‘Day of shame’:Sunak apologises for Britain’s infected-blood scandal

‘Day of shame’:Sunak apologises for Britain’s infected-blood scandal

A six-year inquiry has found the deaths of about 3000 people and the infections of some 30,000 others could have mostly been avoided. The PM has vowed compensation.

  • byAurelien Breeden

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Tensions rise between UK and China after three charged with ‘spying for Hong Kong’

Tensions rise between UK and China after three charged with ‘spying for Hong Kong’

China’s ambassador has been summoned by the UK Foreign Office amid rapidly deteriorating diplomatic relations between the two nations after the arrests.

  • byRob Harris
Prince Harry in UK but won’t visit father because King couldn’t find time

Prince Harry in UK but won’t visit father because King couldn’t find time

The Duke of Sussex had made little secret of his hopes to see his father,who was diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer earlier this year.

  • byRob Harris
Sunak closer to the scrapheap after Tories smashed at local elections
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Sunak closer to the scrapheap after Tories smashed at local elections

After weeks of speculation of a move against him,it appears even Sunak’s colleagues have lost hope that changing the leader could do anything ahead of the general election in the UK.

  • byRob Harris
Boris Johnson turned away from polling station after forgetting ID

Boris Johnson turned away from polling station after forgetting ID

Johnson introduced the contentious new laws that mandate photo ID when voting while he was PM despite railing against the idea when he was a newspaper columnist in 2004.

  • byRob Harris
The tide has turned decisively against Ukraine,can US help keep it in the fight?

The tide has turned decisively against Ukraine,can US help keep it in the fight?

US President Joe Biden signed off another billion-dollar assistance package just as the tide was turning against the Ukrainians on the battlefield.

  • byRob Harris
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Sneakergate:Is it bad for brands if politicians like their clothes?

Sneakergate:Is it bad for brands if politicians like their clothes?

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is the latest politician making an unexpected impact on style after he wore a popular style of sneakers to an interview.

  • byDamien Woolnough
‘Shaky foundations’:England’s health system to review all transgender treatment

‘Shaky foundations’:England’s health system to review all transgender treatment

A long-awaited report recommends that extreme care should be taken before anyone under the age of 25 transitions.

  • byMichael Searles,Laura Donnelly andDaniel Martin
Tories may throw Sunak overboard,but rearranging deckchairs can’t save this ship

Tories may throw Sunak overboard,but rearranging deckchairs can’t save this ship

Are the Tories mad enough to roll another leader? My spies inside the Conservative Party tell me this is a real possibility.

  • byGeorge Brandis
‘Indefensible’:The star-studded London club that won’t let women join

‘Indefensible’:The star-studded London club that won’t let women join

The Garrick Club has a membership that should embrace progress,but it’s men-only.

  • byMark Landler
AUKUS anniversary brings a sinking feeling
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AUKUS anniversary brings a sinking feeling

A sense of gloom has been gathering around the nuclear-powered submarine pact and that’s before a return of Donald Trump to the White House is considered.

  • byMatthew Knott