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June 26, 2022

Tories turn on Johnson after he refuses to change style

But leader insists he is planning to be PM into the 2030s

3 mins

PM warns against agreeing to a 'bad peace' in Ukraine

Boris Johnson will use G7 and Nato summits to urge France and Germany to provide more military support to Ukraine and warn them against any attempt to push President Volodymyr Zelensky into a "bad" peace deal.

2 mins

Crisis? What housing crisis?

Johnson planned £150,000 treehouse for son at Chequers

1 min

Thunberg makes surprise Glastonbury appearance

Greta Thunberg has called out "lying" political leaders on stage at Glastonbury, saying that dishonesty in public office has not “only become socially acceptable” but something the public expects.

2 mins

Charles took €1m cash in suitcase from Qatari sheikh

The money was a gift to the prince's long-established charity

2 mins

Monkeypox mutating at an accelerated rate, say experts

There were 793 confirmed cases of monkeypox in the UK last week

2 mins

Nationwide protests against end of right to abortions as women already 'suffering'

For the first time in half a century, Americans woke up yesterday in a country where they no longer had a constitutional right to an abortion.

4 mins

18 dead as migrants attempt mass crossing into Melilla

Eighteen migrants have died and dozens have been injured during an attempt to cross into the Spanish enclave of Melilla in North Africa, Moroccan authorities said, in what was the first such mass crossing incident since Spain and Morocco mended diplomatic relations.

1 min

Mystery surrounds planned Xi visit to Hong Kong bash

Xi Jinping will “attend” the next week of celebrations to mark the 25th anniversary of the return of Hong Kong to China and the swearing-in ceremony of Hong Kong’s new chief executive Jon Lee, state media reports have said.

1 min

Neita stuns Asher-Smith and now targets world stage

New British champion Daryll Neita insists she can match Dina Asher-Smith on the world stage after taking her 100m title.

3 mins

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