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Tories braced for losses as votes counted in England’s local elections
R ishi Sunak’s Tories are braced for a bruising set of local election results as votes continue to be counted across England. The contests were the first to be fought under new rules requiring voters to carry photographic ID, and the elections watchdog said “regrettably” some people were turned awayContinue Reading
Working in an office can harm your health – depending on where it is and the length of your commute
Commuting more than five hours per week had a number of negative consequences. Tania Volosianko/ Shutterstock In the past year, a growing number of companies have asked employees to return to the office either full- or part-time after years of pandemic-induced remote working. While this is a good thing whenContinue Reading
Raise a glass to your cousin, King Charles III
Millions of people around the world will be watching as Charles is crowned king of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms. And it’s fair to say that a huge number of them could claim some degree of kinship with the new monarch as distant cousins at least. It’sContinue Reading
Government considering paying Ukrainian refugees to return home
The Government is to explore paying social welfare to Ukrainians as a way of encouraging them to return home when the temporary protection directive ends. As the Irish Examiner reports, a paper by the Department of Justice put forward at the Cabinet committee on Ukraine outlined a number of policiesContinue Reading
Sunak says UK and Rwanda ‘leading the way’ on global migration challenge
R ishi Sunak said the UK and Rwanda were “leading the way” on global migration challenges during his meeting with the president of the east African country. The Prime Minister welcomed fellow leader Paul Kagame in Downing Street and posed for photos before they made their way into the building forContinue Reading
Trump cutting Ireland trip short to ‘confront’ accuser in New York case
F ormer US president Donald Trump has said he is cutting his trip to Ireland short so he can return to “confront” his accuser in a New York civil rape case, which he described as a “political attack”. Mr Trump said he would “probably attend” the hearing as he spokeContinue Reading
Trump cutting Irish trip short to ‘confront’ accuser in New York case
Former US president Donald Trump has said he is cutting his trip to Ireland short so he can return to “confront” his accuser in a New York civil rape case, which he described as a “political attack”. Mr Trump said on Thursday he will “probably” the ongoing civil trial inContinue Reading
Citadel review, Amazon Prime Video spy thriller
This six-part drama reportedly cost Amazon Prime “somewhere north of $250m”, said Lucy Mangan in The Guardian. So was it worth it? “You betcha. It’s Mission: Impossible meets The Bourne Identity meets James Bond while glancing off Indiana Jones a few times along its irresistible way.” Richard Madden stars asContinue Reading
Retrograde review, Kiln Theatre, London
Ryan Calais Cameron is having quite a year, said Dominic Cavendish in The Daily Telegraph. This spring, his breakout play For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy completed its journey from fringe to West End. Now he has given us something utterly different, andContinue Reading
Local elections 2023: Timetable of key results and events
H ere is a guide to when to expect the key results and events after polls close in the local elections on Thursday. All declaration times are estimates and could change. – Thursday, 10pm: Polls close in the 230 local authorities across England holding elections. Counting begins for 64 councils.Continue Reading