Month: May 2022

ITV News Boris Johnson has been pictured drinking at an event in Downing Street during lockdown. ITV News has published four photos, saying they were taken on 13 November 2020 at a leaving do for the PM’s director of communications, Lee Cain. The Metropolitan Police have issued fines relating to No 10 gatherings on that

Getty Images A health worker has been arrested on suspicion of administering poison with intent to endanger life after a child died at Birmingham Children’s Hospital. The 27-year-old woman was arrested on Thursday and has been suspended from her role at the hospital. The child was being treated in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, a

Reuters The Ukrainian government says it will not agree a ceasefire deal with Russia that involves giving up territory. The apparent hardening of Ukraine’s position comes a day after President Volodymyr Zelensky said the war could only be resolved through diplomacy. Presidential adviser Mykhaylo Podolyak said concessions would lead to an even larger and bloodier

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Australia’s new leader has vowed to take the country in a new direction, with a big shift in climate policy. Anthony Albanese, who won Saturday’s election with the opposition centre-left Labor Party, said Australia could become a

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Australia has elected its first Labor government in almost a decade and Anthony Albanese as prime minister, ousting Scott Morrison’s coalition. Mr Albanese told jubilant supporters that Australians had “voted for change”. However it is still unclear

Science Photo Library Monkeypox could have a “massive impact” on access to sexual health services, doctors have warned. Staff at clinics are already having to isolate if they have come into contact with anyone infected. In London, where most of the UK’s 20 identified cases have been detected, sexual health clinics have stopped people walking

Getty Images The UK’s dispute with the European Union over Northern Ireland trade risks undermining Western unity during the Ukraine war, a senior US official says. Derek Chollet told the BBC the US hoped the row over Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit trade deal could be resolved. He said “a big fight between the UK and the

Getty Images Eight new cities are being created for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, with at least one in every UK nation – and on the Falkland Islands and Isle of Man. Milton Keynes in England, Dunfermline in Scotland, Bangor in Northern Ireland and Wrexham in Wales all get the title. It is a first for

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. An MI5 spy used his status to terrorise his partner before moving abroad to continue intelligence work while under investigation, the BBC has found. A video shows the man threatening to kill the woman and attacking her

EPA Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could cause global food shortages in the coming months, the UN has warned. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the war had worsened food insecurity in poorer nations due to rising prices. The world could face famines that last for years if Ukrainian exports are not restored to pre-war levels, he added.

Getty Images Rishi Sunak is to warn that the next few months “will be tough” after it was revealed prices are rising at the fastest rate for 40 years. In a speech to businesses later, the chancellor will admit he “cannot pretend” it will be easy to cut the cost of living crunch for families.

Getty Images Prices are rising at their fastest rate for 40 years as higher energy bills hit millions of households. UK inflation, the rate at which prices are rising, jumped to 9% in the 12 months to April, up from 7% in March. The surge came as millions of people saw an unprecedented £700-a-year rise

Reuters An unnamed Conservative MP has been arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual assault. The Metropolitan Police confirmed a man was in custody over allegations dating back to between 2002 and 2009. The Conservative Party said he had been asked by the chief whip not to attend Parliament while an investigation is ongoing. The

Reuters Turkey’s president has restated his opposition to Finland and Sweden joining Nato – just hours after they said they would seek membership. Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the two Scandinavian nations need not send delegations to convince Turkey, a key Nato member, of their bids. He is angered by what he sees as their willingness

Blackpool’s Jake Daniels said his decision to come out as the UK’s only openly gay active male professional footballer will allow him to be “free and confident”. The Championship club forward, is the first professional in the UK men’s game for more than 30 years to come out while still playing. Speaking to Sky Sports,

Since Russian forces were pushed back from Kyiv at the end of March, the bodies of more than 1,000 civilians have been discovered in the Bucha region – many hastily buried in shallow graves. The BBC’s Sarah Rainsford has been investigating what happened at a children’s summer camp – now being treated as a crime