While elite gather in Davos, charity calls for wealth tax after rich benefit from soaring energy and food prices The fortunes of food and energy billionaires have grown by $453bn over the past two years owing to soaring energy and commodity prices during the pandemic and Vladimir Putin’s war in […]
Civil service head will carry the can, amid row over claims that No 10 tried to interfere with Sue Gray’s findings Boris Johnson is expected to scapegoat the head of the civil service Simon Case this week in a desperate effort to save his own job, as both men face […]
The range and number of cases has puzzled doctors, who are asking why the virus has spread to the west Scientists have warned that they expect monkeypox cases to continue to rise this week as more infected people are traced by health authorities. More than 90 cases have already been […]
Anthony Albanese’s Labor party defeats the ruling Coalition, but may lack the numbers to form majority government Election 2022 results: LIVE votes tracker, federal seat counts Federal election seat counts: what we know so far Full coverage; Seat explorer; Election promises tracker Get our free news app; get our morning […]
With the poorest disproportionately hit by the cost of living crisis, senior Tories are demanding emergency action from Treasury The gap in the inflation rates experienced by the richest and poorest households in the UK is at its highest level for 16 years – another sign that the cost of […]
‘We do not make policy through mob rule,’ home secretary will say as she urges MPs to back bill that criminalises obstructing traffic Priti Patel will tell MPs that “we do not make policy through mob rule in this country” as she urges them to give their support to the […]
Last group of Ukrainian soldiers have now surrendered according to Russian defence minister Ukraine-Russia crisis latest news – live updates The last group of Ukrainian soldiers holed up in the smashed Azovstal steel works have surrendered, Russia’s defence ministry said late on Friday, marking an end to the three-month siege […]
Tank commander Vadim Shysimarin, 21, tells court he was ‘nervous’ and ‘didn’t want to kill’ unarmed civilian Russia-Ukraine war – latest updates A Russian tank commander who pleaded guilty earlier this week to shooting dead an unarmed Ukrainian civilian has said he will accept any punishment from the court, on […]
Two countries’ neutrality was rooted in different geographies, histories and national identities In the words of the Swedish prime minister, Magdalena Andersson, Sweden and Finland submitted their historic Nato membership applications this week “hand in hand”. But they have not travelled the same road to the alliance’s Brussels headquarters. Russia’s […]
New 50-page plan will avoid admitting institutional racism which critics say could doom promised reforms Police chiefs will declare they are “ashamed” about racism remaining in law enforcement, and apologise for the “discrimination and bias” still plaguing forces in a new race plan launching next week. The plan from National […]