Politics
PM lashes out at BBC ‘self-recrimination and wetness’ in Proms row
"I think it’s time we stopped our cringing embarrassment about our history, about our traditions, and about our culture, and we stopped this general fight of self-recrimination and wetness," the PM said.
Johnson admits regret over exams chaos – admitting they “might have done things differently” in hindsight
His comments come as the Education Select Committee announced that Gavin Williamson will appear before them on September 16.
The souffle never rises twice: This is the private polling Labour saw before agreeing to a general election
Ian Lavery dismissed the numbers, shouting "people in the North just won't vote Tory".
MPs ‘uncomfortable’ with Home Office marking ‘own homework’ over treatment of asylum seekers
"The coronavirus pandemic has left many asylum seekers particularly exposed and vulnerable, and the actions of the Home Office haven’t helped at all."
Government ‘writing off parts of Britain’, Labour says
Analysis published by Labour has revealed the high proportions of people around the country working in sectors like manufacturing and retail - which have been hardest hit by the coronavirus recession.
Donald Trump Jr told to “leave Nessie alone” after using the mythical monster in a campaign speech
Matt Haig pointed out that the Loch Ness Monster lives in a loch, rather than a swamp, and also isn't real.
Donald Trump has just released his core priorities for a second term – and there are some bizarre inclusions
He says he will return things to normal in 2021 - but that's not the most outlandish pledge.
Boris won’t test Cabinet despite Bailey’s ‘drug charter’ vow
Boris Johnson will not start randomly drug testing members of his Cabinet, despite Shaun Bailey - the Tory candidate for London mayor - saying he would urge all major companies in the capital to do so.
Conservatives employed “overt disinformation” with a “new level of impunity” in 2019 election – report
Assumptions that Facebook, bots or the Russians are to blame for the spread of false information is a "misdiagnosis of the problem", report authors note.