In this issue

June 09, 2023

PM signs pact with Biden as hope of trade deal vanishes

'Atlantic declaration' signals UK shift towards post-Brexit protectionism

4 mins

Key plank of asylum law dropped to cut backlog

Rishi Sunak has quietly dropped a key plank of last year's asylum bill, which introduced a two-tier refugee system and made lives tougher for tens of thousands of people who arrived in the UK via small boats.

2 mins

Watchdog calls for increased powers amid crisis in policing

The head of the police inspectorate has demanded sweeping new powers to compel police forces to improve and tackle what he described as the worst crisis in law and order in living memory.

2 mins

Three rescued after inflatable duck drifts into Bristol Channel

Three people on a giant inflatable duck have been rescued after it drifted out into the Bristol Channel from a beach in Devon.

1 min

The best footballer of our time? There's one clear winner, says expert analyst

30% - The pay rise negotiated by Kevin De Bruyne at Manchester City thanks to evidence from data analytics

3 mins

Plymouth Big vessel housing refugees could dock at port

Plymouth could become the latest site chosen for a giant vessel to house asylum seekers amid calls for the Home Office to be challenged in the courts over the policy.

2 mins

Fake social media posts defend UAE presidency of vital climate summit

An army of fake social media accounts on Twitter and the blogging site Medium have been promoting and defending the controversial hosting of a UN climate summit by the United Arab Emirates.

2 mins

Crackdown urged on 'insidious' marketing of vapes to children

The children's commissioner has urged ministers to crack down on the \"insidious\" marketing of vapes to young people, which is leaving them so addicted to nicotine they cannot concentrate at school.

2 mins

No respite yet for New York as city registers world's worst air quality

Smoke from Canadian wildfires could linger over vast swathes of the US for days, officials warned, as millions of Americans remained under air pollution warnings.

3 mins

Greens' only MP Lucas to step down at next election to focus on environment

Caroline Lucas said she felt more optimistic about the environment than when she first joined the Green party in 1986, as she prepared to retire from parliament after 13 years as her party's only MP.

2 mins

Greenhouse gas emissions reach an all-time high

Greenhouse gas emissions have reached an all-time high, threatening \"unprecedented\" levels of global heating, scientists have warned.

1 min

Snowden says privacy threat much worse 10 years after disclosures

Edward Snowden has warned that surveillance technology is so much more advanced and intrusive today it makes that used by US and British intelligence agencies he revealed in 2013 look like child's play.

2 mins

Oleshky Russians accused of hindering evacuations

350 Evacuation requests received by one aid group. Oleshky has been especially hard hit

2 mins

Warsaw says it won't pay proposed EU charges for refusing migrants

Poland has entered crunch talks aimed at making radical changes to the EU’s migration and asylum laws with the claim that the proposals could result in a “step back” to 2015, when more than a million people flowed into the bloc.

3 mins

Court ruling falls short of calling Japanese same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional

A Japanese court has ruled the country's ban on same-sex marriage is \"in a state of unconstitutionality\" but fell short of stating it was unconstitutional - a decision that has clouded the debate over LGBTQ+ rights.

2 mins

Republican hardliners' revolt against speaker shuts down US House

The US House of Representatives has been forced to postpone all votes until next week after being paralysed by a revolt from ultra-conservative Republicans against their own speaker, Kevin McCarthy.

2 mins

Nearly two centuries of history to end as Singapore's Turf Club closes to release land for homes

More than 180 years of horse racing in Singapore will soon come to an end, as the “land scarce” city-state closes its only race course to make space for public housing.

1 min

Watchdog investigating Odey fund after sexual misconduct allegations

The UK's financial regulator is investigating the hedge fund of the multimillionaire Conservative donor Crispin Odey after a number of female employees made allegations of sexual misconduct against him.

2 mins

Alcaraz and Djokovic ready to lay on feast the world craves

Generations collide in semi-final with young Spaniard at last facing the legend and both are looking forward to the challenge.

3 mins

Cummins leads way as Australia maintain control

Smith ton extends daunting total then poor leaves help put India's batters in trouble

3 mins

Just a tinpot trophy? Try telling that to West Ham supporters

Victory over Fiorentina did not only end a 43-year wait for silverware, this cup is one any club can realistically win

4 mins

Can King of the Cups help Inter lift European crown?

Manager Simone Inzaghi has form in knockout games and is ready for the Champions League final against City

4 mins

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