60,000 expected to cheer on England at Euro 2020 semi-final, the biggest crowd to gather in the UK since the pandemic began Football has landed on home soil. After Saturday night’s emphatic 4-0 win over Ukraine in Rome, the England team flew back to their base at St George’s Park […]
Cause of blast was an igniting ‘mud volcano’, says state oil company A strong explosion has shaken the Caspian Sea area where Azerbaijan has extensive offshore oil and gas fields. The cause of the blast, which caused a column of fire to rise into the sky late on Sunday, was […]
Labour says bill to be published on Monday is tantamount to US Republican-style ‘voter suppression’ Millions of voters could be disenfranchised under “discriminatory” plans due to be unveiled on Monday that will force people to carry identification to cast a ballot, Labour has warned. Ahead of the introduction of the […]
Harry Kane back to his lethal best, productivity from set pieces, yet another clean sheet – the fifth out of five at Euro 2020 – and, for the coup de grace, a first England goal for Jordan Henderson on the occasion of his 62nd cap. This was the night when […]
Buoyant Labour sets out post-Brexit vision promising that more public contracts will go to UK companies Labour has announced a new post-Brexit economic vision for the UK involving ambitious plans to “make, sell and buy more in Britain” as it seeks to build a strongly patriotic policy platform with which […]
Former adviser to health secretary had a House of Commons pass before she started working for him officially Matt Hancock, the former health secretary, is facing questions over the privileged access he gave to his lover after it emerged he had issued her with a parliamentary pass when her only […]
Calls for president’s impeachment grow amid claims government sought to profit from Covid jabs Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Huge crowds of protesters have returned to the streets of Brazil’s biggest cities to demand the removal of a president they blame for more than half a […]
British teenager into fourth round after 6-3, 7-5 victory Raducanu left ‘speechless’ after win over world No 45 Emma Raducanu walked on to Court No 1 on Saturday with a huge smile, her arm raised high, soaking in the atmosphere on her first experience on a show court at Wimbledon. […]
Party leader contrasts new Batley and Spen MP with Boris Johnson, ‘who basks in his own dishonesty’ Labour’s byelection victory was a strike against the politics of division Keir Starmer has hailed Labour’s new MP in Batley and Spen as the future of the party and contrasted her decency and […]
Female troops were photographed practising for a parade wearing high heels, sparking outrage among lawmakers Ukrainian authorities have found themselves buried in controversy after official pictures showed female soldiers practising for a parade in heels. Ukraine is preparing to stage a military parade next month to mark 30 years of […]