In this issue

May 27, 2023

Johnson sitting on a 'ticking timebomb' over fresh claims

Latest Partygate allegations put ex-PM 'painfully on the rack'

5 mins

Boris is on the rack - and it is all a consequence of Brexit

Never in my lifetime have I seen an ex-prime minister so nakedly and painfully on the rack to the extent that Boris Johnson is. Two potential police investigations

1 min

Travel misery as Heathrow enters its third day of chaos

As millions of families begin half-term week, and many others start bank holiday weekend getaways, British Airways will enter its third day of disruption and cancellations today

3 mins

Hunt will accept a recession if it helps to reduce inflation

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has backed interest-rate hikes being used to calm soaring inflation even if they increase the risk of the UK entering a recession

2 mins

How rising mortgages could derail Sunak's election plan

Continuing high interest rates would severely constrain the Tories as the next election approaches

4 mins

Think the Tories want to slash the numbers arriving in the UK? Think again

The government’s immigration policy is incoherent. We have a government that describes net migration as “too high” but doesn’t really want to bring it down because its higher priority is economic growth

3 mins

Incurable condition forces Dion to cancel world tour

Celine Dion has cancelled the remaining dates of her world tour, telling fans she is not strong enough to perform following her diagnosis with an incurable neurological condition.

1 min

The government is guilty of an 'astonishing betrayal' on measures to protect animals

Ministers and civil servants are fond of repeating the mantra that the UK is a world leader in animal welfare, and a raft of reforms were promised in both the Conservatives’ 2019 election manifesto, as well as in the party’s grand animal-welfare plan of 2021, announced to great fanfare

4 mins

Three Black men convicted of murder launch appeal stating 'institutional racism'

Lawyers for three Black men \"wrongly\" convicted of murder have applied for their sentences to be reviewed, claiming they were victims of \"institutional racism\" within the courts

2 mins

Killer parents used Covid rules to hide baby's torture

Shannon Marsden and Stephen Boden are jailed for the 'savage and brutal' murder of their 10-month-old son Finley

4 mins

Putin's narrative is failing, as this week's events prove

From nuclear threats to raids on Russian territory, Russia's president has plenty to think about

6 mins

I survived a tiger attack

Namita Singh reports on how hunters became the hunted in the world's largest mangrove forest in India's West Bengal

10 mins

Kim Jong-un's friend from school says North Korean leader doesn't have a son

Kim Jong-un may not have fathered a son as he never mentioned a male offspring during their conversations, the North Korean dictator’s school friend Joao Micaelo said

2 mins

Asos raises £75m in bid to shake-up firm after losses

Fast-fashion firm Asos has raised £75m to support its turnaround plan. The online retail business confirmed yesterday that it has completed a share placing, with 17.9 million shares at 418.1p each to secure the cash injection.

1 min

British business wants us to encourage foreign students

Employers are suffering because of the government's blanket approach to rules on immigration

4 mins

Inside the final-day 'theatre' of fight to avoid relegation

Everton, Leicester and Leeds must buckle up for the most chaotic, emotional day in football

5 mins

Romance trumps hard cash in battle for top-tier status

Coventry and Luton vie for glory today after years in the wilderness. Lawrence Ostlere on a special play-off final

3 mins

GENERATION GAME

After a few near misses, Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz have been placed on a collision course at the French Open. Jamie Braidwood on a potential gift from the tennis gods

4 mins

GOING THE DISTANCE

Ahead of the centenary of the gruelling 24 Hours of Le Mans race, Mick O'Hare looks at the event's growth from humble beginnings into an annual highlight for fans around the globe

10+ mins

BEST FOOT FORWARD

This year's Cannes Film Festival has hosted great movies but also subtle forms of sartorial rebellion

4 mins

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