A duty to provide space for children to play on new developments should be embedded in planning law, MPs and campaigners have said. The first ever all-party parliamentary group on play was launched on Tuesday alongside a campaign to bring in a “play sufficiency duty” in England to match those in Wales and Scotland. Tom…
Donald Trump is all too comfortable brushing aside criticism from Democrats and the “fake news media”, but when the flak over his decision to accept a $400m luxury jet from the Qatari government comes from his most devoted supporters it might behoove the US president to listen. Stars of Trump’s Make America great again (Maga)…
King Charles is to host French president Emmanuel Macron on a state visit to the UK from 8-10 July, Buckingham Palace has announced. The French leader and his wife Brigitte Macron will stay at Windsor Castle and will be honoured with a state banquet at the historic Berkshire royal residence.Charles and Camilla paid a state…
The UK’s largest Pride organisers have suspended political party participation in their events in “unequivocal solidarity” with the transgender community. In a joint statement, the organisers of Pride events in Birmingham, Brighton, London and Manchester said the move was a “direct call for accountability and a refusal to platform those who have not protected our…
Trump in Riyadh for four-day Gulf tour US President Donald Trump has arrived in Saudi Arabia to kick off a four-day tour through the Gulf region, focusing on economic deals rather than the security crises ranging from war in Gaza to the threat of escalation over Iran’s nuclear programme. Tesla CEO and Trump adviser Elon…
The sweeping landscapes of the Pennines inspired the Brontë sisters, and now those lands are being protected as one of England’s biggest nature reserves. A huge new national nature reserve, to be called the Bradford Pennine Gateway, is being announced by the government on Tuesday. It will give Bradford, one of Britain’s largest and most…
Some witnesses have told police that Alan Jones did not engage in “any sexual or inappropriate behaviour”, the former broadcaster’s lawyer has told Sydney’s Downing Centre local court. Jones was excused from Tuesday’s committal hearing but his lawyer, Bryan Wrench, asked for an extension to allow the department of public prosecutions (DPP) to consider whether…
The UN aviation council has ruled that Russia was responsible for the downing of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine that killed all 298 passengers and crew, prompting calls for “reparations” for the families of victims. Flight MH17 was travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it was shot down by a Russian surface-to-air missile while…
Sussan Ley has become Australia’s first female opposition leader, beating Angus Taylor in the race for the Liberal leadership. Smashed in the 3 May federal election, Liberal MPs met to elect a new leadership team at Parliament House on Tuesday morning, without Peter Dutton, the former leader who lost his seat in the historic drubbing….
On Monday, the top 220 buyers of a Donald Trump-sponsored cryptocurrency won access to an exclusive dinner with the president as a reward for pouring money into the coin. It was the culmination of Trump’s weekslong promotion of the contest, which has drawn allegations that he is using his position to enrich his family business…
