Analysis: there was no cross-examination of the prince’s friend and his accuser was not called to give evidence For the Duke of York, the fact he was barely mentioned in Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial will have been an undoubted relief. With Maxwell declining the stand, no opening of her “little black […]
The trial offered a rare look into the social circles she and Jeffrey Epstein moved in, as well as the wealth and power he wielded This article contains descriptions of sexual abuse Former British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex-trafficking trial ended on Wednesday when the Manhattan federal court jury weighing her […]
NHS on ‘war footing’ as small-scale ‘Nightingale’ facilities being created at eight sites Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Hospitals have been asked to identify sites for up to 4,000 emergency beds to deal with a potential wave of Omicron admissions in England, as cases hit a […]
Stalling wages and rising tax and energy bills could cause catastrophe without government intervention, thinktank warns UK households face a hit of £1,200 next year as stalling wages and rising tax and energy bills cause a “cost of living catastrophe” in the spring, a leading thinktank has warned. Government measures, […]
Restrictions return in China, South Africa and Germany as countries around the world struggle to contain new variant Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The World Health Organization has warned that the Omicron coronavirus variant could lead to overwhelmed healthcare systems even though early studies suggest it […]
Exclusive: Tribunal details litany of offences over six years by PC Ryan Connolly, who resigned from Merseyside force before hearing A police officer took selfies at a murder scene where a teenager had been stabbed to death, and sent “appalling” racist, homophobic and offensive images via WhatsApp, the Guardian has […]
Reports say editors, board members and a pop singer were held in early morning sweep as 200 officers raid news outlet’s office Hundreds of Hong Kong national security police have raided the office of online pro-democracy media outlet Stand News and arrested six people, including senior staff, for “conspiracy to […]
Then PM raised idea of monarch opening assembly but accepted it was ‘delicate issue’, newly released papers reveal Tony Blair considered asking the Queen to open the newly formed Northern Ireland assembly in 1998, newly released state papers show. A letter from the then prime minister’s principal private secretary, John […]
No extra curbs for New Year’s Eve, with prime minister to put emphasis on personal responsibility England reports record 113,638 new cases on Christmas Day Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson will not introduce further Covid restrictions in England before 2022, giving mass events the […]
Unite union criticises ‘excessive’ figure while Labour says ‘Tory waste’ letting down taxpayers The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has come under fire after revelations that it has spent almost £13m on hire cars for staff this year. A freedom of information (FoI) request by PA Media also showed that the […]