Cabinet minister denies PM lied to parliament over Partygate
Cabinet minister denies PM lied to parliament over Partygate
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times in Chinese-language social media posts alongside a claim it shows Shanghai residents celebrating the lifting of a weeks-long Covid lockdown that has paralysed China's largest city. In reality, the video featured in the posts was filmed in Yiwu city in China's eastern Zhejiang province. Shanghai authorities have announced a gradual reopening of businesses but as of May 17, it remains unclear when the lockdown will be fully lifted."Rehearsal scene
The Good Wife star says she has wanted to write the new show for a long time
SOUTHAMPTON'S 800th mayor has been sworn in at a ceremony attended by hundreds at the Guildhall.
More than 200 Ukrainian soldiers are being evacuated from Azovstal steel plant in the city of Mariupol after weeks of resistance against the Russian invasion. For weeks, the soldiers were the last remaining pocket of resistance against the Russian advance in Mariupol, a strategically-important city on the north coast of the Sea of Azov.
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Grubhub customers reported down servers and closed restaurants during free lunch promo on Tuesday
Host abruptly cut interview after guest used the expletive
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The 78-year-old 'Upside Down' singer will reportedly perform on a platform in front of Buckingham Palace as part of a live show to celebrate the Queen's 70 years on the throne.
Boris Johnson has been accused of failing to give straight answers after meeting party leaders in Belfast to try to resolve a political impasse over the Northern Ireland Protocol. Sinn Fein claimed the UK government had been coordinating with "obstructionist tactics" by its political opponents in the DUP who are unhappy with the protocol, which governs Northern Ireland's post-Brexit trading arrangements. The DUP want to see these issues resolved before they enter into a power-sharing administration - and the party's leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said after his meeting with the PM that it needed to see decisive action.
On a windy military island off Helsinki, people from all walks of life are spending their weekend doing military training, as volunteer numbers soar and Finland readies to join NATO to protect itself from Russia.
The Catholic archbishop in Jerusalem on Monday strongly criticised Israel's "police invasion" last week of a Christian hospital ahead of the funeral of slain Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh.
The sound system at this rare small gig struggles to handle the Killers’ bombast, but it hardly matters with a crowd of millennial super fans primed to roar back the hits
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Readers of a document setting out the case for plans for academisation cannot see where the data comes from nor draw their own conclusions, it said.
“Everyone does the same thing when they order wine in a restaurant,” said my friend, the food critic. “They either order something really pricey, if they’re pushing the boat out. Or they go to the bottom of the list, find the house wine and choose one or two up from that.
LONDON (Reuters) -British finance minister Rishi Sunak will warn on Wednesday that fixing the rising cost of living for families will not be easy in a speech to business leaders urging them to boost investment, staff training and innovation. British inflation surged last month to its highest annual rate since 1982, with consumer price inflation hitting 9% in April. He will reiterate a promise made in March to cut business taxes later this year and encourage employers to do their bit to ease the economic pain for households by keeping up investment and innovation spending.
North Korea on Wednesday reported 232,880 new cases of fever and another six deaths as leader Kim Jong Un accused officials of “immaturity” and “slackness” in handling the escalating COVID-19 outbreak
A self-confessed white supremacist suspected of killing ten people in New York wanted Sadiq Khan dead. Payton Gendron, 18, singled out the London mayor in his chilling 180-page manifesto.
Ukrainian soldiers evacuated from Mariupol steelworks arrive in Russian-controlled town