a court has heard. Sgt Laurence Knight, 34, is said to have met the […]
Tories campaigning in looming byelections acknowledge public’s anger at footage of HQ gathering Rishi Sunak’s attempts to move on from the legacy of Boris Johnson’s chaotic premiership have suffered a further setback as police announced they were “considering” fresh Partygate video footage of an event during lockdown at Conservative headquarters. […]