Category: News
Cleverly emerges as Tory leadership frontrunner after third round of voting
James Cleverly has shot to the top of the latest MPs’ vote in the Conservative leadership contest, as Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick face a [more…]
Cleverly, Badenoch and Jenrick stay in Tory leadership race as Tugendhat knocked out – as it happened
Robert Jenrick was the clear bookmaker’s favourite in the Tory leadership contest. Going back to a point before the general election, Kemi Badenoch was favourite [more…]
Colleague of disgraced surgeon Ian Paterson raised concerns two decades ago, inquest hears
A colleague of the disgraced surgeon Ian Paterson raised concerns about him carrying out “incomplete” breast cancer operations two decades ago, an inquest has heard. [more…]
‘This is great news’: Flyfishers’ Club members vote to allow women
Members of the 140-year-old Flyfishers’ Club have voted to allow women to become members after decades of resisting calls to reform its rules. A 75% [more…]
Floridians warned ‘you are going to die’ if they don’t evacuate as Milton nears
Florida’s western coast was making emergency preparations Tuesday for the impact of Hurricane Milton, with thousands of evacuees clogging highways and the mayor of Tampa [more…]
Anger and disgust in Mexico over beheading of newly sworn-in city mayor
Mexico’s new government has been shaken by the murder of a city mayor who was attacked and beheaded days after taking office. Alejandro Arcos Catalán [more…]
Tunisia’s president wins landslide second term after cracking down on opponents
Tunisia’s president, Kais Saied, has secured a second five-year term with a landslide victory, although the election had one of the lowest turnouts in the [more…]
Suddenly, all MPs know where the Chagos Islands are and what’s best for them | John Crace
What a difference a week makes. Just last Wednesday, you could have put money on most MPs being totally clueless about the exact location of [more…]
Lammy defends Chagos deal, saying it saves important UK-US military base
David Lammy has hailed the decision to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius as a deal to save a strategically important UK-US military base, after [more…]
Biden to visit Angola as global powers vie for African influence
When Joe Biden travels to Angola on Sunday, it will be the first trip to an African country of his presidency and the first to [more…]
