Boris Johnson refuses to rule out a windfall tax in awkward interview
The prime minister refused to say whether the government would introduce a windfall tax on the profits of energy companies.
Senior executive at Guide Dogs charity says he was ‘publicly humiliated’ by security guard
A Bedouin child walks alongside a flock of sheep in the al-Henniyah area outside Najaf, during a sandstorm sweeping Iraq
Ministers announced in the Queen’s Speech that they would enable the licensing of London pedicabs as part of a new Transport Bill
YORK City have sealed a return to the National League after a five-season absence from the fifth-tier of English football.
The inquiry panel heard evidence from over 300 people with lived and professional experience of racial injustice in maternity care.
THE owner of an equine assisted learning centre has issued a desperate plea to find a new home.
The cheapest new car in the UK now costs more than £10,000 - making it more expensive than ever to buy a brand-new vehicle.
The Game of Thrones creator was speaking exclusively to The Independent during the Santa Fe Literary Festival
Imran Ahmad Khan was expelled from the Conservative Party and resigned.
It is normal to feel anxious when your child is ill. Sometimes their illness is obvious – they may have visible symptoms such as a runny nose. At other times it isn’t as easy to identify the problem even though you know your child best and can spot if something is wrong. Most illnesses such as sore throats and earache get better by themselves but it’s important that parents know what to do if their child is unwell and how to recognise the signs.
‘I’m so grateful and I wouldn’t be here without them,’ comedian said of showrunner Lorne Michaels and his co-stars
A group of climate change activists take part in a demonstration against the World Economic Forum (WEF) during the annual meeting in Davos.
Leeds United supporters in Toronto, Canada, were ecstatic after their soccer team across the pond managed to avoid relegation in a 2-1 win over Brentford on May 22.Footage shows Whites fans in downtown Toronto cheering and chanting “We are staying up!” after their team’s win and Burnley’s 2-1 loss to Newcastle secured Leeds’ final place in the Premier League.Leeds were promoted to the Premier League in 2020 after spending a 16-year stretch in the English Football League Championship. Credit: @torontomapleleeds via Storyful
Two days before the smash that claimed the life of Rocky Broadway, DCI Aidan Donohoe had formally signed off an operation investigating the organised crime boss for whom the four occupants of the stolen Mercedes were working when they crashed.
LIFEBOAT crews rushed to help the medical evacuation of a patient from Green Island.
Aston Villa goalkeeper allegedly assaulted during pitch invasion after Manchester city title win
The 2022 French Open started amid downpours. So it was that keeping the crowds away. Pole positionDuring the opening match on centre court between sixth seed Ons Jabeur and Magda Linette, it really did look the attendance limits imposed during the coronavirus pandemic were still in force. The stands were sparsely populated. Still, more fool those who missed the tie. It provided a shock as Jabeur – one of the favourites for the 2022 title – went down in three sets. On-court interviewer Marion Bar
Britain is involved in talks with allies about creating a coalition-of-the-willing to open up ports in Ukraine for grain exports to stop millions of people starving around the world. The aim is to create a safe corridor from Odesa on the Black Sea and possibly other ports to the Bosphorus so grain ships could reach the Mediterranean. World food chiefs have warned that unless ports such as Odesa can be used for grain exports within weeks, acute food shortages could hit many countries, particularly in the developing world.
‘That is not going to return,’ Simon Clarke says
JOHN Studholme (The Cumberland News, letters, May 13) states that ‘people are not happy (with Brexit)’ on the basis of a very small survey.