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Labour MPs urge Rachel Reeves to demand Jimmy Lai’s release
Labour MPs have urged Rachel Reeves to demand Jimmy Lai’s release when she becomes the first UK chancellor to make an official visit to China in nearly a decade.
Nine Labour MPs have joined a cross-party call for Reeves to raise the detention of political prisoners in Hong Kong and …
Inside the ‘fortress’ where South Korea’s impeached president awaits his fate
Rolls of barbed wire encircle the perimeter of South Korea’s presidential residence, where impeached leader Yoon Suk Yeol has transformed his hilltop home into an urban stronghold against arrest.
The compound in the capital’s exclusive Hannam-dong district, previously home to diplomatic receptions and banquets, has become the frontline of an …
ECB urges cricket’s leaders to take action over ‘gender apartheid’ in Afghanistan
The England and Wales Cricket Board has called on cricket’s governing body to show leadership by taking coordinated action to stop “the gender apartheid facing the 14 million women in Afghanistan”.
In a letter to the International Cricket Council on Friday, the ECB’s chief executive, Richard Gould, also urged it …
Ukraine’s highest profile combat unit to recruit English-speaking soldiers
Ukraine’s highest profile combat unit is seeking English-speaking recruits at a time when the
impending presidency of Donald Trump
means that Kyiv is expected to come under intense pressure on the battlefield.Azov, a volunteer brigade whose decade-old nationalist origins have made it a target of Russian …
The Britons killed fighting for Ukraine against Russia
Since Russia invaded Ukraine, 15 Britons are known to have died in the conflict. The Guardian looks at those who have lost their lives on the frontline.
Scott Sibley, 36
The first British national killed fighting in the conflict was working as an HGV driver when Russia invaded Ukraine in …
Women’s Ashes excitement tempered by concerns over congested schedule
Twelve Reform UK councillors to resign over Nigel Farage’s leadership
A dozen Reform UK councillors have given notice of their intention to resign en masse in protest at Nigel Farage’s leadership.
The resignations could come as early as Friday evening and will add to pressure on the Reform leader after Elon Musk said he was “not up to the job”. …
Bill Sweeney’s RFU fate to be decided after Six Nations following U-turn
Bill Sweeney’s fate as the Rugby Football Union’s chief executive will be decided shortly after the Six Nations following an embarrassing U-turn from the governing body which has now relented to a grassroots rebellion and agreed to a special general meeting.
Sweeney has two weeks to set a date for …
‘Imagine if Messi coached Ronaldo’: how Murray 2.0 will need to adapt to flourish with Djokovic
At the height of the Covid-19 lockdowns almost five years ago, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray logged on to Instagram Live for a casual conversation from their homes. As some of their viewers began to send through questions, they were asked to list the first three things they do when …
JP Morgan Chase requires all workers to return to office five days a week
The US’s largest bank, which has some 316,000 employees worldwide, announced on Friday that all workers on …