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Ex-Carillion boss banned from UK boardrooms lands senior US role

The disgraced executive who led Carillion before its collapse has landed a senior role at a US technology firm , just months after he was banned from being a UK director .

'Fighting for a way of life' Town has bleak future after closure betrayal'

With temperatures slumped to a couple of degrees below zero, the news that Tata Steel had decided to shut down its blast furnaces, with the loss of 2,800 jobs, brought an added note of bitterness to an already freezing cold Port Talbot yesterday.

Solar panel glitch mars apparently successful Japanese moon landing

Japan’s hopes to become only the fifth country to land a working spacecraft softly on the moon ran into difficulties last night after mission controllers said the probe was unable to generate electricity upon touchdown.

'It's the work of a war criminal' Kharkiv reels under constant attack from Russia's missiles

When the air raid siren sounded, Yurii Ivanovitch rang his wife, Halyna. She was at home, working on the balcony of their fourth-floor apartment in central Kharkiv.

Displaced people IDF moves south as more than 1 million seek refuge

Israeli forces have moved further into southern Gaza, with airstrikes and close-combat fighting approaching areas crowded with more than a million people who have sought refuge from the destruction across the rest of the territory.

Masters of the Air British talent wins hearts and minds in Spielberg's wartime homage to US pilots

It is June 1943 and the Yanks are coming. They are filling East Anglian skies with 11-man Flying Fortresses, a scene echoed today by budget airlines returning sunburned Brits to Stansted from Mediterranean fleshpots.

Lineker: I faced threats after retweet about Israel sport ban

The Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker has revealed he received threats after his controversial retweeting then deletion of a post calling for Israel to be banned from international sports events, including football.

It's impossible to justify my £4.5m pay, says boss of British Gas owner Centrica

The boss of British Gas owner Centrica has said it is “impossible to justify” his £4.5m pay packet.

Prince Harry withdraws libel claim against Mail publisher

The Duke of Sussex has withdrawn a high court libel claim against the publisher of the Mail on Sunday, saying his focus is on “the safety of his family” and his legal action against the Home Office.

Home working and sedentary lifestyles fuel epidemic of back pain

Britain is facing a health crisis fuelled by a surge in back and neck problems, medical chiefs have warned, caused by an increasingly sedentary, obese and ageing population and the rise in remote working.

Revealed: vital green laws destroyed by Brexit

Vital legal protections for the environment and human health are being destroyed in post-Brexit departures from EU legislation, a detailed analysis by the Guardian reveals.

Ailing Raducanu falls short in gruelling three-set defeat

Emma Raducanu battled late into the night in an intense, dramatic tussle under the lights of Melbourne Park, but she could not hold off any Yafan of China, whose disciplined performance narrowly edged her through 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 to reach the third round of the Australian Open.

Different world, same swagger: Littler thrives in Bahrain on pro debut

World Series of Darts event had little in common with the bustle of Ally Pally but the teenager took it in his stride

'I am the best': Kerr confident he can conquer Ingebrigtsen in Paris

There are precisely 200 days to go before the gun sounds for the Olympic men’s 1500m final in Paris on 6 August.

Iron will: how Scunthorpe fought back from the brink

‘So, what are you looking at to get out … you know, how much?” Michelle Harness asked the question out of duty, desperation and numerous other emotions.

Sandberg to leave board of Meta after 16 years as tech kingpin

Sheryl Sandberg is to step down from the board of Facebook’s parent company, Meta, less than two years after quitting her executive role at the business.

Secret meeting What was gathering about and why has it sparked fury?

Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of German cities to demonstrate against right-wing extremism.

Global ambitions Orbán builds 'alternative to western approach'

Europe’s pariah prime minister, Viktor Orbán, is jetting across the globe in search of friends.

Houthis Defiant leader calls for mass boycott of Israeli goods

The leader of Yemen’s Houthi movement has urged the Arab world to mount mass boycotts of Israeli goods as he claimed US and UK missile attacks launched on his country were a sign of the impact of the Houthis’ attacks on Israeli-linked commercial shipping in the Red Sea.

'So much anxiety': despair of pupils at school hit by Raac

Pupils at a school thought to be the worst hit by the “crumbling concrete” crisis in England have described their despair and disillusion in a report that sets out in detail the severe and ongoing disruption to their education.

Ofsted says inspections can 'pause' over mental health fears

Ofsted is to urge schools to “pause” inspections that appear to be damaging the mental health of their staff as part of its formal response to the death of headteacher Ruth Perry .

Heavy snow sweeps Scotland as temperatures plunge across frozen Britain

Hundreds of schools in Scotland were closed, some for a fourth day, due to heavy snow, amid weather warnings across many parts of the UK yesterday.

Sunak's spring flight plan in peril over two-month timetable for Rwanda bill

Rishi Sunak’s pledge to begin fl ying asylum seekers to Rwanda by spring looks more distant than ever after members of the House of Lords approved a timetable that would not see the bill approved until late March.

New questions for Mone's husband over link to tax avoidance firms

The multimillionaire husband of the embattled Tory peer Michelle Mone is linked to a series of tax avoidance firms that may have assisted their clients in submitting misleading claims to HM Revenue and Customs, documents suggest.

Hunt gives strongest signal yet of tax cuts in budget

The chancellor has dangled the prospect of big tax cuts in his March budget, in what is seen as one of the last opportunities for the Conservatives to claw back Labour's huge opinion poll lead.

Netanyahu: we will not accept a Palestinian state after Gaza war

Insistence on total Israeli security control is blow to US policy hopes

Travel Warning And School Closures As Blast From The Arctic Sweeps Britain

A rare amber snow warning has been put in place by the Met Office for parts of Scotland as the police warned drivers to put travel plans on hold.

Greenland Losing 30m Tonnes Of Ice An Hour From Global Heating - Study

The Greenland ice cap is losing an average of 30m tonnes of ice an hour due to the climate crisis, a study has revealed, which is 20% more than was previously thought.

Clubs bide their time on Phillips as City demand £7m loan fee

Clubs hoping to sign Kalvin Phillips are waiting for Manchester City to drop their demands for a £7m loan fee. Crystal Palace, Newcastle and West Ham are tracking the midfielder, while there is also interest from Barcelona, Atlético Madrid and Juventus.

Gomes ignites Everton's dream and puts Palace to the sword

As Sean Dyche put it, any distraction is welcome at Everton right now amid the risk of a second points deduction, legal cases, financial disputes and not knowing exactly what they are playing for in the Premier League this season.