Foreign secretary is assuming responsibility for UK’s relationship with EU, says Downing Street The foreign secretary, Liz Truss, is to take over responsibility for the UK’s relationship with the EU after the Brexit minister David Frost’s resignation, Downing Street has said. She will be adding ministerial responsibility to her foreign […]
US Open tennis champion secures most viewer votes Tom Daley and Adam Peaty second and third respectively Emma Raducanu is the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year for 2021, capping a year of unprecedented sporting success for the tennis star who told the show she was simply “a 19-year-old from […]
Former student leader Gabriel Boric claims 55.8% of votes counted to defeat far-right opponent José Antonio Kast A leftist former student leader has stormed to a resounding victory to become Chile’s president-elect. With nearly 97% of the vote already counted, Gabriel Boric claimed 55.8% to take a 12 percentage point […]
Lord Frost’s frustrated exit is yet another blow for PM struggling for control of his government Boris Johnson was dealt another major blow to his leadership on Saturday night as it emerged that the man overseeing Brexit was resigning from the cabinet. With Tory MPs already warning the prime minister […]
From a humble garage to international backing, Space Forge plans to manufacture alloys, medicines and semiconductors in microgravity Last year, when Josh Western and Andrew Bacon set up their company Space Forge, they had a garage to work in and little else. Today, the two Cardiff-based entrepreneurs have a staff […]
Deaths could hit 6,000 a day and delaying restrictions until New Year will cut effectiveness, say Sage experts Read more: is there any good news at all on Omicron? The scale of the threat posed by the Omicron variant was laid bare by government scientists last night as they warned […]
As the music prizes strive for inclusivity, first-timers Self Esteem and Central Cee make the shortlist along with veterans Abba Adele, Ed Sheeran, Little Simz and Dave have topped the largest-ever field of nominations at the Brit awards, as the ceremony moves beyond gendered categories. Each artist earned four nominations, […]
Carriers banned from transporting British tourists to Germany as it classifies UK as virus variant area of concern Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Germany is tightening restrictions on travel from the UK in an attempt to curb the spread of the Omicron variant, the country’s public […]
Simon Case, the cabinet secretary, allegedly had drinks for up to 20 staff in his Whitehall offices in December last year The country’s leading civil servant has stepped down from his role investigating alleged lockdown-breaking parties inside Downing Street after claims emerged he had hosted an event himself over the […]
Twenty-seven-year-old held on suspicion of child neglect after deaths of three- and four-year-old boys in Sutton A 27-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of child neglect after a house fire in south London caused the death of two pairs of twin boys, who had been left alone at the […]