Here is a tale of two defeats. After the 2019 general election, when Labour lost many seats in parts of England that were crudely labelled the “red wall”, strategists, politicians and pundits emphasised the need to listen, to learn and to rebuild trust with the voters they had lost. In 2024, the party lost several … Read more
‘I feel like I’m on top of a mountain, about to jump into a lake. But naked and in front of the entire world.” So Victor le Masne told me on the eve of the Olympics opening ceremony, speaking from an undisclosed location outside of Paris, where he had been monitoring rehearsals. It has been … Read more
Angela Rayner’s statement to MPs about planning policy Angela Rayner, the deputy PM and housing secretary, is making a statement to MPs on housing and planning. She starts by saying the statement is about her plan “to get Britain building”. Share Key events Rayner says the first places where homes must be build should be … Read more
In early May the mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, the president of the Paris 2024 organising committee, Tony Estanguet, and other dignitaries officially opened a vast subterranean chamber near Austerlitz station in the south-east of the French capital. Measuring 30m deep and 50m across, the cathedral-like receptacle, its roof held up by 20 enormous pillars, … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Thousands of Palestinians returned to their homes in Khan Younis on Tuesday after Israeli forces end week-long incursion. Reuters are reporting thousands of Palestinians returned to their homes in the ruins of Gaza’s main southern city Khan Younis on Tuesday, after … Read more
The Baby Reindeer creator and star Richard Gadd has detailed the “exhausting and extremely upsetting” stalking he allegedly experienced at the hands of the woman who is suing Netflix over her portrayal in the series. In a 21-page document filed to a California court on Monday, Gadd described years of “stalking, harassment, abuse and threats” … Read more
Taylor Swift says horror of attack is ‘washing over me continuously’ Taylor Swift has issued a statement on Instagram saying the attack in Southport is “washing over me continuously”. I’m just completely in shock. The loss of life and innocence, and the horrendous trauma inflicted on everyone who was there, the families, and first responders. … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Equestrian dressage: British Dressage, who run events in the UK, say that the concept of dressage dates back as far as 350BC and Athenian historian and soldier Xenophon. I don’t suppose he had a complicated system where sixty riders were divided … Read more
MK Siddiqui Afnan (right) with his father MK Siddiqui A public awareness campaign on social media is credited with helping an Indian teenager survive a rare brain-eating amoeba, making him just the ninth person in the world to do so. Afnan Jasim, 14, is thought to have become infected in June after he went for … Read more
Germany’s economy shrinks unexpectedly Newsflash: Germany’s economy is back on the brink of recession. Germany’s GDP shrank by 0.1% in the second quarter of this year, new data from statistics body Destatis shows. That’s a blow to Berlin’s government, which has been hit by an ailing train network, the surge in energy prices after Russia’s … Read more