A new exhibition examines the impact of the Port of London on our capital city, exploring the complex operations that have connected London to the rest of the world, from the final days of the 18th century to the creation of the huge London Gateway meg…
Essex fire service receives more than 120 calls, as Met Office warns unsettled weather likely to continueEmergency services have received a high number of calls from people reporting flooding after southern England was hit overnight by heavy rain and s…
WITHIN hours of being lured out of a national park, Mopane the lion was struck by an arrow – but it would be another 24 hours of agony before he died. This week, his killer – Phillip Smith, 46 – was tracked down to Columbia, Missouri, and squirmed when asked if he regretted his actions. […]
Analysis: soaring cases in schools are adding to the pool of the immune – which could soon see some community infections fallCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIt is hard to be upbeat about the latest numbers. The government’s …
After 32 years of establishment lies, media smears, inquests, trials and retrials, the families of the Hillsborough dead have yet to see anyone held accountableOn a grey morning in May this year, the English legal system’s epic failure to secure justic…
Dame Cindy, the first in her family to graduate from university, rose to become a pro-vice chancellor at the University of AucklandThe first Māori woman to be named governor-general of New Zealand, Dame Cindy Kiro, has been sworn in at an intimate cere…
Ofcom research finds 45m people received at least one fraudulent message in last three monthsA government taskforce is to meet on Thursday to discuss ways to tackle the sharp rise in scams that has hit the UK since the start of the pandemic.Groups repr…
‘Groundbreaking’ agreement criticised by UK farmers is part of 10-year plan to pivot to Indo-PacificBritain has struck a trade deal with New Zealand, a key ally, as ministers hope to stem the country’s reliance on China – but the agreement is expected …
Home secretary informs Commons of change despite no information suggesting any specific new dangerThe threat level against MPs has been raised to “substantial”, the home secretary, Priti Patel, has told the Commons, with police saying they would now wo…
Ministers will do ‘what it takes’ to ensure the NHS is not overwhelmed this winter, Sajid Javid has promised, as he said the number of new Covid infections across the UK could hit a record 100,000 a day. The health secretary said the governme…