Leicester fans outside Wembley Stadium (PA)Chelsea and Leicester City are meeting in the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium today, with 22,000 fans in attendance. It’s one of those dates that fans circle on the…
Demand for inquiry into alleged PPE lobbying by…
Labour is demanding an investigation into allegations that Priti Patel breached the ministerial code of conduct by lobbying fellow ministers over a PPE contract for a Tory donor and former adviser.Deputy leader Angela Rayner and…
Israel news – live: US envoy arrives for…
Israel kills 10 Palestinian civilians, injures 500 in West BankThe death toll in Israel has risen after an Israeli air raid in Gaza city killed at least 10 Palestinians in the deadliest single strike since…
End of lockdown on a knife-edge as PM…
The end of the lockdown next month has been plunged into jeopardy after Boris Johnson warned the surge of the Indian Covid-19 variant had created “the risk of disruption and delay”.In a sharp U-turn –…
Coronavirus news – live: Scientists call for ‘surge’…
(10 Downing Street)Boris Johnson has warned the more virulent Indian variant of coronavirus could “pose a serious disruption” to polans to ease restrictions and “could make it more difficult” to end them in June.The prime…
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Clarisse LoughreyChief film critic@clarisselouClarisse Loughrey is the chief film critic for The Independent. She also acts as a regular stand-in for Mark Kermode on BBC Radio 5 Live’s ‘Kermode and Mayo’ and runs That Darn…
Israel news – live: Gaza death toll rises…
Series of explosions seen on Gaza skylineThe death toll in Gaza rose in the early hours of Friday after a fresh assault from the Israeli army that saw ground forces join the operation. A total…
Manchester United vs Liverpool LIVE: Premier League result…
(Getty Images)Follow all the action as Manchester United host Liverpool in the Premier League this evening. The meeting between the two rivals was originally scheduled to take place on 2 May, however, it was abandoned…
Cameron dodges questions over Greensill pay as MPs…
David Cameron was today told his reputation was “in tatters” after a parliamentary committee heard that his campaign of messages and calls to ministers and officials was “more like stalking than lobbying”.In what he admitted…
Court judgment against Boris Johnson for unpaid £535…
The row over the court judgment against Boris Johnson for an unpaid £535 debt has taken a bizarre twist, after it emerged it was for a claim of defamation.Yvonne Hobbs is reported to have launched…