The virtual White House meeting coincides with President Biden’s expected promise to slash America’s greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50 per cent by 2030 (AP)The world is marking Earth Day 2021 on Thursday, with…

Sacked defence minister Johnny Mercer has spoken out about a “distrustful, awful” environment in Boris Johnson’s government, which he accused of “a gross betrayal of people who signed up to serve in the military”.The former…

Derek Chauvin found guilty on all chargesFormer Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been found guilty on all charges in the murder of George Floyd.The jury found Mr Chauvin was:Guilty of second-degree unintentional murderGuilty of…

A defence minister has been sacked by Boris Johnson following a row over the government’s treatment of troops. Johnny Mercer, the veterans minister, said he was sorry to have been “relieved of my responsibilities”. It…

A senior NHS director has warned the health service “won’t stand for” anti-vaccine protests which prevent doctors saving lives.Dr Nikita Kanani issued the warning after a mobile Covid-19 vaccination bus was targeted in Nottingham earlier…

The European Medicines Agency are preparing to present the results of their investigation into possible links between the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine and rare blood clotting cases later today.Last week, Johnson & Johnson suspended…

The European Medicines Agency are preparing to present the results of their investigation into possible links between the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine and rare blood clotting cases later today.Last week, Johnson & Johnson suspended…

Today's daily politics briefingBoris Johnson has promised to end trade barriers between Great Britain and Northern Ireland – claiming his government was now “sandpapering” the protocol “into shape.”In a new BBC interview, the PM suggested…