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Sir Keir Starmer urged European leaders to address the illegal migration “crisis” and to stand firm in support of Ukraine as he sought to strengthen the UK’s ties with the continent. The Prime Minister hopes the European Political Community summit will provide an opportunity to “reset” the UK’s relations with its neighbours after the turmoil […]
The UK Government and the civil service “failed” the public due to “significant flaws” in preparing for the Covid-19 pandemic, a public inquiry has found. In its first report into preparedness for a pandemic, the UK Covid-19 Inquiry said there was a “damaging absence of focus” on the measures and infrastructure that would be needed to […]
Sir Keir Starmer said he intends to “reset our relationship with Europe” as he hosted leaders from across the continent at a major summit. The Prime Minister is using the European Political Community (EPC) gathering to push for closer security ties and joint action to tackle illegal migration. The summit at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire […]
Failures to properly prepare for a pandemic in the UK are expected to be laid bare on Thursday as the UK Covid-19 Inquiry publishes its first report. Inquiry chair Baroness Heather Hallett will report on how well the UK was able to face a deadly outbreak in the run up to 2020 when the Covid-19 […]
UK earnings growth has fallen back further amid mounting signs of a weakening jobs market, but wages are outstripping inflation at the fastest pace for more than two-and-a-half years, according to official figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said average regular earnings growth dropped to 5.7% in the three months to May – down […]
It’s as he is campaigning in Las Vegas President Joe Biden has tested positive for coronavirus, according to a speaker at the UnidosUS annual conference broadcast on the White House’s YouTube channel. Mr Biden was due to speak at the event in Las Vegas on Wednesday afternoon as part of an effort to rally Hispanic […]
It’s taking place at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire Sir Keir Starmer will use a major European summit to push for action to secure the continent’s borders as he steps up efforts to tackle the UK’s asylum backlog. More than 100 Home Office staff will be redeployed from working on the now-scrapped Rwanda scheme to focus […]
Heather Knight’s side won by 20 runs against the Kiwis England completed a clean sweep over New Zealand after a captain’s knock by Heather Knight inspired a 20-run victory in the fifth Vitality T20 international at Lord’s. Knight’s team were back at the home of cricket for the first time since a dramatic Ashes win […]
Tom Daley joked he wakes up a “lot more sore” now than he used to as he prepares to compete in his fifth Olympic Games. The four-time Olympic medallist made his Games debut in 2008 at the age of just 14 and has since become a stalwart of the Team GB diving line-up. After claiming […]
A new drug has increased the life of laboratory mice by up to 25%, according to a study. Researchers say the findings raise the “tantalising” prospect that the drugs could have a similar effect in elderly humans. They hope the findings could one day potentially extend healthy ageing in people by reducing frailty and the […]