In this issue

September 15, 2024

Gen Z at forefront of effort to reverse EU referendum

New poll shows people overwhelmingly believe things in Britain have deteriorated as a direct consequence of Brexit

4 mins

PM is open to offshoring asylum seekers to Albania

The prime minister told journalists travelling with him to Washington DC before he flew to Rome that he would see how Italy’s deal with Albania worked in terms of offshoring processing of asylum claims.

2 mins

Starmer failed to declare clothes gifted to his wife

Sir Keir Starmer is alleged to have broken parliamentary rules by failing to declare donations of clothing for his wife Victoria Starmer.

1 min

Lib Dems in religious row over candidate's deselection

Former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Willams has warned it may be “impossible” for Christians and people of other strong religious views to represent the Lib Dems after the party appeared to officially cast out two of the giants of its recent history.

4 mins

Free school meals for all poor pupils, say Lib Dems

The Liberal Democrats are calling for free school meals to be offered to an additional 900,000 children living in poverty.

2 mins

Johnson blasted 'spineless' MPs for Cummings moans

Boris Johnson described Tory backbenchers as “spineless chicken shit” for repeatedly criticising his top adviser Dominic Cummings, the former head of the 1922 Committee of Conservative MPs has claimed.

2 mins

Phone thief serving 12 years should be moved to hospital

Medical reports lay bare crippling toll of indefinite jail term

4 mins

Cows on farms supplying M&S and Muller abused

Shocking footage reveals animals kicked and hit with chains

4 mins

Woman faced eviction after defective DWP algorithm

Council error sees mum in court over £20,000 rent arrears

2 mins

No cash but bags of esteem - why they're all fighting to be Oxford's next chancellor

The role may be unpaid and largely ceremonial but it remains among the most esteemed positions in British public life.

3 mins

Medvedev threatens to turn Kyiv into 'grey melted spot'

The former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev warns of a very harsh response if long-range Western missiles are used

2 mins

Four children and six adults killed in IDF strike on Gaza

At least 10 Palestinians have been killed, including four children, in an Israeli airstrike on a home in Gaza, local media has reported.

2 mins

Choose the lesser evil, Pope advises US Catholic voters

Pope Francis has waded into US politics in a rare intervention, criticising both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris as being “against life” and urging American voters to pick “the lesser evil” between the two.

2 mins

Hong Kong journalists face unprecedented harassment from pro-China ‘patriots'

At least 15 Hong Kong journalists and their families have been facing harassment and intimidation from self-proclaimed pro-China “patriots” in recent months, the city’s largest journalist association has said.

2 mins

Slot receives first unwanted lesson as Liverpool struggle

A historic occasion on Merseyside, just not the sort Arne Slot could celebrate.

3 mins

Ruthless Man Utd survive a shaky start to claim victory

Matthijs de Ligt and Marcus Rashford scored shortly after Andre Onana’s spot-kick save to put Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United on course for a much-needed 3-0 victory at promoted Southampton.

2 mins

Norris's F1 title hopes hit in Baku after dire qualifying

Lando Norris’s title hopes were dealt a huge blow after he suffered a shock elimination from the first part of qualifying as Charles Leclerc took pole position at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix for the fourth year running.

2 mins

Red Roses open stadium in style with New Zealand win

Never let it be said that these Red Roses don’t know how to throw a housewarming party.

4 mins

STUCK IN A SPACE JAM

Rationed clothes and freeze-dried food might not sound ideal but astronauts stranded on the International Space Station insist they're having a 'great' time

4 mins

It's important we also focus on joyful pregnancy stories

Weeks away from giving birth... and surrounded by traumatic headlines, depressing tales and stats, Lucy Thackray went in search of mums who are happy to share positive experiences

7 mins

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