Cop26 meeting is last chance, says Alok Sharma as he backs UK’s plan for new oil and gas fields Government censured for gaffe after gaffe in run-up to Cop26 The world will soon face “catastrophe” from climate breakdown if urgent action is not taken, the British president of vital UN […]
Critics of country’s military told by Met police of plots against them as security forces fear there may be an attack in Britain Pakistani exiles living in London who have criticised the country’s powerful military have been warned that their lives are in danger, raising fresh concern over authoritarian regimes […]
Overspend of at least £5bn likely, says Nuffield Trust – but cabinet is deeply split over size of future funding settlement The waiting list for NHS care in England could rise to 15 million people in the next four years without a significant increase in its current capacity, ministers are […]
Exclusive: PM continued tour of Scotland despite at times being ‘side-by-side’ with official, source says Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson is facing mounting anger after it emerged he continued with a tour of Scotland and decided not to isolate despite a member of his […]
Protracted heatwave continues as flames threaten populated areas, electricity installations and historic sites Thousands of people have fled wildfires that are burning out of control in Greece and Turkey, including a large blaze just north of Athens that left one person dead, as a protracted heatwave turned forests into tinderboxes […]
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British-Iranian labour rights activist’s sentencing coincides with deteriorating relations between western allies and Iran The UK government has hit out at reports that a British-Iranian labour rights activist has been given a sentence of 10 years in Tehran for participating in an outlawed group. A Foreign Office spokesperson said in […]
Purchases have increased across departments, revealing embrace of the flag under Boris Johnson Robert Jenrick criticised BBC presenters for daring to gently mock the size of his, Grant Shapps has a little plastic replica one on his bookshelf, while Matt Hancock paired his with a Damien Hirst picture of the […]
More students could join medical and dentistry courses in England after exams cancelled The government has been forced to fund hundreds of extra places on medical and dental courses at universities in England, as rampant grade inflation unleashed by cancelling exams has meant unexpectedly high numbers of students qualified. The […]
Move comes despite Home Office ‘agreement’ not to remove those who arrived in Britain under age of 12 Preparations are being made for the deportation of a number of Jamaican nationals who came to the UK as children, in an apparent reversal of an earlier agreement not to deport people […]