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May 26, 2023

Braverman 'Gone To Ground' As Migration Figures Rocket

Home secretary Suella Braverman has been accused of “going to ground” after figures revealed that net migration had hit a record high of 606,000 with around 1.2 million people arriving to live in the UK in 2022

4 mins

The Real Scandal? There Isn't Enough Immigration

Immigration is a good thing

4 mins

This Is What's Driving Surge In People Coming To The UK

Net migration has hit a new record high, driven by workers from outside the EU moving to the UK, new figures show

6 mins

How many manifesto vows have the Tories broken?

On immigration, the 2019 Conservative manifesto promised “overall numbers will come down”

2 mins

Johnson's Camp In A Panic Over Chequers Covid Claims

Boris Johnson’s camp is in panic mode over fresh claims of possible rule-breaking at Chequers during Covid, prompting the sacking of the ex-prime minister’s lawyers and a public lambasting of Rishi Sunak’s government

4 mins

Man arrested as car driven into Downing Street gates

A man has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and dangerous driving after a car was driven into the gates of Downing Street

2 mins

Child died after hospital left her unattended, court hears

A 14-year-old girl who should have been under constant supervision at a mental health hospital died after a member of staff on his first shift left her unattended, an inquest has heard

2 mins

Just Stop Oil throw paint on Chelsea Flower Show work

Just Stop Oil protesters have thrown orange paint over a garden at the Chelsea Flower Show in London

1 min

Puppy smuggling and live exports ban dropped by PM

The government has dropped plans for a bill that would have banned live exports and cracked down on puppy smuggling, prompting waves of fury from animal welfare campaigners and experts

3 mins

Packham awarded £90,000 over false tiger fraud claims

Environmentalist Chris Packham has welcomed a High Court ruling as “a full and frank vindication of my innocence” after he was accused of defrauding the public

2 mins

The Russian Militias Taking Vengeance Against Moscow

The Freedom of Russia Legion and the Russian Volunteer Corps were formed following last year’s invasion. Now they are bringing the fight to the Kremlin

3 mins

Kremlin deploying tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus

Lukashenko says the transfer of the arsenal has already begun

3 mins

'He was on top of the world but never came home'

Maroosha Muzaffar on why so many climbers die on Everest

5 mins

Chinese Archaeologists Find WWII Biological Warfare Lab

Archaeologists have uncovered an underground bunker in northeast China that was purportedly used during the Second World War by Japanese scientists to conduct horrific experiments on human subjects

2 mins

The indomitable Tina Turner was just simply the bravest

Tina Turner had an indomitable spirit

2 mins

As The Ukraine War Spills Into Russia, A Dangerous New Front Is About To Explode

At the start of this week, an unknown number of paramilitaries entered the Russian region of Belgorod from Ukraine

5 mins

Don't tell her, but Suella has stumbled on a winning tack

Shall we cast our minds back to the Year of Our Lord 2016? And lo! Who has appeared, in the pages of the Daily Express? “‘Immigration swells

3 mins

The rock goddess whose music lit the fires of hope

Tina Turner overcame tragedy and domestic abuse to achieve a triumphant reinvention. Helen Brown pays tribute

5 mins

Mercury victor's sugar-spun musings on the pop eternal

On her second album, Arlo Parks finds inspiration in love, with sometimes surprising results

2 mins

BA outage leads to flight cancellations at Heathrow

A systems outage forced British Airways to cancel at least 60 flights, affecting thousands of passengers

1 min

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