Bill Crothers became a director of finance firm months after leaving civil service, records show The scandal over Greensill Capital’s influence within government has deepened as it emerged one of Britain’s most senior civil servants began working as an adviser to the finance firm while still serving in Whitehall – […]
Monarch held ceremony for the retirement of her household’s most senior official, the Lord Chamberlain The Queen has returned to royal duties, four days after the death of the Duke of Edinburgh, to mark the retirement of her household’s most senior official. The monarch held her first in-person event to […]
PM says ‘people have just got to understand’ that vaccines alone will not stop spread of coronavirus Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Easing lockdown will inevitably create a rise in coronavirus deaths, Boris Johnson has said, crediting the lockdown rather than vaccines for “the bulk of […]
Exclusive: Sharon Johal left the Australian soap last month but says she endured a ‘painful’ four years, alleging ‘direct, indirect and casual racism’ from fellow cast members One of Neighbours’ longstanding cast members has claimed she endured “direct, indirect and casual racism” on set, including racial slurs and mockery, saying […]
Biden expected to make formal announcement on Wednesday About 800,000 troops have served at least once in Afghanistan Joe Biden will withdraw all the remaining US troops from Afghanistan by September 11, the 20th anniversary of the al-Qaida terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, a senior administration official has […]
Achievement hailed by PM as ‘hugely significant milestone’ means people in late 40s should be next to be immunised Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage All over-50s and high-risk groups in the UK have been offered a coronavirus vaccine a few days before the mid-April deadline set […]
Former Labour minister was one of ‘gang of four’ who split from party to form Social Democratic party in 1981 Appreciation: a politician with a golden voice and deep sincerity Obituary: Lady Williams of Crosby Shirley Williams, one of the original “gang of four” Labour politicians who split to form […]
Boris Johnson orders independent investigation into former prime minister’s lobbying on behalf of collapsed finance firm David Cameron is at the centre of an unprecedented formal inquiry after Boris Johnson ordered a probe into lobbying by the former prime minister on behalf of the collapsed company Greensill Capital. The independent […]
110,000 people have complained, mostly about excess but also about Andrew, attire – and ease of complaining The BBC’s wall-to-wall coverage of Prince Philip’s death has become the most complained-about moment in British television history, as viewers expressed their annoyance that shows such as EastEnders and MasterChef were replaced with […]
Environmental groups condemn plan to release more than 1m tonnes of contaminated water from the destroyed nuclear station in two years’ time Japan is to release more than 1m tonnes of contaminated water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea, the government has said, a decision that […]