England
Covid infection level in England falls to one in 75 people
Coronavirus infection levels have fallen in England, figures have revealed, reflecting a recent decline in cases while questions have emerged over levels of...
Education summit offers test of Boris Johnson’s ‘diplomatic muscle’ after aid cuts
Boris Johnson’s cuts to international aid look set to undermine his efforts to secure pledges of $5billion for education in the developing world at an international summit...
Chilling anti-vaccine speech compares doctors and nurses to Nazis as crowds cheer and whistle in Trafalgar Square
A struck-off nurse has been heavily criticised for comparing NHS staff to Nazis during an anti-vaccine rally in Central London. Infamous anti-vaxxer Kate...
London casino let rich patrons racially abuse staff, tribunal hears
An exclusive London casino allowed wealthy patrons to racially abuse staff with impunity and “segregated” black employees from gamblers who insisted on white dealers, a...
Wembley murders: Danyal Hussein guilty of killing sisters Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman in ‘pact with demon’
A teenager who stabbed two sisters to death after signing a blood pact with a “demon” to win a £321m lottery jackpot has...
After Batley reprieve, Keir Starmer has hard task ahead to win over doubters
Kim Leadbeater’s surprise win in Batley and Spen has delighted Labour MPs and bought Keir Starmer precious political breathing space. But his new team know they may...
Boris Johnson may pay political price for not sacking Matt Hancock
Matt Hancock was always going to have to resign, after those already-notorious pictures of him embracing a colleague on taxpayers’ time emerged on Friday...
Ministers will push to privatise Channel 4 in TV shake-up
Channel 4’s four decades as a publicly owned broadcaster could be about to come to an end, with ministers pushing ahead with controversial...
Howard Beckett pulls out of race to become Unite general secretary
The leftwinger Howard Beckett has pulled out of the race to succeed Len McCluskey as general secretary of the Unite union at the last minute...
Covid: Sunak could accept four-week delay to ending restrictions in England
Rishi Sunak is willing to accept a delay of up to four weeks to the final stage of England’s reopening roadmap, the Guardian...
