Exclusive: Gérald Darmanin says UK ministers must stop saying one thing in private while insulting his country in public The French interior minister, Gérald Darmanin, has said British ministers including his counterpart, Priti Patel, should stop saying one thing in private while insulting his country in public if there is […]
The fashion maverick, also creative head at Louis Vuitton, had been suffering from an aggressive form of cancer for two years Fashion designer Virgil Abloh has died after suffering from cancer, it has been announced. The 41-year-old, who was the creative director for Louis Vuitton and Off-White, had cardiac angiosarcoma, […]
Expect more wintry conditions says Met Office, after three people killed and half a million households left without power A minus 10C Arctic blast is forecast to follow the blizzards and close to 100mph winds of Storm Arwen which left half a million households temporarily without power at the weekend […]
Masks made mandatory in shops and on buses and trains. New arrivals must take PCR tests Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson has expressed “absolute confidence” that people would enjoy a better Christmas this year than last, despite re-imposing a range of restrictions – including […]
Mandatory mask-wearing in shops and transport reimposed in England; Anthony Fauci says new variant is probably already in the US; Australia scrambles to prevent outbreak Johnson ignored my plan to deal with new variants – ex-official Omicron’s worst impact will be in nations with low vaccination rates What do we […]
The names and stories of 10 people who died in the Channel, including a mother and her three children According to his friends, Harem Pirot was an excellent swimmer. In the summer of 2019 he and a neighbour Anas Muhammad set off from their home in the Iraqi Kurdistan town […]
A documentary-maker has accused the Cabinet Office of defying the 30-year rule in withholding details of the MI5 exposé The Cabinet Office has been accused of “delay and deception” over its blocking of the release of files dating back more than three decades that reveal the inside story of the […]
Local councils are looking to minimise disruption to children but concerns remain about safety and the underfunding of refuges Councils in England are looking for ways to provide housing for domestic abusers so their victims can stay in the family home, in response to growing calls from some charities and […]
ECDC follows WHO in threat assessment of new variant; countries bar foreign nationals from several southern African nations; UK sees most new infections for a month First European case of new Covid variant detected in Belgium B.1.1.529 variant ‘most worrying we’ve seen’, says UK medical adviser What do we know […]
Experts stress importance of delaying import of new Covid variant to UK to avoid Christmas mixing Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage As an alarming new Covid variant spread to Europe on Friday, scientists warned that it would inevitably reach Britain, while ministers faced calls to urgently […]