On a day of rushed British diplomacy, military analysts estimate Moscow has now assembled a force capable of invading Boris Johnson said he feared Europe stood “on the edge of a precipice” as some experts declared that Russia has now assembled a force on the borders of Ukraine that would […]
Daughters of Denyse Holt from Illinois grew concerned after she failed to send them a text containing her daily Wordle score The wildly popular online puzzle Wordle has been credited with keeping people across the world sane amid the ravages of the pandemic. But now it has been hailed as […]
Public accounts committee chair Rachel Reeves condemns tax authority after billions written off HM Revenue & Customs has been accused by an influential group of MPs of “ignorance and inaction” on recouping £6bn of fraudulent Covid-19 support payments, drawing an angry backlash from the tax authority. The public accounts committee […]
Exclusive: Solicitors for Labour have written to Cressida Dick suggesting force is ‘duty-bound’ to launch inquiry What do we know about Boris Johnson’s Downing Street flat renovation? Scotland Yard is considering whether to investigate Boris Johnson over the funding of his Downing Street flat renovation after Labour’s lawyers claimed there […]
Foreign secretary told MPs laws would be in place by 10 February but nothing has been put to parliament The British foreign secretary, Liz Truss, will meet her Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, on Thursday with her plan to have put the UK’s “toughest sanctions regime against Russia” on the statute […]
Public spending will rise by £76bn a year, requiring income and wealth to be taxed more efficiently and fairly Wealth taxes will be needed to fund a £76bn a year increase in government spending by the end of the decade, caused by an ageing population and more expensive healthcare, a […]
Science Museum hopes fellow travellers of the late cosmologist will join visitors to display of his office miscellany Having devoted his life to the conundrums of the cosmos, Prof Stephen Hawking has left behind a mystery of his own amid the eclectic contents of his former office. The Cambridge cosmologist, […]
The US agency says Elon Musk’s expansion could flood Earth’s orbit with objects, making flights and observations more difficult Nasa has raised concerns about SpaceX’s plan to deploy about 30,000 satellites for its Starlink, as have some major companies. Elon Musk’s SpaceX previously received authorisation for about 12,000 satellites to […]
More than half members of Net Zero Scrutiny Group were also in group that promoted Brexit vote, as fears grow for UK’s green agenda ‘It’s all a bit cynical’: the politicians behind the Tory attack on net zero agenda A group of Conservative politicians and their allies are on the […]
Border checks said to have increased business costs and ‘suppressed’ trade, and the situation could worsen Brexit red tape has damaged Britain’s trade with the EU and the situation could worsen unless the government works with Brussels to reduce hold-ups at UK ports, parliament’s spending watchdog has said. Only hours […]