In this issue

November 23, 2021

Johnson sees his majority slashed by Tory rebellion over cap on social care costs

Scheme is branded ‘Robin Hood in reverse’ by Labour

4 mins

PM may have won his vote – but this won't be the end of the battle over social care

Just when Boris Johnson is desperate to improve his frosty relations with Conservative MPs after his self-inflicted wounds over sleaze, he has upset many of them all over again with his social care reforms.

3 mins

Tory concerns grow after Johnson's faltering speech

PM asks CBI bosses about Peppa Pig in bizarre address

5 mins

Peppa Pig and prolonged pauses – is it time to start worrying about the PM?

“It can only really be described as meandering at high speed. It was as if a world he didn’t understand was spread out before him, and he zoomed in random patterns across its surface like potassium on a pond.”

4 mins

Why has the gift of the gab deserted Boris Johnson?

“Are you OK”. It’s quite routine for a prime minister to give a few interviews after an important policy speech, but not to be asked about the state of his health.

3 mins

Energy firm with 1.7 million customers latest to collapse

Energy firm Bulb is set to be placed into special administration, as the crisis engulfing UK suppliers deepened yesterday.

5 mins

Family of David Amess call for people to show kindness as funeral held in Southend

Sir David Amess’s family called for the country to “set aside hatred and work together” as mourners gathered in Southend to pay their respects to the late MP.

2 mins

Rowling condemns activists after address leaked online

JK Rowling has said that “three activists” have leaked her address online in a photo posted on Twitter.

2 mins

Snow to fall for several days as temperatures set to drop

The UK will soon plunge into a cold snap, with snow falling in some places and freezing temperatures for many, the Met Office has warned.

2 mins

Households urged to brace for floods in wetter winter

The government has warned that the climate crisis is exacerbating flood risks across the country, and is urging people to prepare for what may be a particularly wet winter.

3 mins

Brit Awards 2022 to scrap male and female categories

The Brit Awards is to remove male and female categories to make the music event as “inclusive and relevant as possible”.

1 min

‘Systemic issues' likely to be behind Brook House scandal, says inquiry chair

“Systemic issues” in the UK’s immigration detention system are likely to be behind the abuse scandal at Brook House removal centre four years ago, the chair of the inquiry into what happened at the facility has said.

3 mins

Dacre returns to Mail after pulling out of Ofcom race

Paul Dacre is making a return to the Daily Mail’s parent company as editor-in-chief following his withdrawal from the race to become Ofcom chairman last week.

2 mins

Eyewitness: ‘I stopped to help one boy – his legs were buckled underneath him'

The American flag was flying at half-mast yesterday in Waukesha, Wisconsin as shocked and crying locals waited at a favourite watering hole for a shuttle to take them to the vigil for victims mowed down a day earlier at the Milwaukee suburb’s annual Christmas parade.

2 mins

Germany's Covid controls not sufficient, says Merkel

Germany needs tighter coronavirus restrictions to control a record wave of infections the chancellor, Angela Merkel, said yesterday after the country’s health minister warned that people would be “vaccinated, recovered, or dead” by the end of the winter.

3 mins

World news in brief

The Dutch prime minister, Mark Rutte, yesterday lashed out at “idiot” rioters who rampaged through cities across the Netherlands this weekend when protests against coronavirus restrictions turned violent.

3 mins

Adele has reminded us all of the power of a good teacher

If you were moved to tears by the sight of Adele being reunited with her English teacher on live TV, you’re not alone.

4 mins

The climate crisis is affecting African women – more work must be done to help them

As is often the case with many of the past UN climate conferences, the recent meeting in Glasgow had been billed as humanity’s last chance. In the days after, dejection has been the common feeling.

3 mins

The billion pound football club lacking any kind of plan

Solskjaer’s departure from Manchester United will not bring an end to the chaos at Old Trafford

2 mins

What Covid travel rules will apply to Malaysia next year?

I am due to travel to Singapore and Malaysia in March.

2 mins

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