Kyle Rittenhouse: Teenager who shot three people during Kenosha protest thought he was under attack, court hears
A teenager who shot three people during a protest against racial injustice had thought he was under attack, a trial has heard. Kyle Rittenhouse, 18, is accused…
The woke confusion of John Lewis’s unlit Christmas jumper
After all the bated-breath waiting, it has finally been announced. No, not the Booker Prize winner – well, maybe that, too. But what chance has an old…
David Fuller: NHS orders health trusts to review mortuary access after hospital electrician admits sexually assaulting dead bodies
The NHS has ordered all health trusts to review mortuary access and post-mortem activities following revelations in the David Fuller case. Fuller, a 67-year-old hospital electrician, admitted…
Could the HPV jab pave the way for other cancer vaccines?
If you had to pinpoint the most transformative medical innovation of the past few centuries, the invention of the vaccine would be a strong contender. Deployed against…
Owen Paterson resignation: Labour call for investigation into Kwasi Kwarteng’s comments to Sky News about standards watchdog
The Labour Party has called for an investigation into Kwasi Kwarteng’s comments to Sky News about the future of parliament’s standards watchdog. Earlier on Thursday morning, the…
Get vaccinated or wear face masks and take weekly tests, Joe Biden tells workers in the US
The new data shows that across England, one in 10 healthcare workers have yet to have both jabs, while seven per cent have had neither. Barts Health…
Grandmother Eileen Dean, 93, beaten to death with metal walking stick by fellow care home resident
A care home resident has been found responsible for killing a 93-year-old grandmother with a walking stick. Alexander Rawson, 63, attacked and killed Eileen Dean in her…
Antonio Conte report card: Five goals, three red cards and a thrilling Spurs win – five things we learnt
The Antonio Conte era at Tottenham Hotspur began with a dramatic 3-2 victory over Vitesse Arnhem in the Europa Conference League. The Italian was forced to use…
Michael Vaughan: I am named in the Azeem Rafiq report – but I totally deny any accusation of racism
This hit me very hard. It was like being struck over the head with a brick. I have been involved in cricket for 30 years and never…
Liberty Steel boss Sanjeev Gupta criticised over ‘high risk’ funding practices in MPs’ report
Liberty Steel boss Sanjeev Gupta has been criticised in a report by MPs looking into the crisis that engulfed the company, as well as the future of…
Belarus threatens to open fire on Polish soldiers who caught them smuggling 250 migrants into EU
Belarusian troops threatened to open fire on Polish soldiers who caught them escorting 250 migrants across the border in a major escalation on the edge of the…
Yorkshire CCC suspended from hosting international matches as former England captain drawn into racism row
Yorkshire County Cricket Club has been indefinitely banned from hosting international or major matches after its “wholly unacceptable” handling of racial harrassment claims. The England and Wales…
Showbusiness veteran Lionel Blair dies aged 92
He grew up in Stamford Hill, north London, and was evacuated to Oxford when war broke out, with his sister Joyce and mother, Deborah. His family were…
How Boris Johnson’s pledge to end forest destruction ignores 25m trees Britain is burning for biomass
As well as questions of carbon debt, extra emissions come from shipping the pellets to the North Yorkshire power station, with the largest amount coming from the…
COP26: Duke of Edinburgh-style scheme to reward pupils for climate action – as Thunberg prepares to join Glasgow strike
Pupils are to be recognised for their climate action in a new scheme to be announced on a day when youth activists will protest at COP26. On…
‘Cruel world of politics’: Inside story of the Tory U-turn that meant Owen Paterson’s career was over
In all, nearly a third of the Parliamentary party had declined to support Mr Paterson – including Simon Hoare and Will Wragg, both Tory select committee chairmen,…
Lionel Blair: Entertainer best known for Give Us A Clue dies aged 92
Lionel Blair has died at the age of 92, his agent has said. Blair’s entertainment career spanned seven decades, including appearances as an actor, tap dancer, presenter,…
I will win or lose title in the right way, says Hamilton
Formula One F1 – Mexico Grand Prix – Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City, Mexico – November 4, 2021 Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton during the press conference Pool via…
Giants catcher Posey calls time on his career
National League’s Buster Posey, of the San Francisco Giants, strikes out to end the seventh inning against the American League during Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game in…
Owen Paterson quits after backlash from MPs over standards reform
Within hours, Mr Paterson – who has always denied wrongdoing – announced that he was resigning, bringing an end to his 24-year career as an MP. “The…
The Tories are behaving like a tired government in its dying days
Boris Johnson recently hosted a dinner in No 10 for Tory MPs past and present who, like him, entered Parliament in 2001. To his surprise, David Cameron accepted…