Opposition parties say retention of whip in face of PPE claims reveals PM’s ‘empty promise’ of integrity Rishi Sunak is facing calls from the main opposition parties to withdraw the Tory whip from Michelle Mone in the House of Lords after the Guardian revealed she appeared to have gained millions […]

Plan would see nurses, ambulance workers and hospital staff join industrial action in England and Wales The NHS will grind to a halt on 20 December under plans being discussed for a coordinated Christmas strike in England and Wales by nurses, ambulance workers and hospital staff. The unprecedented day of […]

Former lady-in-waiting to queen issues apology after Ngozi Fulani questioned over where her ‘people’ came from The late queen’s lady-in-waiting has resigned and apologised after a black guest at a reception hosted by the queen consort was left feeling traumatised and violated after she questioned her repeatedly about where she […]

As Lionel Messi zigzagged this way and that it sometimes seemed that Argentina’s No 10 must be electrically powered and perhaps operated by remote control. Although Brighton’s Alexis Mac Allister scored the vital breakthrough goal for Lionel Scaloni’s side, it was Messi’s dedication to, in equal measure, bewitching his adoring […]

Family say the musician, who was in one of the best-known rock bands of the 1970s and 80s, died after a short illness Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie has died at the age of 79, her family has said. A statement on Facebook said: “On behalf of Christine McVie’s family, it […]