Talib Mawlawi, who spent years fighting the British, urges western nations to recognise Taliban as Afghanistan’s legitimate leaders Helmand’s new Taliban governor, who spent years as a commander fighting the British in Sangin, welcomes visitors with an assault rifle lying on his desk. Yet he insists the time for fighting […]
England’s chief medical officer dismisses tweet by rapper and says most people are getting the vaccine Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Prof Chris Whitty has said those spreading myths about Covid-19 vaccines “should be ashamed” as he dismissed a tweet by rapper Nicki Minaj which claimed […]
Opposition politicians say Boris Johnson remarks about Priti Patel’s policies are a ‘new low’ A joke by Boris Johnson that the UK could become “the Saudi Arabia of penal policy” under Priti Patel has been condemned as “disgusting” and a “new low” by opposition politicians. The prime minister made the […]
Programme follows approval of vaccinations for 12- to 15-year-olds and is aimed at heading off winter rise in infections Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson is to confirm the start of a booster jabs programme for the over-50s on Tuesday after government scientists finally approved […]
Speaking at a Guardian Live event, the former presidential candidate says the Capitol riot was a ‘terror attack’ that shows a new ‘internal threat’ Hillary Clinton has said that the US was still in a “real battle for our democracy” against pro-Trump forces on the far right, seeking to entrench […]
US secretary of state says Biden administration inherited Taliban deal to end the war with no plan for carrying it out Antony Blinken, the US secretary of state, has pushed back against heavy Republican criticism of the handling of the military withdrawal from Afghanistan, saying the Biden administration inherited a […]
Successful portrait painter died ‘suddenly and peacefully’ in London, according to family statement Charlotte Johnson Wahl, the mother of the prime minister, has died at the age of 79. The portrait painter passed away “suddenly and peacefully” at a London hospital on Monday, the family said in a statement shared […]
Ex-BBC host was unhappy with technical mistakes, loss of key staff and the channel’s political direction Andrew Neil has resigned as lead presenter and chairman of GB News after differences of opinion over the direction of the rightwing channel, raising questions over its future. The ex-BBC host was the face […]
Major study shows childcare system that is financially crippling, hinders careers and needs radical overall How do UK childcare costs stack up against the best? ‘The cost is insane’: the parents unable to afford childcare Tens of thousands of working parents say the government is failing them with inadequate childcare […]
Exclusive: Labour says analysis exposes ‘gaping flaw’ in PM’s plan to resolve social care crisis Nearly 70,000 people in England are likely to die waiting for access to adult social care before the changes revealed this week by Boris Johnson come into force, reveals analysis that Labour says “exposes a […]