Politics
New German coalition warns Boris of retaliation over Brexit breaches
Chancellor-in-waiting Olaf Scholz said Berlin would back "countermeasures" if the UK reneges on the Brexit deal.
Men do crimes because a woman played Doctor Who, says Tory MP
In an International Men's Day debate, Nick Fletcher insisted masculinity "needs to be celebrated".
HMRC to move to Newcastle office owned by Tory donors via tax haven
It means the government department responsible for preventing tax avoidance will work from a site owned by a subsidiary of a company based in an offshore tax jurisdiction.
Sweden’s first female PM resigns after less than 12 hours and everyone made the same joke
"To be fair, the last time I assembled a cabinet from Sweden it also fell apart within hours," one person said.
UK bank introduces four-day working week without cutting pay
"I think doing 9-5, Monday to Friday is a pretty old-fashioned way of working," the bank's boss has said.
More desperate people cross Channel after deadliest day
A group wearing life jackets was brought to Dover, just a day after a dinghy capsized off Calais, killing dozens.
Largest single student debt in England is staggering £189,700
Researchers warned of the severe "psychological toll" that high debt burdens are having on graduates.
Tory government ruled ‘by diktat’ since Brexit and Covid, Lords report finds
The peers’ reports found laws were passed without due scrutiny, allowing the government to hold more power than they would under the normal legal process.
Reaction as Priti Patel says her ‘thoughts are with’ Channel casualties
"You can't threaten rescue services with legal action if they help refugees in trouble and then pretend to be somehow moved by their plight when they die."