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Sky News
Pictures from Sue Gray report show Boris Johnson at gatherings in Downing Street during pandemic
Images of Boris Johnson with a beer in his hand have emerged in Sue Gray's damning report of Downing Street parties during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr Johnson is pictured in attendance at both, while Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Cabinet Secretary Simon Case are spotted at the first - on the prime minister's birthday. In the report, Ms Gray stated that "the senior leadership at the centre, both political and official, must bear responsibility for this culture".
6 hours ago
The Guardian
Supreme court guts lifeline for prisoners who claim wrongful convictions
Decision bars federal courts from hearing new evidence not presented in a state court as a result of ineffective legal counsel
2 days ago
AFP
Petrobras shares fall after Bolsonaro fires its boss
The price of shares in Brazil's state oil giant Petrobras fell Tuesday in reaction to President Jair Bolsonaro firing its boss after only 40 days on the job.
20 hours ago
Sky video
Ukraine war: Russia's blockade will increase starvation and global instability, UN organisation warns
Russia's blockade of Ukraine will lead to worsening starvation, famine and instability around the world if it cannot be lifted, the World Food Programme has said.
2 days ago
Euronews
Frenchman beats high-wire record at Mont Saint-Michel
French daredevil tightrope walker Nathan Paulin claim a new world record after completing a 2,200-metre-long (nearly 1.4-mile) trip to Mont Saint-Michel.
7 hours ago
Evening Standard
Best festival tents for 2022: Get your camping setup sorted with two man tents and larger options
Festival season is back after a two-year hiatus, and we can’t wait.
a day ago
PA Media: UK News
Key quotes from Sue Gray report into Downing Street parties
The investigation analysed events which took place between May 20 2020 and April 16 2021 in Whitehall.
5 hours ago
Herald Scotland
EU commission chief signals move towards greener economy
The European Union's top official has said the 27-nation bloc should avoid becoming dependent on untrustworthy countries, as it did with Russia and its fossil fuels, amid the transition towards a greener economy.
a day ago
The Conversation
Four reasons SUVs are less safe and worse for the environment than a regular car
The controversial cars are under attack.
2 hours ago
Storyful
Timelapse Shows Dust Storm Sweeping Into Kuwait City
A dust storm swept across Kuwait and other countries in the Middle East on Monday, May 23, reducing visibility.Kuwait’s national weather service said that dusty weather and wind speeds exceeding 37 miles per hour were expected on Monday. The dust storm conditions were forecast to continue into the early hours of Tuesday.This timelapse video taken by Twitter user @Ftma_kuw, who said she took it in Kuwait City, shows the dust storm. Credit: @Ftma_kuw via Storyful
2 days ago
The Independent
Astronomer may have detected the source of the famous extraterrestrial ‘Wow!’ signal
The ‘Wow!’ signal was a 72 second-long signal sent in 1977 that some believe is evidence of alien life
7 hours ago
The Independent
Harry Styles realises he wasn't meant to be doing CBeebies story in PJs
Harry Styles realises he wasn't meant to be doing CBeebies story in PJs
a day ago
Evening Standard
House sales dip in April
Some 106,780 transactions took place last month, which was down compared with March and with April 2021.
a day ago
The Guardian
Tory MPs have too much riding on Johnson’s lies to call them out now
The prime minister’s shamelessness is contagious, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
a day ago
Sky News
Sue Gray report: 'We got away with it' - Downing St chief Martin Reynolds's messages after lockdown-breaking party revealed
Details of drunkenness, fighting and late night parties at the heart of government have been laid bare in a damning report by Sue Gray - who said "senior leadership" must bear responsibility. The long-awaited report, which also details karaoke, wine spillages, aides being sick and others being rude to security staff and cleaners, reveals behaviour in Downing Street during 2020 and 2021 when COVID-19 restrictions were in place across the country. In one message after a "bring your own booze" party to which 200 people were invited in May 2020, Martin Reynolds, the prime minister's principal private secretary, said: "We seem to have got away with [it]."
6 hours ago
Daily Echo
'We are extremely concerned' - Appeal to find missing man
Police are appealing to find a missing Hampshire man.
a day ago
Reuters
As hunger spreads in Somalia, babies start to die
DOLLOW, Somalia (Reuters) -Hacked-off thorn branches encircle two mounds of earth heaped over the tiny bodies of Halima Hassan Abdullahi's twin granddaughters. "She is malnourished and her two babies died of hunger," Abdullahi said at the Kaxareey camp which sprang up in January and now houses 13,000 people. With global focus on Ukraine, aid agencies and the United Nations are desperate to attract attention to a calamity they say is shaping up to be comparable to Somalia's 2011 famine.
9 hours ago
Herald Scotland
Brokerage looks to ensure growth with new board appointments
Expanding insurance brokerage Kelvin Smith has promoted two long-standing employees to director level in recognition of the part they have played in the company’s growth.
13 hours ago
The Guardian
Alleged Wagner Group fighters accused of murdering civilians in Ukraine
Belarusian pair are first international mercenaries to face war crimes charges since invasion began
4 hours ago
The Independent
US school shooters behind the ‘unconscionably evil’ massacres that leave scores of children dead
The Texas school shooting is one of the deadliest since the Sandy Hook massacre
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