Confirmation of project follows other expensive revamps that have drawn ire after 1% NHS pay offer The government has earmarked more than £9m for creating a US-style “situation room” at Whitehall – the latest in a series of expensive refurbishments that have drawn criticism, given the 1% pay offer proposed […]

Scotland’s first minister issues stern Twitter rebuke to football supporters gathering in defiance of Covid rules Nicola Sturgeon has condemned the “infuriating and disgraceful” celebrations in Glasgow as she urged Rangers FC to ask people to go home. Thousands of fans have flouted the coronavirus lockdown to gather in the […]

Five-year sentence in Iran is complete but lawyer says she will have to go to court to face new charges Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been released from house arrest in Iran on the completion of her five-year sentence, but the British-Iranian dual national will have to go to court to face […]

Murder investigation launched into death of Wenjing Xu as family pays tribute to ‘a very gentle soul’ The family of a 16-year-old girl killed in south Wales have paid tribute to “a very gentle soul” as police launched a murder investigation. South Wales police named Wenjing Xu as the victim […]