It began with a meeting to protect a mosque amid rumours of a far-right demonstration on Monday. But what began as a peaceful demonstration in Bordesley Green, a suburb of Birmingham, soon turned violent, culminating in an attack on a pub in which one of the pubgoers “ruptured his liver”. Sean McDonagh, 51, was punched… Read More »
Jay Slater’s family responded to a TikTok user who gave up searching for the missing teenager by saying: “We need experts, not hikers.” Flying Callum Fahim Tenerife The 19-year-old’s mother, who contacted him online and called him for two weeks before withdrawing her call after receiving death threats, told Sky News. He said he and… Read More »
Southern Europe has been grappling with unseasonably warm weather in recent weeks, with droughts in Italy and Spain, forest fires in Cyprus and the closure of the Acropolis in Athens due to unsafe temperatures. Many Telegraph readers have commented on articles about climate change in the Mediterranean. Some say the climate is changing, but question… Read More »
A diet that promotes plant-based protein to help the environment now has a more humane argument: It can reduce your risk of dying from many major diseases. “This wasn’t just a cause of death. It was across the board,” said Walter Willett, professor of epidemiology and nutrition at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public… Read More »
A council leader has withdrawn his candidacy as a Labor MP following sexual harassment allegations, which he denies. Darren Rodwell said he “fully refutes” the allegations made against him but “doesn’t want the issue to become a distraction” in the general election campaign. Mr Rodwell, leader of Barking and Dagenham Council, was elected to the… Read More »
Minister for Women and Equalities Kemi Badenoch clashed with several presenters this morning. Carl Court via Getty Images Kemi Badenoch He clashed with three different journalists in the media this morning. The trade minister and the equalities minister were speaking to broadcasters. Conservative It plans to amend the Equality Act to rewrite the definition of… Read More »
Pension funds are bracing for a tens-of-billion-pound hit as leveling-up secretary Michael Gove tries to save his ambition to overhaul Britain’s centuries-old property rental system. The insurance and pensions sectors are warning that Mr Gove’s current option of imposing a £250 cap on ground rent and moving to ‘peppercorn’ levels over a 20-year period could… Read More »
Joe Lycett is asking fans to spot various fake news stories he has planted. (Getty Images) Joe Lycett is asking fans to spot various fake news stories he has planted. The comedian admitted last month that he created a series of “ridiculous” fake stories to see how many would be picked up on national news.… Read More »
It was meant to be a family photo to celebrate Mother’s Day and quell speculation about Kate’s post-surgery health. But the publication of a photo of the Princess of Wales with her three children backfired spectacularly, with the royal taking responsibility for the arrangement. Major international photo agencies took the photo Amid concerns that “the… Read More »
artificial intelligence weather The result of the Great Storm of 1987 was not just the loss of 15 million trees. This shook the country’s confidence in weather forecasts. After all, who can forget weatherman Michael Fish infamously telling viewers worried a hurricane was approaching: “Don’t worry, there’s no such thing!” Fortunately, almost 40 years later,… Read More »