In this issue

June 18, 2024

Farage accused of cut and spend manifesto 'that doesn't add up'

Reform UK leader plans to 'establish bridgehead' ready for 2029 election

4 mins

Washington Post attacks new editor over blagger

The Washington Post has published an investigation that accuses its own future editor of using the work of a self-described blagger who stole private records to order.

3 mins

Austrian Green minister risks charges over EU nature vote

The EU has passed a landmark law to protect nature after a knife-edge vote, ending a months-long deadlock among member states spooked by fierce protests from farmers.

2 mins

Not posh enough? Money, sex and power - but light on the insights

Say what you like about the biographer Tom Bower, he hits the ground running: from the opening bars of The House of Beckham, an epic symphony of snide, you know exactly where you're going and how you're going to get there.

3 mins

'Huge' search for missing trio after hiking deaths in Greece

Search operations to locate three missing tourists on two Greek islands have intensified after police announced two holidaymakers had been found dead on other islands over the weekend.

2 mins

Greek Coastguard Treatment Of Migrants Illegal, Says Ex-Officer

A former Greek coastguard officer has described as "obviously illegal" the actions of colleagues who abandoned nine migrants at sea in one of 15 alleged illegal pushbacks from Greek islands or territorial waters that reportedly killed dozens of people.

2 mins

Peter Cruddas Conservative peer shared X posts backing Reform party

A Tory peer and former party donor has shared dozens of social media posts supportive of Nigel Farage and Reform UK.

1 min

Labour would work to improve parts of trade deal with EU - Reeves

Labour would try to improve elements of the UK's trade deal with the EU, Rachel Reeves has indicated, while also saying that most financial services companies have \"not regarded Brexit as being a great opportunity for their businesses\".

3 mins

Benefit cap Starmer 'not immune' to plea to scrap

Keir Starmer has said he is \"not immune\" to the powerful argument for scrapping the two-child benefit cap, after experts warned the number of children affected by it will rise by a third in the next five years.

1 min

'Such disrespect' Abbott row looms over campaign for Hackney North seat

On a bright June afternoon, sunlight bounces off Thomas J Price's artwork Warm Shores, a pair of 9ft bronze statues of a man and woman standing proudly outside Hackney town hall as a celebration of the Windrush generation.

5 mins

Radcliffe takes home a Tony for Sondheim revival on Broadway

Daniel Radcliffe said \"this has been one of the best experiences of my life\", as he won a Tony award for his role in Merrily We Roll Along on Broadway.

2 mins

Killer of former teacher at Fettes college handed minimum 22-year term

A man who murdered a pensioner who used to teach at one of the UK's most exclusive schools has been sentenced to life in prison, with a minimum term of 22 years.

2 mins

England Fan Among Eight Facing Criminal Charges After Euros Brawl

One England fan and seven Serbs are facing criminal charges and tournament bans after a brawl involving 150 people before Sunday's game between the two countries.

1 min

Police who hit calf with car did the right thing, says NFU farmer

Officers who hit an escaped cow with a car \"probably did the right thing\" even if it looks \"horrendous\", a union leader and farmer has said.

1 min

'Power and greed' Legal fight over billions made by US firm selling Covid tests to UK

In California, the state of sunshine and palm trees, a small group of men are locked in a big legal fight over the money made by a US company selling Covid tests to the British government.

7 mins

Netanyahu Dissolves War Cabinet Amid Tension Over Handling Of Gaza Conflict

Benjamin Netanyahu has dissolved the Israeli war cabinet that had been overseeing the conflict in Gaza, rebuffing his far-right allies who had been seeking seats and apparently moving to solidify his grasp on decision-making over the fighting with Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah across the Lebanese border.

2 mins

Hezbollah US Envoy Attempts To Avert Escalation Between Israel And Lebanese Militants

A senior envoy from the Biden administration has met Benjamin Netanyahu for talks aimed at averting a deepening conflict between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, after Israel warned over the weekend that it was on the brink of a "wider escalation".

3 mins

India Fears Modi Will Become 'More Aggressive' Despite Loss Of Majority

As Narendra Modi traversed India during recent months, campaigning for a third term in power, he repeated the same refrain.

4 mins

Paris Loses Out To London As Europe's Largest Equity Market

Paris has lost its spot as Europe's largest equity market to London, as investors react to political turmoil in France in the week since the president, Emmanuel Macron, called a shock snap election.

2 mins

Ronaldo's Retreat Still A Huge Draw And An Asset To Call On But Others Will Now Carry Portugal's Fight

After all the years of propping up Portugal, there is no more of Cristiano Ronaldo putting the national team on his back.

4 mins

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