ONS figures show 51,281 Covid deaths between January and July, with 458 dying at least 21 days after second doseCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePeople who were fully vaccinated accounted for just 1.2% of all deaths involving…
Hampshire crash: families pay tribute to three people killed
Tina Ince, Tom Watson and Alex Britton died on A303 near Andover after collision involving HGVTributes have been paid to three people who died after a lorry crashed on a dual carriageway.Tina Ince, 58, and Tom Watson, 30, who were from Southampton, had…
Call for sentence review after neo-Nazi told to read classic literature
Hope Not Hate asks UK attorney general to examine if punishment given to Ben John was unduly lenientThe attorney general’s office has been asked to review whether an unduly lenient sentence was handed to a neo-Nazi who was ordered to read classic liter…
UK republicans take heart from royals’ recent travails
Campaign group Republic believes bad headlines are increasing support for the abolition of the monarchyIt has been another run of weeks in which the royal family’s open sores have been publicised around the world.Prince Andrew was confirmed to be a “pe…
Prince of Wales charity launches inquiry into ‘cash for access’ claims
Prince’s Foundation investigating claims that individuals could pay £100,000 for dinner with royal heirA charity founded by the Prince of Wales has launched an ethics investigation into “cash for access” claims that middlemen took cuts for setting up d…
UK wrestles with effects of Taliban rule on terror, drugs and aid
Analysis: whether Britain should recognise Afghanistan’s new regime, and how soon, is a fraught question for officialsWith the Taliban now firmly in control of most of Afghanistan, British government figures have been wrestling with what that means for…
Golden history of Kazakhstan’s Saka warrior people revealed
Exhibition at Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge to tell story of little known civilization that flourished from eighth to third century BCWisdom, as Bob Marley put it, is better than gold. From next month however, the precious metal is central to a major…
Afghanistan could become terrorist base again, UK general warns
Sir Richard Barrons says withdrawal of western troops a ‘strategic mistake’ as Taliban make territorial gainsAfghanistan could once again become a base for international terrorism, according to a former senior UK military commander who has described th…
‘Great to be back’: tears in London as quarantine-free travel from France resumes
First Eurostar train arrives at St Pancras on Sunday morning since Covid restrictions were liftedCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNot until the automatic doors of Eurostar arrivals opened could Sue Stevens be sure that her da…
UK government spends more than £163,000 on union flags in two years
Purchases have increased across departments, revealing embrace of the flag under Boris JohnsonRobert Jenrick criticised BBC presenters for daring to gently mock the size of his, Grant Shapps has a little plastic replica one on his bookshelf, while Matt…