Petrol bombs thrown at officers in loyalist areas in Newtownabbey and Carrickfergus Police have come under attack as violence flared during another night of sporadic disorder in parts of Northern Ireland. Petrol bombs and bricks were thrown at officers in loyalist areas in Newtownabbey and Carrickfergus on Sunday night. Continue […]
‘I’m looking forward to opening the throttle,’ leader tells Labour as he urges party to be ready for 2023 election Keir Starmer has ordered the Labour party to prepare to fight an early general election in May 2023 as he pledges today to “take off the mask” and show the […]
Comedy club and cup finals among pilot events as backbench Tory revolt grows Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Football cup finals, the World Snooker Championship, a comedy club and a cinema will be used to test vaccine passports over the next few weeks, as the government […]
Demonstrations against crackdown on right to protest are organised in 25 cities including London Protesters have rallied in central London and dozens of other cities in England and Wales against a crime bill that critics say will impose severe restrictions on the right to protest. There were scuffles between police […]
Remote learning has left teachers on receiving end of insults and interference, says NASUWT The switch to remote learning during lockdown left teachers on the receiving end of verbal abuse and “parent bombing” as well as taunts on social media, with little support or training to deal with the issue, […]
Practice that used pre-checked boxes and obscure design on fundraising emails condemned as ‘unethical and inappropriate’ Donald Trump’s 2020 presidential campaign used pre-checked boxes and obscure design on fundraising emails to wring millions of dollars out of unwitting supporters, detonating a “money bomb” which allowed the Republican to compete against […]
30 reported cases of blood-clotting issues after AstraZeneca Covid-19 jab out of 18m doses Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Further cases of a rare blood clotting syndrome including seven deaths have been reported among recipients of the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab in the UK, although experts say the […]
Police shoot suspect after he allegedly rams vehicle and then lunges at officers with a knife A police officer and a suspect were dead on Friday after the suspect rammed a vehicle into two US Capitol police officers outside Congress in Washington, then lunged at others with a knife. The […]
Broadcaster says report seems to want to brush history under the carpet, as others attack ‘distorted’ use of research One of Britain’s foremost historians of slavery has accused the authors of a controversial racial disparities report commissioned by Downing Street of giving the impression they would prefer “history to be […]
One in four teachers tell union they sought medical help because of pandemic impact Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Teachers say their mental health has been so damaged that many needed medical help to cope with “overwhelming” work pressures during lockdown, while some resorted to self-harm, […]