‘Get to work’: US defence chief tells Pentagon to sharpen China focus
Lloyd Austin says directive is about ensuring that dealing with the threat from Beijing remains a priority The US defence secretary, Lloyd Austin, has directed...
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Oriel College faces teaching boycott over refusal to remove Rhodes statue
Announcement by 150 Oxford lecturers accuses college of ‘undermining’ efforts of university to eradicate racism About 150 Oxford lecturers have announced they will refuse to...
Biden arrives with demand that UK settle Brexit row over Northern Ireland
Warnings from envoys that David Frost must compromise with EU on border checks as risk to Good Friday agreement ‘will not be welcomed by the...
G7 leaders will call for fresh WHO inquiry into Covid origins, leaked communique suggests
Statement indicates leaders will also commit to delivering a billion vaccine doses and plans to tackle forced labour See all our coronavirus coverage Leaders at...
FSB agents who tracked Navalny before poisoning also tailed author – Bellingcat
Open-source investigations report that the agents shadowed Dmitry Bykov, who fell severely ill with similar symptoms in 2019 Russian agents who had tailed opposition leader...
Sexual harassment is a routine part of life, schoolchildren tell Ofsted
Pupils say incidents in school and online are too common to bother challenging or reporting Schoolchildren have told Ofsted inspectors that sexual harassment and online...
EU-UK talks on Northern Ireland appear close to collapse on eve of G7
‘Patience wearing very thin,’ says EU negotiator, while Joe Biden expected to raise ‘deep concerns’ about issue at summit Talks between the EU and the...
Russian court outlaws Alexei Navalny’s organisation
Court has in effect liquidated the opposition politician’s movement by classifying it as ‘extremist’ A Russian court has outlawed opposition politician Alexei Navalny’s nationwide political...
Matt Hancock ‘was warned of Covid care home risk in March 2020’
Exclusive: leading UK operators say they repeatedly raised concerns about not testing people discharged from hospital Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage...
Anti-vaccine passport protesters storm Westfield mall in London
Shopping centre in Shepherd’s Bush had to shut after hundreds of marchers arrived chanting ‘no more lockdowns’ Hundreds of anti-vaccine passport protesters invaded the Westfield...