Several Northern Ireland assembly members sign letter calling for leadership contest Arlene Foster is facing a revolt from Democratic Unionist party (DUP) members that threatens to topple her as party leader and first minister of Northern Ireland. Multiple DUP assembly members signed a letter on Tuesday calling for an unprecedented […]
Tory sources have lent weight to claim PM said he’d prefer thousands of deaths to another lockdown Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson faced mounting pressure on Monday night as Conservative insiders added weight to claims that the prime minister said he would rather see […]
Officials ‘surprised and puzzled’ by lack of paperwork for failed banker at centre of lobbying scandal A failed financier at the centre of a Downing Street lobbying scandal had no contract to work for the government despite spending years inside No 10 under David Cameron, a committee of MPs has […]
Continuing UK’s nuclear deterrent would probably require help of an allied country, defence expert says Trident could be forced to the US or possibly France if Scotland became independent because there is no alternative port immediately available elsewhere in the UK, according to a retired admiral responsible for Britain’s nuclear […]
From Sydney’s Bondi Beach, to Istanbul’s Bosphorus and the mountains of Caracas in Venezuela, the first supermoon of 2021 has been seen across the globe. A supermoon is a name given to a full moon that occurs when the moon is closest to the Earth. According at NASA, this year’s […]
British-Iranian aid worker has also been banned from leaving country for a year, her lawyer has said An Iranian court has sentenced the British-Iranian dual national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe to a one-year jail term and banned her from leaving the country for a year after, according to her lawyer. She was […]
PM pressed to explain nature of meeting with Manchester United CEO days before ill-fated launch Boris Johnson has been urged to reveal whether he signalled his endorsement of the European Super League (ESL) when he met the chief executive of one of the English football clubs leading the breakaway in […]
Exclusive: bereaved families are told that ‘people who would need to give evidence’ are ‘working round clock’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The government has caused anger among bereaved families by telling them it will be too busy to start an inquiry into the UK’s handling […]
At the 93rd Academy Awards, Chloé Zhao wins best director for Nomadland, Daniel Kaluuya wins best supporting actor for Judas and the Black Messiah – and Glenn Close does ‘the butt’ Oscar winners 2021: the full list – updating live! Oscars 2021: predictions, timetable and what to expect 3.56am BST […]
Letter from four former secretaries of state says Brexit’s damage to peace process must be addressed Northern Ireland is in a dangerous political vacuum and could “fall over” unless the UK government acts swiftly, according to a cross-party group of former cabinet ministers with experience in the region. Boris Johnson […]