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President Trump may have opened his speech to supporters in Phoenix last night with calls for unity. But it wasn’t long before he was giving full rein to his own anger, slamming the media, his own Republican party and Congress – threatening a government shutdown. As his 77-minute rampage came to a close, angry protests…
Jackie Long
Not just a forensic, brilliant mind – plenty of journalists have that – but it was coupled with a genuine interest in hearing people’s stories, and most often people who were considered unimportant.
The sunshine is falling dark across America today, obscured by the moon, which will blot out the light for up to two-and-a-half minutes. Millions of people are watching the total eclipse sweep across the United States, with huge crowds descending on the towns thought to offer the best view.
Helia Ebrahimi
The BNP Paribas announcement turned out to be the starting gun to the global financial crisis.
A British woman who says she was abducted in Milan and held for six days in a terrifying ordeal is being debriefed by the Foreign Office and police today – while detectives continue their investigation into what happened. Chloe Ayling told reporters she had feared for her life “minute by minute, hour by hour”. A…
If you think the weather here is a bit unsummery, spare a thought for Istanbul, which has been battered by giant hailstones the size of golf balls. The torrential storm, which lasted around 20 minutes, forced people to run for cover as the hailstones smashed on to buildings and cars. Thousands of emergency workers were…
It’s been 20 years since Tony Blair first introduced tuition fees. Since then, students have been lied to, misled and betrayed by politicians and political parties. FactCheck uncovers the long history of broken promises and political U-turns.
He faced a rough ride from the start. White House Press Secretary Sean Spiceradmonished the press on his first full day in the job over their coverage of the crowd size at Trump’s inauguration. Tonight he’s resigned after six turbulent months fending off reporters and becoming the butt of satirical jokes. In the last few minutes, he said…
With the Notting Hill Carnival due to take place in the same borough as Grenfell next month, organisers say they intend to make sure it pays tribute to the victims and the local community. The carnival’s director and some of its leading acts have told us they want to show their solidarity and respect with a minute’s silence.
HS2 has come under repeated criticism for bad planning and wasting money. Even the Department for Transport’s own former Chief Scientific Adviser, Professor Roderick Smith has called for a “root-and-branch review” of the whole project. So what’s really going on? And how does the project compare to other high speed trains across the world?
An extra £1.3 billion for schools will spare them the cuts they were due in the next two years. But spending per pupil will remain at the same low level for the next two years.
Two teenage boys have been arrested after five separate acid attacks on moped riders across north-east London, all carried out within 90 minutes. One victim was left with “life-changing” injuries after he was sprayed with the corrosive substance. The Met police chief called the attacks “completely barbaric” and said the Home Office was considering a…
North Korea has claimed it is now a fully-fledged nuclear power that can target anywhere in the world. It follows a successful test of its first intercontinental ballistic missile. The timing, on US Independence Day, may well have been deliberate. State television in Pyongyang said the rocket flew 1,700 miles in 39 minutes before landing…
A damning new report has criticised politicians’ efforts to improve social mobility. Here are ten key graphs that paint a picture of the problem.
The cost of holidays and your weekly shop have gone up. But is it all doom and gloom? FactCheck investigates.