Keegan: It is true that today’s A-level results will not be queried in a decade Her comments on results day have received both criticism and support. The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2023
Maui wildfire victims: What we know about the 115 people killed as nearly 400 remain missing Maui wildfire that broke out in early August has become of the US’s deadliest disasters The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2023
Maui wildfire victims include music-loving local, a family of four and a man protecting his dog The blaze is one of the deadliest in the US, leaving buildings and people’s homes burnt to ashes The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2023
Teflon Trump no longer: is the Georgia indictment different? Donald Trump’s fourth criminal indictment, this time over alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election result in Georgia, could prove to be his most politically perilous. The Week · Aug 15, 2023
Holding asylum seekers on barges is about ‘fairness’ to UK taxpayer, says Sunak – as it happened This live blog is now closed The Guardian - UK · Aug 15, 2023
Government has no timetable for returning asylum seekers to the Bibby Stockholm barge – as it happened Downing Street says it hopes to return people to the boat ‘as soon as possible’ but declines to give timeframe The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2023
Code of Conduct by Chris Bryant review – a parliamentary pedant’s plan for fixing Britain’s politics The Labour chair of the standards committee can rub people up the wrong way with his pomposity, but his manifesto for restoring decency to parliament is nothing if not reasonable The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2023
National party refuses to back Peter Dutton on alternative Indigenous voice proposal David Littleproud says his party has ‘real concern’ about regional advisory bodies Dutton has promised to put in legislation, but not in the constitution The Guardian - AU · Aug 13, 2023
What is Legionella? Asylum seekers moved off barge amid Legionnaires’ disease fears 15 asylum seekers boarded the Bibby Stockholm barge on Monday Evening Standard · Aug 11, 2023
Bibby Stockholm: Legionella discovery forces asylum seekers off barge days after boarding All 39 on board have been taken off the barge after samples revealed levels of bacteria in its water system Evening Standard · Aug 11, 2023
UK would be outlier with Russia if it left ECHR, Law Society says Robert Jenrick had said government would do ‘whatever is necessary’ to stop small boat crossings The Guardian - UK · Aug 9, 2023
The spiralling global rice crisis Rice is a global staple and keeping the price low means “less people go to bed hungry”, said Al Jazeera. However, a controversial decision by the Indian government could upend this notion, and create chaos across the world. The Week · Aug 7, 2023
100 days vaccine goal for new pandemic threats is ‘really tall order’ The UK Health and Security Agency has launched a major research facility to develop vaccines against potentially deadly pathogens. The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2023
Ascension Island part of ‘additional measures’ to tackle small boats – minister Home Office minister Sarah Dines said times had changed since the original proposal to send asylum seekers to the remote island were rejected. The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Aug 7, 2023 First asylum seekers arrive on Bibby Stockholm barge in Dorset – as it happened No 10 backtracks on ministers claim 500 asylum seekers could be on barge by end of week
The Guardian - UK · Aug 7, 2023 UK may try to send small boat arrivals to Ascension Island, minister confirms Home Office minister says people could be sent to south Atlantic island if Rwanda policy fails
The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2023 Bibby Stockholm move-ins planned for Monday despite outbreak warnings Internal document warns ‘large numbers’ could be affected if disease breaks out on barge planned to house asylum seekers
The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2023 MPs paid £10m for second jobs and freelance work over past year Boris Johnson’s extra income accounts for almost half of figure, of which vast majority was made by Tory MPs
The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2023 Tick bite leaves dog walker unable to leave his home Christopher Goldman now has a potentially fatal allergy to red meat after being bitten by ticks while walking in woodland
The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2023 Greenpeace defends protest at PM’s home as ‘proportionate response to a disastrous decision’ – as it happened Amid criticism of its anti-oil protest at constituency manor, group says action would not have gone ahead if Sunak had been at home
The Week · Aug 2, 2023 Rutherglen by-election: a pivotal moment for Labour in Scotland? The UK is headed for yet another by-election in the constituency of Rutherglen and Hamilton West, viewed as a bellwether for the strength of Scottish Labour’s recovery – and an indicator of who may win the next general election.
The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2023 ‘I believe I was drugged and raped at a police station - I deserve to know who my attacker is’ Zayna Iman has spent two years trying to piece together the events that occurred inside a jail cell in Greater Manchester on 5 and 6 February 2021 - she tells Maanya Sachdeva she won’t stop until justice is done
The Week · Jul 31, 2023 What role is Russia playing in the Niger coup? Thousands of supporters of the junta that seized power in Niger last week have taken to the streets to wave Russian flags and sing the name of Vladimir Putin.
The Week · Jul 31, 2023 Etsy under fire for withholding money from sellers Independent retailers trading through Etsy claim the online marketplace is “destroying” their businesses by withholding 75% of their income for up to 45 days.
The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2023 Sunak: Petrol and diesel car ban deadline to remain despite new ‘pro-motorist’ pledges The Prime Minister had been under mounting pressure to row back on the ban