In this issue

May 23, 2023

Senior Conservatives urge Sunak to sack Braverman

PM told if home secretary broke code again she must go

4 mins

Braverman behaves as if rules do not apply to her

Suella Braverman probably has a perfectly reasonable explanation for why, having been done for speeding, she asked her civil service staff to see if they could arrange a private one-on-one speed awareness course for her, so that no one would know about it

4 mins

TikToker who entered stranger's home defends videos amid calls for arrest

A TikTok user who went viral when he entered a stranger's house uninvited has defended his videos after they were described as “abhorrent” and “criminal” by politicians

4 mins

'It was like something was exploding inside of me'

Naga Munchetty talks about her painful ordeal with the womb condition adenomyosis, writes

3 mins

Is Starmer's plan for the NHS actually achievable?

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer's latest speech on the NHS has set out ambitious performance targets and some radical ideas about the use of new technologies and reform to make the service more efficient

2 mins

Billionaire gives Tories their largest donation in 20 years

The Conservatives have received their largest donation in more than two decades from an Egyptian-born billionaire

1 min

Former deputy PM Raab to stand down at next election

Dominic Raab, who resigned from cabinet last month after a bullying inquiry, will stand down at the next general election

1 min

Brexit regret among Leave voters reaches a record high

Brexit regret among Leave voters has reached a record high, a new poll has found

1 min

Junior doctors to stage three-day strike over pay

Junior doctors in England will stage a 72-hour strike next month in their long-running dispute over pay

1 min

Madeleine police search reservoir visited by suspect

Police looking for Madeleine McCann are to begin a major search of a remote Algarve reservoir visited by the main suspect, Christian Brueckner

2 mins

Global warming set to make whole countries unliveable

More than 2 billion face extreme heat exposure, finds study

3 mins

Independent becomes news partner of Pride in London

A year-long news partnership with Pride in London has been announced by The Independent, including the relaunch of The Pride List – a celebration of extraordinary LGBT+ changemakers

1 min

Anti-Putin militia storm Russian villages in crossborder raid from Ukraine

Attack comes as Kyiv and Moscow trade claims on Bakhmut

4 mins

Battle for Bakhmut death toll piles up on both sides

Vladimir Putin declared victory in Bakhmut at the weekend but Volodymyr Zelensky denied that the city has fallen and claimed that Ukrainians were in the process of encircling the enemy

6 mins

It is unclear why this city is part of Putin's grand plan

Just over a year ago the final Ukrainian soldiers left the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol, ending a nearly three-month siege of the city by Russian forces

3 mins

Flights grounded after Etna coats Sicily in layer of ash

Flights were disrupted after Mount Etna, Europe's most active volcano, showered the Sicilian city of Catania with a thick coating of ash

1 min

Braverman wants private justice - she must resign

According to her defenders, Suella Braverman who really should have resigned in shame by now - is a victim of a conspiracy

4 mins

Rising immigration is the real Brexit success story

There is a reason why spinning is so important in politics. Parties may have aims and slogans, beliefs and goals, but everything doesn't always go to plan

3 mins

Holly and Phil's frosty fall-out is as British as it gets

Holly Willoughby worked with Phillip Schofield for 13 years and said goodbye to him in 39 words

2 mins

Down with the stilettos! It's time sexism is brought to heel

\"I once heard a guy describe shoes as \"foot prisons\"

4 mins

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