In this issue

November 09, 2022

'Unethical, immoral' Williamson quits over claims he bullied staff

Minister’s resignation raises new questions over Sunak’s judgment | Williamson resigns after claim he used mental health issues against MPs

4 mins

Zelenskiy: no climate success if war goes on

War in Ukraine must end in order to tackle climate crisis, Zelenskiy tells summit

3 mins

University staff to go on strike across UK over pay dispute

Seventy thousand university staff are to go onstrike, in the latest instalment of the wave of industrial action taking place across the UK this winter.

3 mins

Grenfell firm: 'contents of flats made more heat than cladding'

Arconic , the company that made combustible cladding that spread the Grenfell Tower fire, has said more heat was released by the burning contents of victims’ flats, in a combative and unapologetic closing statement to the public inquiry.

2 mins

As Hancock finally enters the jungle, what horrors await him?

Will he have to eat a live spider? Is video footage of his first jungle shower going to be played on repeat, his damp trunks later sold for charity? Will he find love (again)?

1 min

'Greatest store of statues' emerges from mud beneath Italian spa

An \"exceptional\" hoard of bronze statues preserved for thousands of years by mud and boiling water have been discovered in a network of baths built by the Etruscans in Tuscany.

3 mins

Peerage list MPs agree move to avoid byelections

Four Conservative MPs who were loyal to Boris Johnson and have been nominated for peerages have agreed to delay accepting them to avoid triggering byelections.

3 mins

MPs visit Manston asylum centre and find families are still forced to sleep on mats

The Manston processing centre for asylum seekers is still engulfed in a crisis despite government reassurances, a committee of MPs who visited the site has said.

2 mins

'Hello, hello!' Master of comedy cads, Leslie Phillips dies at 98

Leslie Phillips, who died yesterday at the age of 98, once said that his memoirs might be called From Bed to Worse, in honour of his raffish characters getting into scrapes because of their philandering ways.

2 mins

Phasing out fossil fuels Island state of Tuvalu calls for global non-proliferation treaty

Tuvalu has become the first country to use UN climate talks to demand proliferation an international fossil fuel nontreaty, which would phase out the use of coal, oil and gas.

2 mins

Coldly go Rainy Cornwall ready for the race to space

They are used to operating in extreme temperatures at their home base in the Mojave desert but the American crew and technicians who are in the UK for a historic space mission are facing a very different challenge - the persistence of the Cornish rain and wind.

2 mins

Democrats battle to keep control of Senate as Trump waits in the wings

The Biden administration was braced for a bad night last night as the US midterm election results threatened to rob the Democrats of control of Congress just as former president Donald Trump appeared ready to announce another run for the White House.

3 mins

People power Millions take to the polls to decide fate of US politics

Millions of Americans took to the polls yesterday for the 2022 midterm elections, a series of bitter contests that will determine whether Democrats or Republicans control Congress for the next two years, as well as state and local offices.

4 mins

Theatre review Seasonal treat becomes biting tale for our times

A Christmas Carol Royal Shakespeare theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

1 min

Iranian leadership resists growing demands for constitution referendum

The power struggle among the rulers appears to leave the government sending out mixed messages on how to respond to the protests, but in practice the security forces have gone ahead with a severe crackdown and arrested nearly 10,000 people, including 60 journalists.

2 mins

Senior MEP accuses EU of ignoring 'grave threat to democracy' from spyware

The senior MEP leading an inquiry into spyware has accused the EU commission of ignoring the \"grave threat to democracy\" posed by the use of the technology and national governments of failing to co-operate with her investigation.

3 mins

Russians installing 'dragon's teeth' to slow down Ukraine's advance, MoD says

Russia is stepping up efforts to build substantial obstacles to slow the advance of Ukrainian forces in important locations, including around the devastated city of Mariupol, the UK's Ministry of Defence has said.

2 mins

Wealth inequality on rise as asset values trump salaries

Working for a living has become a harder way to grow rich in modern Britain amid rising wealth inequality over the past decade, according to research published yesterday that warns of a breakdown in social mobility as inheritances grow in importance.

2 mins

TikTok China jitters Where on Earth does all that user data go?

In 2021 Android users around the world spent 16.2tn minutes on TikTok. And while those millions of users no doubt had an enjoyable time watching clips on the addictive app, they also generated a colossal amount of data.

3 mins

'We were humbled but now get a chance of redemption'

Shan Masood on Pakistan's minor miracle in recovering from two defeats to reach the T20 World Cup semi-final

3 mins

Stokes certain England are up to India test in 'do or die' semi-final

Ben Stokes says England will be bold in attack when they face India in their T20 World Cup semi-final tomorrow, with the allrounder insisting that no one will take a backward step in what is set to be a full-throttle, high-scoring encounter.

2 mins

Red Rose Cokayne ready to be 'villain' in school reunion

The English-born hooker, who grew up in New Zealand, will line up against two old friends in Saturday's final

3 mins

Boulter and Dart defeated to leave Britain praying for Spain

Britain's chances of an improbable run on home soil at the Billie Jean King Cup Finals took a significant blow last night as they were outmatched by a strong Kazakhstan team, going down to an irretrievable 2-0 scoreline in their first tie at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow.

1 min

'People said last year was revenge - but it was more of a love tour'

Arsenal and England striker Beth Mead tells Donald McRae about her mother's cancer, Olympic heartbreak and how Wiegman has revitalised the Lionesses

7 mins

Injury to Justin puts paid to World Cup hopes

Whether Gareth Southgate intended to call up James Justin to his England World Cup squad tomorrow may forever be a mystery after the Leicester defender was carried off on a stretcher during the second half of a routine Carabao Cup victory over Newport County. Southgate is already fretting over his full-back options with Ben Chilwell ruled out and Reece James and Kyle Walker major doubts.

2 mins

Jones worried as Lawes out of England fold until next year

'I want us to play angry against Japan'

2 mins

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