PM said Father’s Day card would be his ‘limit’ in response to Johnson nominating his father for knighthood Rishi Sunak has said his father would be lucky to get a card on Father’s Day, let alone a knighthood, after accusations that Boris Johnson’s honours list had discredited the system. Sunak […]
Head of one Hertfordshire school in survey of 14- to 18-year-olds says it has led to rise in sexual abuse A major new survey of British schoolchildren’s attitudes to pornography has found significant numbers of young people aged between 14 and 18 are watching it frequently, with some becoming addicted […]
Nomination at annual meeting of National People’s Congress confirms replacement of Li Keqiang Xi Jinping has nominated Li Qiang, 63, to become premier during the continuing annual meeting of China’s rubber-stamp parliament, the official Xinhua news agency has reported. Li Qiang will replace Li Keqiang, who became premier in 2013 […]
US regulators seize SVB’s assets after a run on the bank, as global institutions monitor situation closely Why did Silicon Valley Bank fail? US regulators rushed to seize the assets of top tech lender Silicon Valley Bank on Friday after a run on the bank, marking the largest failure of […]
Reports that incident took place in a Jehovah’s Witness centre with gunman thought to be among the dead At least seven people have been killed and dozens were injured after a shooting at a Jehovah’s Witness centre in the northern German city of Hamburg, local media have reported, citing police […]
Paris gathering is first such UK-France summit in five years Rishi Sunak and a series of his ministers are heading to Paris for a summit at which he will push Emmanuel Macron to assist him over Channel migrant crossings – but with little apparent chance of securing an immediate deal […]
Exclusive: figure is more than double the comparable fatalities in 2021, in what a union calls a ‘hidden scandal’ of delays More than 500 seriously ill patients died last year before they could get treatment in hospital after the ambulance they called for took up to 15 hours to reach […]
Mother of murdered Hull student says incidents should be treated as red flags for more serious sex offences Just weeks before Libby Squire was raped, murdered and dumped in a river, a stranger exposed himself to her on her way home. Her mother, Lisa Squire, said the assault left the […]
City regulator estimates 356,000 borrowers may be at risk of missing monthly payments by summer 2024 The UK regulator has told banks to consider slashing mortgage payments for borrowers struggling with rising bills, as it revealed that 356,000 homeowners could be at risk of missing their monthly instalments by summer […]
EU commissioner Ylva Johansson warns new migration bill breaches international law, potentially reigniting hostilities Rishi Sunak faces a fresh clash with the EU after a senior comissioner warned that his contentious new migration bill will be in breach of human rights laws. The intervention comes as the prime minister prepares […]