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November 09, 2022

Bullying accusations topple scandal-gripped Williamson

Rishi Sunak has lost his first cabinet minister to scandal within just two weeks of taking office, as Sir Gavin Williamson resigned last night over claims of bullying.

5 mins

Williamson’s letter in full

Former minister vows to clear name of any wrongdoing’

1 min

‘At some point the Marshall Islands may no longer exist’

Minister appeals to global rich to help save his sinking nation

3 mins

Climate crisis has no quick solution, says Barbados PM

Barbados prime minister Mia Mottley warned she was going \"to say some things that you may not love\" as she cautioned that there is no easy solution to the climate crisis, on the opening day of the first children and young people's space at Cop27.

3 mins

Lula brings hope with his pledge to save the Amazon

Expectations are high for Brazil’s newly elected president to reverse years of climate damage, writes Kim Sengupta

6 mins

Home Office unprepared’ for surge in boat crossings

MPs warn government crisis is not over after Manston visit

4 mins

Parents in full-time work unable to reach acceptable’ living standard, study finds

Families with both parents working full time on the national living wage can no longer reach an \"acceptable\" standard of living, new research has found.

2 mins

Thousands of university staff to stage mass walkout

More than 70,000 lecturers and other staff at 150 universities will strike for three days this month, a union has announced, warning that the mass action is \"just the beginning\".

3 mins

Qatar envoy says being gay is damage in the mind’

A Qatar World Cup ambassador has told German television broadcaster ZDF that homosexuality was \"damage in the mind\", as the Gulf state prepares to host the global tournament in less than two weeks.

1 min

Peerages for cronies are a constitutional novelty

Predictably, Boris Johnson's reported resignation honours list is a defiant compilation of cronies, donors and private jokes.

3 mins

Zelensky open to talks with Russia but not with Putin

President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he is open to \"genuine\" talks with Russia but that negotiations must be focused on restoring Ukraine's borders.

2 mins

Giuffre says she was wrong to accuse lawyer of abuse

Virginia Giuffre admitted she might have been wrong to accuse Alan Dershowitz of sexual abuse in a new court filing, bringing to an end a three-year legal battle between the pair.

3 mins

Christchurch mosque killer to appeal against conviction

A white supremacist who pleaded guilty to murdering 51 Muslim worshippers at two mosques in Christchurch during Friday prayers in 2019 is appealing against his conviction and sentence.

1 min

Kwarteng wrote a book on the mistake he made in office

The \"markets would be disappointed\" if the government planned to borrow more than 4 per cent of national income, Alan Walters told Margaret Thatcher before the 1981 Budget - it could lead to \"a funding crisis either in the summer or the autumn\".

3 mins

We need more data collection and greater transparency

It is a decade since Sir Tim Berners-Lee, my colleague and co-founder at the Open Data Institute, opened the London Olympics, saying of his invention - the World Wide Web - \"This is for everyone.\"

3 mins

‘We cannot be separated’

Since taking power in Afghanistan, the Taliban has barred girls from schools and shut women out of most professions, writes Claire Parker. But they need more female doctors

7 mins

Long way around: the closure of Russian airspace is prolonging flights to Asia

Lucky Chris. He writes: \"I am travelling to Thailand with Thai island-hopping trip over Christmas.\"

3 mins

Boseman’s shadow looms large in emotional sequel

‘Wakanda Forever’, Ryan Coogler’s follow-up to the stunning Black Panther’, is haunted by loss, finds Clarisse Loughrey

3 mins

Morrisons has a lot of debt to manage as inflation soars

Is it time to worry about Morrisons? The grocer recently picked up some nice headlines by announcing plans to cut the price of meals in its cafes.

3 mins

‘It is political when you are chosen to play for France’

Patrice Evra talks club and country with Miguel Delaney

7 mins

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