In this issue

June 19, 2022

PM told by-election defeats will undermine authority

Boris Johnson could see losses in Wakefield and Tiverton and Honiton on Thursday

4 mins

Johnson defends 'draconian' plan to tag asylum seekers

The prime minister says the scheme is intended to stop asylum seekers 'vanishing'

2 mins

Ministers want rail strike to go ahead 'to create division'

Sir Keir Starmer argues the government is pouring petrol on the fire

2 mins

Thousands rally for action over cost of living crisis

Angela Rayner, left, with Frances O'Grady, centre, in London yesterday

2 mins

Four-day week can work for some, admits government

Government officials have accepted that a four-day week "may work" for some businesses, as the world's largest trial of shorter working hours kicks off in the UK.

2 mins

No 10 breaks promise to get 100 million jabs to poorest

Government accused of 'profiteering' by charging countries for surplus vaccines through the aid budget

4 mins

Khan calls for universal free meals for primary schools

Sadiq Khan urges more support for families during the cost of living crisis

2 mins

Labour MP urges Patel to remove head of Met probe

The home secretary is under pressure to replace Sir Thomas Winsor

2 mins

PM says Ukraine should be host for Eurovision in 2023

'They won and they deserve to have it,' says the prime minister

2 mins

Zelensky commends 'brave' soldiers on visit to frontline

The Ukrainian president made unannounced visits to several cities where there had been heavy fighting

3 mins

Stay indoors warning over 'cluster of thunderstorms'

Met Office issues rare lightning warning as heatwave gives way to storms

1 min

Third suspect held as police investigate Amazon killings

A third suspect has been arrested by police in Brazil investigating the deaths in the Amazon of British journalist Dom Phillips and expert on indigenous peoples Bruno Pereira.

1 min

Army head cancels Balkans deployment after orgy video

Chief of staff 'lost trust' in batallion, according to the Parachute Regiment's colonel commandant

1 min

Bitcoin price plunges down through $20,000 milestone

Bitcoin was trading at more than three times its current price in late 2021

1 min

We missed chance to shoot Uvalde gunman, say police

An armed officer hesitated before Salvador Ramos entered a US elementary school, killing 19 students and two teachers

3 mins

Extreme heat in Europe is 'a foretaste of the future'

Extreme heat blanketing Western Europe this weekend is likely to be only a "foretaste of future", climate scientists and meteorologists have warned.

1 min

Cocaine worth £68m sent to supermarkets by mistake

Drugs were found among banana deliveries at stores in the Czech Republic

1 min

Verstappen masters tricky track to take pole in Canada

The Red Bull driver made light of the changeable weather to beat Fernando Alonso in qualifying yesterday

2 mins

Berrettini to defend title at Queen's as run continues

The Italian is only the fourth man to reach four consecutive finals on grass

2 mins

'I want listeners to feel they are understood - and seen'

Singer-songwriter Marie Naffah speaks to Roisin O'Connor about storytelling, producers, and escaping labels' clutches

3 mins

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