Home Office borders bill could ‘create a British Guantánamo Bay,’ says Tory MP
Former Brexit secretary David Davis says Priti Patel’s plans could foster a situation similar to notorious US detention camp A former Conservative cabinet minister has...
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Johnson faces trust crisis as sleaze shatters faith in MPs
Poll reveals huge public cynicism, with just 5% of respondents believing politicians work for public good Trust in politicians to act in the national interest...
UK’s progress on Covid now squandered, warns top scientist
Sir Jeremy Farrar, director of Wellcome Trust, suggests emergence of Omicron variant means pandemic is far from over Coronavirus – latest updates See all our...
Covid news: pre-departure tests return for all UK arrivals and Nigeria added to red list
Health secretary Sajid Javid confirms rules will come into force from 7 December as Nigeria is added to the travel red list International arrivals to...
Pécresse chosen as French centre-right’s first female candidate for presidency
Former minister is surprise winner of Les Républicains’ nomination, beating high-profile names such as Michel Barnier France’s rightwing opposition party has chosen a female candidate...
Michigan shooting: suspect’s parents held on $1m bond after capture
James and Jennifer Crumbley, who face manslaughter charges, entered not guilty pleas after being found hiding in a warehouse The parents of the Michigan teen...
Bereaved families demand investigation of every UK gambling-linked suicide
Despite an estimated 400 such deaths in England a year, charity claims regulator has looked at only two since 2015 On a summer’s day in...
Public sexual harassment could become criminal offence in England and Wales
Law Commission expected to make proposal as part of its review into hate crime laws A review of hate crime legislation is expected to ask...
Environmental activists challenge ‘unlawful’ UK fossil fuel plan in high court
Climate campaigners claim the government is giving billions of pounds in subsidies to oil and gas producers Environmental campaigners will this week ask the high...
Police treated us like criminals, say families of girls trafficked to Islamic State in Syria
British authorities accused of interrogating parents who came seeking help when their daughters went missing Details of how police attempted to criminalise British families whose...