Five days of anti-government demonstrations across the country have left at least 99 dead and thousands woundedThe UN has called for an end to the violence in Iraq after five days of anti-government rallies left nearly 100 people dead, mainly protesters.The demonstrations – which have evolved from initial calls for Read more
Washington says resumed negotiations in Sweden were ‘good’ and 70 years of hostility ‘could not be overcome in a day’North Korea’s lead negotiator has said that working-level nuclear talks in Sweden between officials from Pyongyang and Washington have broken off, dashing prospects for an end to months of stalemate.The North’s Read more
In wake of party conferences, a third of voters also said Johnson would make the best prime minister over CorbynThe Conservatives have opened up a 15-point lead over Labour following the party conference season, according to the latest Opinium poll for the Observer.The Tories are up two points to 38%, Read more
Government ignoring needs of vulnerable patients, trusts claimMental health patients are at risk of suicide because so many of the units they are treated in are dangerously decrepit, say NHS chiefs.Crumbling old buildings are unsafe as they offer opportunities for mentally vulnerable people with conditions such as depression and schizophrenia Read more
Sottsass, Japan and Ghaiyyath have very little to find to make the filly’s 15th race the most demanding assignment of allAround 15,000 British and Irish racegoers are expected at Longchamp on Sunday and all but a handful will be hoping – indeed, expecting – to see Enable round off a Read more
‘Isolated serious incident’ halts show Via: BBC Radio 1Xtra Birmingham live concert stopped after man slashed backstage
Exclusive: A minister told The Independent it was time to consider imposing constraints on the speaker’s discretion to interpret the rules of parliament Via: Commons speaker's powers could be curbed if Tories win election majority, minister suggests
‘There will be no more dither or delay,’ says PM, whether Brussels ‘cheerily waves us off with a deal’ or forces Britain to go it alone Via: Brexit: Johnson and Barnier begin no-deal blame game as UK insists 'we're not backing down' on PM's proposal
‘How can people who’ve worked on this in good faith for years ever trust a national process again?’ asks city council chief Via: HS2: Scrapping high speed route to Leeds would be 'complete and utter betrayal of the north', government warned
‘He was a lovely, happy chap who loved playing sport but was left with years of pain, misery and being unable to do anything himself,’ says Mark Wilkie’s sister Via: Man jailed for manslaughter 19 years after attack outside pub left victim paralysed