Biden: ‘We are in a battle for the soul of our nation’Former vice-president joins crowded Democratic fieldSign up for the US briefing and get a new perspective 2.59pm BST Former Senators Heidi Heitkamp and Joe Donnelly are launching an organization to help Democrats win back rural votes, Axios reports. They Read more
BBC Springwatch presenter backed removal of licences to shoot crows and woodpigeonsDead crows have been strung up outside the home of the broadcaster and wildlife campaigner Chris Packham after he backed a legal challenge which led to the revocation of licences to kill “pest” birds.The BBC Springwatch presenter published an Read more
Briefing from private meetings is rife as Tory leadership hopefuls jostle for positionLeaks from deep within Theresa May’s bitterly divided administration have become widespread and common: as one despairing official remarked recently, “this government is a sieve”.But the revelation of the highly sensitive news that ministers have decided to set Read more
All the latest economic and financial news, as tech stocks rally in New York and a UK supermarket merger is blockedLatest: Microsoft hits record highFacebook also rallyingEarlier:Latest: Sainsbury’s shares hit by merger woeIntroduction: CMA blocks deal to create UK’s biggest supermarketCMA feared rising prices and lower qualitySainsbury’s CEO Coupe under Read more
Candidates were among 40 new self-professed Tory members who shared or ‘liked’ racist or Islamophobic Facebook posts Two Conservative local election candidates and a woman honoured with an MBE are among 40 new self-professed Tory members who have shared or endorsed racist and inflammatory Facebook posts including Islamophobic material, the Read more
Overall proportion of reported crimes prosecuted plummets to 8% amid justice ‘crisis’ Via: Only 1.7% of reported rapes prosecuted in England and Wales, new figures show
Follow live updates from Westminster Via: Brexit news – live: Theresa May 'plans to force fourth vote on deal next week' after Tory MPs' latest bid to oust her fizzles out
Officials from the agencies stressed that it was up to the government to decide what to do about the revelation of sensitive information Via: Huawei: Senior intelligence officers 'bemused and concerned' as ministers consider criminal investigation into leak
Theresa May’s official spokesman says PM ‘clear that the protection of information on matters of national security is of the highest importance’ Via: Huawei: Unprecedented leak of secret government talks could lead to criminal investigation, minister says
John Caudwell says he does not have much ‘appetite or tolerance’ to pay more taxes than he already does Via: Phones4U tycoon says he will flee UK rather than be 'raped' if Corbyn wins next election