Cross-party MPs and peers say the response to the two crises has exposed system as inadequateThe rapid fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban and the response to the Covid-19 pandemic have revealed “serious weaknesses” in the government’s approach to deali…
Girl aged 2 dies after falling from pony at Bedale Hunt meet
Toddler had been riding with members of the hunt near Northallerton, North YorkshireA two-year-old girl has died after falling from a pony during a hunt meeting in North Yorkshire.The toddler had been riding with members of the Bedale Hunt on land in a…
Business minister bids to calm crisis fears as UK gas prices soar
No cause for alarm now, says Kwasi Kwarteng as energy discussions are likened to early Covid crisis talksThe government was scrambling on Saturday night to reassure Britons that rising gas prices would not plunge the country into an energy crisis, as m…
Ministers told to bar EU from UK trial data in vaccines row
England’s deputy medical chief asked for data to be withheld unless British vaccine guinea pigs allowed to travel abroad• Coronavirus – latest updates• See all our coronavirus coverageEngland’s deputy chief medical officer asked ministers to withhold a…
Art of neon: light flickers on old British craft, but new show aims to keep it alive
Major exhibition will reveal how neon went from the staple of brash advertising to an art formAcross two galleries in Wakefield sit more than half a dozen tubes of light at least two metres tall, revolving on the spot and creating ethereal shapes in th…
Snake on a pane: Dudley couple shocked to find python on vanity mirror
West Midlands police said the 5ft-long female python was ‘very friendly’A couple from Dudley were left shocked after discovering a 5ft python in their bedroom.The yellow snake was removed by West Midlands police after it was found wrapped around a vani…
All aboard Boris Johnson’s lying bus – cartoon
After his reshuffle, the prime minister and his cabinet head for the sunlit uplands• You can order your own copy of this cartoon Continue reading…
West Yorkshire: man arrested after boy, 9, dies in ‘hit and run’
Man, 49, held on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after incident in Keighley on FridayA man has been arrested after a nine-year-old boy died when he was hit by a van which is said to have made off from the scene.West Yorkshire police are…
Want to save the Earth? Then don’t buy that shiny new iPhone | John Naughton
Apple has just unveiled the latest all-singing, all-dancing iteration of its handset, but perhaps you should resist the hypeOn Tuesday, Apple released its latest phone – the iPhone 13. Naturally, it was presented with the customary breathless excitemen…
Ed Miliband: honour promises on jabs to poor countries to save Cop26 deal
Labour’s shadow business secretary says the government must ‘rebuild trust’ after a series of missteps on way to climate summitBoris Johnson should set out plans to provide Covid-19 vaccinations to all developing countries to achieve a global climate d…