As an antidote to the trivia which infests the legacy media, it was almost a relief yesterday to see a serious piece in the Guardian website for publication today in the Observer. Headlined, “Colombia’s cartels target Europe with cocaine, corruption, and torture”, it … Read More
The Duke of Edinburgh, who married the future queen in 1947, brought the monarchy into the 20th century, but his occasional tactless comments hurt his image. Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, father of Prince … Read More
Greetings from Tyler, There is very sad news to all of us in the Western world, Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh and husband of Queen Elizabeth since 1947, died. He was born of royalty, and we’ll undoubtedly be treated to … Read More
According to data from the Investment Association, retail investors have withdrawn roughly £18bn from UK funds over the past five years. Photo: Reuters/Yuriko Nakao Retail investors fled UK equity funds in February to the tune of £1bn ($1.4bn) — a … Read More
Countries must work in a highly coordinated fashion to be ready for new health crises, Boris Johnson and others say – Getty images Prime Minister Boris Johnson has joined more than 20 world leaders in calling for a new global … Read More
A vial of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. / PA Britain is close to striking a vaccine deal with the European Union as soon as this weekend that will remove the threat of the bloc cutting off supplies, The Times has reported. Under the agreement, the EU will remove … Read More
During a discussion at the Conservatives’ virtual spring forum, the UK Prime Minister said that a “third wave” is being witnessed in parts of Europe and “bitter experience” has taught him that this could hit the UK “three weeks later”. … Read More
An Abu Dhabi investment fund has agreed to pay £800m into UK life sciences, in what could be the first of billions of pounds of investment in the UK. – Getty Images Mubadala, one of the UAE’s most active funds, … Read More
A firefighter in front of a wildfire on Saddleworth Moor in 2019 – Anthony Devlin/Getty Images Climate change is projected to drive a very large increase in fire danger across the whole of the UK, leading researchers to warn that … Read More
Home secretary says she will make ‘no apology’ for tougher rules when she sets out new plan for immigration. Priti Patel will set out new plan for immigration on Wednesday. – Luke Dray / Stringer via Getty Images The home … Read More