Rishi Sunak will be challenged at the COVID inquiry on claims that government scientists branded him “Dr Death” – and called his scheme to kickstart the economy “Eat Out to Help Out the Virus”. The inquiry has also been told that Dominic Cummings, Boris Johnson’s chief adviser in Downing Street at the time, claimed Mr
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Donald Trump has said he will no longer give evidence at his New York civil fraud trial. The former US president had been expected to return to the witness stand on Monday. He was due to be the last big defence witness in the case, which threatens his real estate empire. Posting on social media,
Nigel Farage has finished in third place in I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! The former UKIP and Brexit Party leader, 59, was reportedly paid up to £1.5m for his appearance in the jungle. GB News presenter Mr Farage joked he was “now a remainer” when he made it to the final alongside
Rishi Sunak is waiting to see the size of revolt over his immigration plans from both wings of his party as he enters a crunch week for his premiership. Two major meetings on Monday – one with One Nation MPs and one with the Tory right – will determine the size of the rebellion on
The gulf between Israel and the US on one hand, and Arab states and much of the rest of the world on the other, couldn’t really be greater. With the US diplomatic backing, and with more of its ammunition supplies being shipped to Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made it clear that to achieve
Baroness Michelle Mone says she regrets denying her connection to a PPE firm awarded huge contracts during the pandemic – and which is now being investigated by the National Crime Agency (NCA). Following a silence lasting almost two years, the Ultimo bra tycoon has taken part in a YouTube documentary funded by the same company,
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Dec 9, 2023, 06:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions As the final weeks of 2023 come to a close and as we hope to see some more drama and excitement occur into the new year, there is still have some business to get sorted as we wrap up another weekend of the best action across
The murder conviction of a Chicago man who has spent 12 years behind bars has been overturned – because a key eyewitness was legally blind. Darien Harris, 30, was found guilty after a 2011 shooting left 23-year-old Rondell Moore dead and another person seriously injured. Harris, who is black, was 18 at the time and
Michael Gove has defended as a “salty intervention” a Conservative Party social media post that attacked Labour using an image of a BBC News presenter making a rude sign on camera. The levelling up and communities secretary said it was “a powerful contribution to a very lively debate”, which pointed out the opposition had “nothing
“Every day there is like hell. Abnormal fear, zero sleep.” Hostages released by Hamas have described weeks of fear and hunger inside the warren of tunnels beneath Gaza, and called on the world not to forget about those still in captivity. Their comments were broadcast in pre-recorded videos played at a rally in Tel Aviv
Israel’s military could be planning to flood the tunnels under Gaza where Hamas militants are thought to be hiding, it has been reported. Defence and security analyst Professor Michael Clarke says it is “plausible” but the Israelis will encounter issues. He also gives analysis on the situation in the Red Sea where Houthi rebels are
CNN’s Anderson Cooper speaks with former Republican congresswoman Liz Cheney, who explains her suspicions about why Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) wants to blur footage of the January 6 riot to protect rioters’ identities. #CNN #News
The government is “not contemplating” an early general election because ministers are “confident” the Rwanda bill will be approved by MPs, Michael Gove has told Sky News. Speaking to the Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips programme, the cabinet minister said the emergency legislation was “a tough but also proportionate measure”. The levelling up secretary also
The misuse of copyrighted music by artificial intelligence companies could exploit musicians, a former executive at a leading tech startup has warned. The technology is trained on a huge number of existing songs, which it uses to generate music based on a text prompt. Copyrighted work is already being used to train artificial intelligence models
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Willy Wonka will get lots of bums on seats at the cinema this month, but it is hard to envisage him getting close to the box office takings amassed by last year’s Christmas number one. Avatar: The Way Of Water grossed a whopping $2.3bn (£1.8bn) following its long-awaited release 12 months ago, only topped on
A Japanese baseball player has signed a record-breaking $700m (£557m) deal with the LA Dodgers Shohei Ohtani agreed the historic 10-year contract with the California team on Saturday. The deal was announced after days of speculation over where the pitcher and designated hitter would continue his career after six seasons with the Los Angeles Angels.
Rishi Sunak has attacked Labour’s illegal migration policy as Sir Keir Starmer accused the Conservatives of “fighting like rats in a sack” over the Rwanda bill. The prime minister called on Labour to “rise above political games” and back the emergency legislation when it comes before the Commons on Tuesday, despite battling to convince his
From Gaza to the West Bank and far beyond, there is a collective anger at the US veto of a UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. And the UK’s abstention is seen as tacit support for the continuing Israeli campaign against Hamas, even as aid agencies are lining up to tell