Simon Murray, official overseeing programme, said he is concerned at the number of people who have died before receiving anything Victims of the Windrush scandal have expressed frustration at the slow progress of the compensation scheme at the first national conference of a coalition of grassroots organisations fighting for justice […]
Key UN reports published in last two days warn urgent and collective action needed – as oil firms report astronomical profits The climate crisis has reached a “really bleak moment”, one of the world’s leading climate scientists has said, after a slew of major reports laid bare how close the […]
The $44bn deal will give world’s richest man control of influential social media platform with more than 230m users Elon Musk has reportedly completed his $44bn takeover of Twitter, taking control of the company and firing several of the company’s top executives, including CEO Parag Agrawal. Multiple outlets reported on […]
Former intelligence select committee chief warns issue threatens to undermine confidence in sharing sensitive information Suella Braverman is under pressure to answer fresh questions about alleged “security breaches”, as a former head of parliament’s intelligence and security committee warned the row threatened to undermine officials’ confidence in sharing sensitive information […]
Pioneering leader receives Powerlist award, with other names listed including Michaela Coel and Stormzy Dame Sharon White, the first ever female chair of John Lewis Partnership, has been named the UK’s most influential black person. White topped the 2023 Powerlist, an annual list that aims to provide professional role models […]
Mikel Arteta says player on loan at Monza ‘seems to be OK’ One person dead in incident in Assago area The Arsenal defender Pablo Marí, who is on loan at Monza, is in hospital after being stabbed in a Milan supermarket. One person was killed and five injured, including Marì, […]
Prime minister abandons fracking and refuses to guarantee pensions triple lock or defence spending rise Rishi Sunak has dismantled what was left of Liz Truss’s legacy on his first full day as prime minister, abandoning fracking and refusing to guarantee the pensions triple lock or a defence spending rise. Any […]
Opposition call for inquiry as Braverman is reappointed home secretary six days after resigning over security breach Rishi Sunak’s decision to reappoint Suella Braverman six days after she was forced to resign for a security breach is facing fresh questions after a former Conservative minister claimed the home secretary was […]
As crises and party management problems loom, PM must act quickly to try to reverse Tories’ poor poll ratings Rishi Sunak is inheriting a hefty in-tray of issues, with several looming crises and party management problems piling up as he takes the reins as prime minister. Given he was out […]
New PM doubles down on remarks at garden party about changes that moved funding towards Tory heartlands UK politics live – latest news updates Rishi Sunak’s boast at a Tunbridge Wells summer garden party of undoing Labour policy that “shoved all the funding into deprived urban areas” to give more […]