Elizabeth Gilbert and the debate over cancelling Russian culture
Decision to delay publication of novel set in 20th-century Siberia sparks intense debateContinue Reading
2023-06-14
Rishi Sunak fires starting gun for by-election in Boris Johnson’s ex-constituency of Uxbridge
The Tory party moved the writs for by-elections in the west London seat and in the North Yorkshire constituency of Selby and Ainsty. Nigel Adams, a close ally of Mr Johnson, has quit as the local MP in this area. The by-elections are now set to take place between 21Continue Reading
2023-06-14
N7 crash: Solicitor accuses coroner of outrageous treatment of dead men’s families
A lawyer for the family of one of three men killed in a collision on the N7 in Dublin two years ago while fleeing gardaí has accused a coroner of treating the families of the deceased outrageously over her decision to grant an open-ended adjournment of an inquest into theirContinue Reading
2023-06-14
Tories aim to turn Uxbridge by-election into ‘referendum on Sadiq Khan’s Ulez’
Ministers and MPs are heading to Uxbridge and South Ruislip, where Mr Johnson quit as MP, to try to stop Labour seizing it by over-turning a Tory majority of more than 7,000. They are already highlighting the controversial extension of the Mayor’s ultra low emission zone to outer London boroughs.Continue Reading
2023-06-14
Sunak faces questions over spat with Johnson as two by-elections loom
R ishi Sunak will likely be challenged over Tory infighting in his weekly clash with Sir Keir Starmer, following his public spat with Boris Johnson over his predecessor’s resignation honours list. The Prime Minister will also move closer to two difficult by-elections, including in the seat vacated by Mr Johnson,Continue Reading
2023-06-13
Ultra-processed foods: bread may be considered one, but that doesn’t mean it’s all bad
Most modern bread is produced using a method called the Chorleywood process. Gamzova Olga/ Shutterstock Humans have been eating bread in some form for centuries. But modern bread is a far cry from the bread of the past. In its sliced bread form, it often contains so many more ingredientsContinue Reading
2023-06-13
Of mice and matriarchs: the female-led societies of the animal kingdom
Meerkats live in matriarchal groups Jason Boyce/Shutterstock Queen Elizabeth II’s record-breaking long reign was exceptional in many ways – not least because England has been ruled by men for most of the last thousand years. Until recently, the crown was passed to the monarch’s eldest son and daughters were marriedContinue Reading
2023-06-13
Donald Trump pleads not guilty to federal charges in Miami
Former US president Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to federal charges alleging he hoarded classified documents detailing sensitive military secrets, and schemed to thwart government efforts to get them back. Mr Trump appeared before a judge in Miami’s federal court on Tuesday in a stunning moment in American historyContinue Reading
2023-06-13
Creative industries get £77 million funding boost
T he creative industries will get a £77 million funding boost under Government plans to help the sector go “from strength to strength”. The investment is part of the Government’s aim to grow the sector – which Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer described as the UK’s “global advert for the world”Continue Reading
2023-06-13
UK may ‘not have been well prepared at all’ for pandemic, Covid Inquiry told
T he UK may not have been “very well prepared at all” to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, the lead lawyer to the official Covid-19 Inquiry said as public hearings began. Hugo Keith KC said on Tuesday that the nation was “taken by surprise” by “significant aspects” of the diseaseContinue Reading
2023-06-13