Key dates of the HS2 rail project

H S2 has been a controversial project since plans emerged in 2009. Here is a timeline of key events: – January 2009 Labour establishes HS2 Ltd to examine the case for a new high-speed rail line. – December 2010 A consultation on a route for HS2 from London to BirminghamContinue Reading

‘It’s trash’: Senior London Tory removed from party conference for heckling Suella Braverman

A prominent London Conservative was removed by security from Suella Braverman’s speech at the party’s conference on Tuesday, after calling it “trash”. Andrew Boff, chair of the London Assembly, was filmed heckling the home secretary when she described “gender ideology” as a “poison” in modern Britain. Mr Boff, who hasContinue Reading

A digital illustration of a strand of mRNA.

Billions of people around the world have received the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines. The rapid development of these vaccines changed the course of the pandemic, providing protection against the SARS-CoV-2 virus. But these vaccines would not have been possible it if weren’t for the pioneering work of this year’sContinue Reading