Category : World News

Anyone who thinks Ukraine would give up some of its land to Russia in a peace deal is “deeply mistaken”, says Andrzej Duda, president of Poland. Speaking here in Davos, Duda says that Ukraine would not accept such concessions, as it has suffered such losses since the Russian invasions began. Its people now want to […]Read More

Amazon bags £425m in work from UK government as it is criticised over tax Report claims public money from countries around the world is funding growth of tech company Amazon has reaped a total of £425m in UK government contracts in the past two years, it has emerged in a report, prompting fresh criticism that […]Read More

In the Passport Office queue I see distress, despair and the dilapidated state of Britain Polly Toynbee From mangled visas to delayed driving licences, public service cuts are ruining what’s left of the essential services we all use At Globe House, the London Passport Office, I want to see where rightwing anarchy leads. The queues […]Read More

What is the dispute on UK railways and could strikes be biggest in modern history? The RMT has balloted about 40,000 members for industrial action over pay and cuts As the biggest rail union, the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT), ballots its members over a strike that could bring the railways […]Read More

‘One woman took out 13 of her own teeth’: the terrifying truth about Britain’s dental crisis In England, only a third of adults – and half of children – now have access to an NHS dentist. As those in pain turn to charity-run clinics for help, can anything stop the rot? It is over an […]Read More

Cost of living response hindered by Johnson-Sunak rift, say ministers Sources reveal frustration at likely delay of package to help households hit by squeeze on budgets Cabinet ministers are frustrated that a “mano a mano” standoff between Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak is holding up measures to help people through the cost of living crisis. […]Read More

Thursday the new Friday as UK returns to office for ‘core’ midweek days City centres are gradually getting busier, but it is likely some degree of remote working is here to stay Hybrid working grew in Great Britain even as Covid rules eased On a balmy Thursday evening, workers in office attire spill out on […]Read More

‘How did he get away with this?’ What the papers say about new Johnson Partygate photos Boris Johnson shown raising a glass at event during a national Covid lockdown, in newly released photos Images have emerged of Boris Johnson raising a glass at a No 10 party during a national Covid lockdown, sparking fresh acrimony […]Read More

CNN anchor Jake Tapper filmed an episode of his prime time show at the cable news network earlier this month after testing positive for COVID — leaving staffers fuming, a report said. Tapper tested positive for the virus while at the network’s DC bureau on May 9 just before his 4 p.m. show, but he […]Read More

Girl tried to kill herself after strip-search by Met officers, mother says Mother says she believes ‘racial stereotyping’ was a factor in her mixed-race daughter’s case A 14-year-old girl of mixed white and black ethnicity was so traumatised after being strip-searched by Metropolitan police officers that she tried to kill herself, her mother has said. […]Read More