Track designer reveals boost from surface as records fall Games schedule | Results | Medal table | Full coverage Email Scott, tweet or comment below the line 3.46am BST It’s a 1-2 for the USA with Sydney McLaughlin outsprinting Dalilah Muhammad in the run to the line in a world […]
Amid economic crisis, Kim Jong-un wants restrictions relaxed on necessities as well as luxury goods, South Korea lawmakers say North Korea wants a raft of international sanctions eased – including on imports of luxury items such as high-class liquors and suits – before it will restart denuclearisation talks with the […]
Government sources confirm scientific committee is reviewing its recommendation over vaccinating young people across UK Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Children aged 16 and 17 across the UK could be given access to Covid vaccinations in the coming days, according to Nicola Sturgeon, after it emerged […]
Proposals for tougher quarantine rules for some holidaymakers killed off after cabinet revolt Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson has ditched plans for tougher quarantine restrictions for some holidaymakers after days of chaos, as it emerged the chief of the Joint Biosecurity Centre that advises […]
Human rights activist David Haigh targeted in attack suspected to have been ordered by Dubai A British human rights campaigner and lawyer who was fighting to free Dubai’s Princess Latifa had his mobile phone compromised by Pegasus spyware on 3 and 4 August 2020, according to a forensic analysis carried […]
Biles to compete in beam final | GB strike eventing gold Hassan destroys top-class 5,000m field in first leg of unique treble bid Games schedule | Results | Medal table | Full coverage Email Scott, tweet or comment below the line 3.47am BST Today promises to be a big day […]
Overall cancer rates are higher among the wealthy, finds Cancer Research UK – but smoking and its cancers are now concentrated among the poor Smoking causes almost twice as many cancer cases among the poor than the well-off, according to new findings that underline the close link between cigarettes and […]
Jury at Birmingham crown court convicts Carvel Bennett for crime in 1970s in what is thought to be first case of its kind A man has been convicted of raping a 13-year-old girl 46 years ago, after the daughter conceived during the attack pursued charges against him. Carvel Bennett, 74, […]
Steve Baker, MP for Wycombe, urged ministers not to ignore the cost of living crisis in constituencies like his Boris Johnson faces another backbench rebellion over the Treasury’s spending this autumn, as a high-profile Tory MP hit out at “intolerable” levels of hunger and poverty in his affluent home counties […]
Conservatives face questions after report that party co-chair created a club for most generous donors The Conservatives must publish the names of all ministers who secretly met an elite group of party donors, Labour has said. The party is facing questions over the conduct of the party’s co-chair, Ben Elliot, […]