Ukraine predicts it will recapture the southern region of Kherson by September; Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, embarks on a charm offensive in Africa Russia-Ukraine war: see all our coverage Ukraine predicts that it will recapture the southern region of Kherson by September. Sergiy Khlan, an aide to the head […]
Anger over lack of cash for Dover upgrade as Tory candidates vie to blame France for delays Long summer queues at the border risk becoming the “new normal” after Brexit, holidaymakers have been warned, as a fierce diplomatic row erupted with France over the lengthy tailbacks affecting Dover. Both Tory […]
Chris Patten, Norman Lamont and Malcolm Rifkind warn former PM would never have approved borrowing to fund £30bn cuts Tory grandees who served in Margaret Thatcher’s final cabinet have warned that the former prime minister would never have approved of Liz Truss’s plan to slash £30bn off taxes funded by […]
Declaration is strongest call to action agency can make, with most recent such announcement being for Covid The global monkeypox outbreak has been declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization (WHO) – the strongest call to action the agency can make. It is the […]
Fears over financing, security and staffing threaten to take the shine off a showcase event and a national triumph for Emmanuel Macron’s presidency Two years almost to the day before the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, organisers are reportedly “in a cold sweat” over security, financial, venue and staffing […]
Tory leadership candidate’s pledge follows favourite Liz Truss’s claim she would extend Rwanda scheme Rishi Sunak, who is battling with Liz Truss to win the backing of the Conservative grassroots in his attempt to replace Boris Johnson, has announced plans for an annual cap on the number of refugees the […]
Scale and complexity of task would be difficult in context of civil service cuts, say experts Hundreds of laws covering employment and environmental protections could disappear overnight if Liz Truss becomes prime minister after she promised to scrap all remaining EU regulations by the end of 2023. Despite warnings about […]
Kent port apologises for delays and blames French border control as summer getaway kicks off Holidaymakers have been warned chaos that triggered six-hour queues at Dover could spill into the weekend, after the port declared a “critical incident” that it blamed on “woefully inadequate” French border control staffing. The Kent […]
Jury finds former Trump adviser guilty on two counts of criminal contempt for refusing to appear before House committee Steve Bannon, the former top strategist to Donald Trump, was convicted on Friday in his contempt of Congress trial – a victory for the House January 6 select committee that referred […]
Graham Mansfield, sentenced this week for killing terminally ill Dyanne, says if he had to do the ‘horrible act’ again, he would A man who cut his terminally ill wife’s throat in an “act of love” said he would do the same again to give her peace, as he called […]