Doctors say president sustained ‘great’ trauma to head and slight brain bleed, with long-haul travel cancelled as a precaution but is otherwise fit for duty The Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, on Sunday cancelled his trip to Russia for the Brics summit after a fall at home caused a minor brain haemorrhage. In a statement,
Reeves told she will have to raise further £9bn to avoid UK public service cuts
Warning from comes after Rachel Reeves’s record tax-raising budget sent tremors through financial markets Rachel Reeves has been warned an extra £9bn of tax rises may be required to avoid a fresh austerity drive in key public services as her record tax-raising budget sent tremors through the financial markets. Threatening to undermine the
Donald Trump says ‘we made history’ as he closes in on victory with win in Pennsylvania
Trump says ‘we made history’ as election victory nears On stage in West Palm Beach, Trump declared victory and pledged to bring a “golden age” to the United States. “This was a movement like nobody’s ever seen before, and frankly, this was, I believe, the greatest political movement of all time. There’s never been anything lik
Johnson’s Brexit left ‘wholly negative legacy’ across Ireland, says new SDLP leader
Claire Hanna lambasts arrogance of former PM and ‘stinking status quo’ in Stormont that has stifled ambition Boris Johnson left a “wholly negative legacy” for the island of Ireland but difficulties in Northern Ireland also stem from a “stinking status quo” that has stifled ambition and drive for change, the new leader of the Social Democr
Harris and Trump begin blitz of rallies across battleground states on election day
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will begin a blitz of rallies and media appearances across the vital battleground states in the rust belt, as the final day of campaigning gets under way. Harris is set to appear in the Pennsylvania cities of Allentown, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, in a sign of how crucial the state will be to
Harris and Trump tour key swing states as end of campaign draws close
In Michigan, the ex-president repeated his aggressive attacks that Liz Cheney should have rifles ‘shooting at her’ Donald Trump and Kamala Harris battled to woo voters in the key swing states of Michigan and Wisconsin on Friday, as the presidential campaign enters its final stretch. Harris made several appearances in Wisconsin on Fri
Trump really could be the next president. So it’s time to call his instincts what they are: fascist
There is a good chance that in 10 days’ time, Americans will elect the first fascist president of the United States. It sounds hyperbolic, it sounds hysterical. Indeed, for exactly those reasons, many of his opponents long held back from using that word about Donald Trump. But the hour is late. Voting is already under way. […]
UK to lend Ukraine an additional £2.26bn for weapons to fight Russia
Loans will be repaid using interest generated by $300bn of frozen Russian assets held in the west Britain is to lend Ukraine an additional £2.26bn and allow Kyiv to spend the money on weapons to fight off the Russian invasion as part of a wider $50bn (£38.5bn) loan programme expected to be confirmed by G7 members later […]
General Sir Mike Jackson obituary
Known for his grizzled features, no-nonsense manner and gravelly voice, General Sir Mike Jackson, who has died aged 80 of prostate cancer, became not only the most recognisable British soldier since Field Marshal Montgomery, but could have been drawn from central casting. Tall, cadaverous and with a craggy face – even the bags under his […]
Ministers will have to comply with tougher rules on declaring gifts, MPs told – as it happened
Cabinet Office minister Ellie Reeves says Labour is closing ‘Tory freebies loophole’ over declaring hospitality. Ministers will have to comply with tougher rules on declaring gifts as Labour closes ‘Tory freebies loophole’, MPs told Ellie Reeves, the Cabinet Office minister, has confirmed that the government will tighten the rules about