Rory Stewart’s hopes of becoming the next UK prime minister were dashed after his support collapsed in the third round of voting by Tory MPs. The international development secretary secured just 27 votes – down 10 from Tuesday’s second ballot – as Boris Johnson again took a commanding lead in the race to Number 10. […]
The inability of Greater Manchester Fire Rescue Service (GMFRS) to deploy officers in the event of some terror attacks has been highlighted in a new report into standards in the nation’s fire services. Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) found that GMFRS lacked specialist firefighters trained to enter “warm zones” […]
BRUSSELS (REUTERS) – The European Union’s 28 national leaders meet in Brussels on Thursday (June 20) to haggle over how ambitious their climate goals should be and who should navigate the bloc in coming years. Power centres Berlin and Paris are at odds over who should take over the executive European Commission later this year, […]
Michael Grieve, 47, says he is currently being forced to live in limbo overseas unable to see his eight-year-old daughter and has watched his booming graphic design business go to the wall. The farce has so far cost him around £150,000. He says his wife Reatile, 28, has been refused a visa despite the couple […]
An international investigative team on Wednesday charged four people, including three with ties to Russian intelligence, with shooting down a Malaysia Airlines jet over Ukraine in 2014, killing 298 people. The long-awaited announcement, the culmination of an investigation by officials from five countries, is the first time anyone has been charged in connection with the […]
Brexiteer Tim Montgomerie argued if the Tory leadership race ended with a shown between Boris Johnson and Michael Gove, a spectacle of “psychodrama” would follow. He noted Boris supporters would favour a final between him and Jeremy Hunt as it would be the safer option. Mr Montgomerie told the BBC: “I think Tory members want […]
After touring the country, blitzing social media and speaking to millions through TV debates, Rory Stewart, Britain’s maverick international development secretary, was eliminated Wednesday in the latest round of voting for the Conservative Party’s new leader. His defeat followed a day of rumors and speculation about a plot to take him out of the race, […]
A man has been taken to hospital after being stabbed in the neck on a film set at the Warner Bros Studios in Hertfordshire. Warner Bros told the Watford Observer that it was an “isolated workplace incident” which police were investigating. A spokesperson for Hertfordshire Police said officers had responded to a call from the […]
The Brexit Party leader had no sympathy for the broadcaster after it was revealed one of the questioners was a Labour worker and another had made anti-Israel remarks on Twitter. The public broadcaster has been left severely embarrassed after basic checks on two of those who quizzed the Conservative leadership hopefuls revealed the extraordinary background […]
Four teenage girls have been spared jail despite admitting being part of an attack on an Egyptian student who later died. Mariam Moustafa was punched several times near a bus stop in Parliament Street, Nottingham, on 20 February last year. The engineering student suffered a stroke after being taken to the Queen’s Medical Centre and […]