President to travel to Texas as long as he is not a ‘burden to folks’ Power being restored but widespread boil advisories in place Joe Biden said on Friday he was ready to declare a major disaster in Texas after a deadly winter storm cut power and disrupted water supplies […]
Claimants report struggling to pay bills or put any money aside amid coronavirus crisis Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Many people claiming universal credit for the first time during the pandemic were unable to put aside enough cash to save £10 a month, eat healthily or […]
PM to counter accusations that richest countries are piling up supplies and creating global inequality Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson will lead efforts to fend off accusations that the world’s richest countries are hoarding Covid vaccines by pledging at a G7 summit that the […]
Radio signals confirmed that the six-wheeled rover had survived its perilous descent and arrived within its target zone Nasa’s science rover Perseverance, the most advanced astrobiology laboratory ever sent to another world, streaked through the Martian atmosphere on Thursday and landed safely on the floor of a vast crater, its […]
Former PM says his fear of the Murdoch empire persisted during his time in office and only subsided after he left The former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd has declared that Australian politicians are frightened of Rupert Murdoch – a fear that persisted when he was in the top job […]
Tehran yet to answer European invitation seeking reinstatement of 2015 agreement torn up by Donald Trump The US has agreed to take part in multilateral talks with Iran hosted by the EU, with the aim of negotiating a return by both countries to the 2015 nuclear deal that is close […]
Exclusive: government analysis reveals unmet financial needs of many people needing to self-isolate Why Leicester, Blackburn and Bradford have been hit hard by Covid Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A “perfect storm” of low wages, cramped housing and failures of the £22bn test-and-trace scheme has led […]
Labour leader to claim that poorer people have been disproportionately hit because Tories ‘weakened foundations of society’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Keir Starmer will use a major speech on Thursday to claim that the coronavirus pandemic has hit the UK disproportionately hard because 10 years […]
Company says it has made decision ‘with a heavy heart’ in response to proposed media bargaining code Latest: Facebook blocks health departments, charities and its own pages in botched Australia news ban Live updates from the Australia politics blog Facebook has followed through on its threat to ban Australians from […]
EU work permit regulations could scupper productions like The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time The National Theatre is shelving plans to tour productions to mainland Europe due to uncertainty over work permits because of Brexit. Before travelling to work in a number of EU countries, many working […]