Britain’s athletes overcame all manner of adversity, from life-changing injuries to a tyre puncture and a Covid scare, to claim two golds in Paris and ensure God Save the King was heard at an Olympics for the first time since 1948. There were also individual silver medals on the third day of the Games for … Read more
Joe Biden marked the start of his lame-duck presidency with a significant speech outlining three reforms for the US supreme court – an important speech from a man who has spent decades as a staunch defender of institutions. Biden’s remarks on Monday were laden with symbolism. He took the stage at an event commemorating the … Read more
Nicolás Maduro’s claim of victory in Venezuela’s presidential election has brought the South American country to a hazardous standoff, with his thwarted opponents accusing him of rigging the election to remain in power, and many leaders in the region and beyond questioning the veracity and transparency of the vote. Late on Monday, street protests were … Read more
Documents linked to a former News International executive can be searched over claims Rupert Murdoch’s media company falsely implicated Gordon Brown and Tom Watson in a “fake security threat” to “justify” the deletion of millions of emails, the high court heard. News Group Newspapers (NGN), publisher of the Sun and defunct News of the World, … Read more
Two children have died and nine have been injured, six critically, after a series of stabbings at a children’s dance class in Southport on Monday. Two adults are also in critical condition after what police described as a “ferocious attack”. The stabbings took place at a Taylor Swift-themed yoga and dance class at the Hart … Read more
Yuto Horigome has never been afraid to leave things late. In danger of missing the podium entirely after bottling one trick after another on a sweltering Monday afternoon, the 25-year-old face of Japanese skateboarding roared from behind in the final reel to retain his Olympic men’s street title ahead of the US pair of Jagger … Read more
Pythagoras. Isaac Newton. Alan Turing. John Nash. Mathematicians rarely become famous but those who do receive celebrity treatment are invariably white men. Turing was played by Benedict Cumberbatch on the big screen; Nash by Russell Crowe. That lens has been missing an infinitely richer, more nuanced, more multicultural story. A new book, The Secret Lives … Read more
Around 10 million pensioners will lose their winter fuel payments under new plans announced by the chancellor. From this autumn, those not on pension credit or other means-tested benefits will no longer get the payments. A planned cap on social care costs and several major rail and road projects have also been axed. Ms Reeves … Read more
Getty Images The Labour government has confirmed it will act on its manifesto commitment to change the way private school fees are taxed. The King’s Speech included plans to remove the current exemption from value added tax (VAT), which the government says will fund 6,500 new teachers in England. What are private schools and how … Read more
PA Eight people were treated at the scene for stab injuries, the ambulance service said Young children are thought to be among eight people injured in a knife attack in Southport at a Taylor Swift-themed dance and yoga event for primary school aged children was taking place. Merseyside Police said armed officers “detained a male … Read more