October 23, 2022 - Brief Briefing

It was the most Johnson way of admitting defeat – and there was even a hint he might make a comeback

After a mad dash back from his Caribbean holiday, a flurry of canvassing, secret summits with rivals Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt, and a...

by admin October 23, 2022

It was the most Johnson way of admitting defeat - and there was even a hint he might make a comeback

Trump ‘not man enough’ to testify in Capitol probe

Donald Trump will not be allowed to testify live on television to the US Capitol riots investigation. The former US president was last week...

by admin October 23, 2022

Trump 'not man enough' to testify in Capitol probe

Question mark over whether Boris Johnson ever had the numbers

Boris Johnson never officially entered this campaign, but make no doubt about it he has been running a campaign to re-enter No 10. One...

by admin October 23, 2022

Question mark over whether Boris Johnson ever had the numbers

Politics

Zahawi backs ‘Boris 2.0’ weeks after telling him to ‘go now’ – who else has changed their mind?

Former chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has said he is backing Boris Johnson to return as prime minister despite having previously called for him to resign...

by admin October 23, 2022

Zahawi backs 'Boris 2.0' weeks after telling him to 'go now' - who else has changed their mind?

‘Not the right time’: Johnson pulls out of leadership race -Sunak could be PM as early as today

Boris Johnson has pulled out of the Conservative leadership race. His withdrawal leaves the path open for Rishi Sunak, who has a chance of...

by admin October 23, 2022

'Not the right time': Johnson pulls out of leadership race -Sunak could be PM as early as today

Politics

Penny Mordaunt rejects Boris Johnson as he calls for her backing, sources claim

Penny Mordaunt has rejected a call by Boris Johnson to pull out of the Tory leadership race and back him for prime minister instead,...

by admin October 23, 2022

Penny Mordaunt rejects Boris Johnson as he calls for her backing, sources claim

World

New gun club opens every day in Jair Bolsonaro’s Brazil as weapons become key election issue

It is a quiet street in a fairly tough part of Sao Paulo, but the sound of high velocity weapons firing and the thud...

by admin October 23, 2022

New gun club opens every day in Jair Bolsonaro's Brazil as weapons become key election issue

Entertainment

Salman Rushdie has lost sight in one eye and use of hand after stabbing, says agent

Author Sir Salman Rushdie has lost the sight in an eye and the use of a hand after he was stabbed on stage, his...

by admin October 23, 2022

Salman Rushdie has lost sight in one eye and use of hand after stabbing, says agent

Woman fatally stabbed and another injured in Newham, east London

One woman has been stabbed to death and another injured in a knife attack in east London. A murder investigation has been launched and...

by admin October 23, 2022

Woman fatally stabbed and another injured in Newham, east London

Politics

Rishi Sunak enters race to be next prime minister

Rishi Sunak has announced his bid to become the next Conservative leader and prime minister, six weeks after Liz Truss beat him to the...

by admin October 23, 2022

Rishi Sunak enters race to be next prime minister

Politics

Sunak backer labels Johnson a ‘guaranteed disaster’- as ally for ex-PM claims ‘we have the numbers’

A second turn in Number 10 for Boris Johnson would be “a guaranteed disaster”, one of his former supporters has claimed. Northern Ireland minister...

by admin October 23, 2022

Sunak backer labels Johnson a 'guaranteed disaster'- as ally for ex-PM claims 'we have the numbers'

Politics

Johnson may be dominating talk about Tory leadership race but a win won’t be easy

For a man who was, until recently, thousands of miles away on a Caribbean island (and has yet to put his hat in the...

by admin October 23, 2022

Johnson may be dominating talk about Tory leadership race but a win won't be easy

Environment

Libby Squire’s killer agrees to meet her mother – as new footage shows him laughing during his arrest

The mother of murdered student Libby Squire has revealed that the “sexual predator” who raped and killed the 21-year-old has agreed to meet her. ...

by admin October 23, 2022

Libby Squire's killer agrees to meet her mother - as new footage shows him laughing during his arrest

World

History made in China as Xi Jinping to serve third term – breaking decades-long precedent

History has been made in China after it was confirmed that President Xi Jinping will remain in power – breaking with a decades-long precedent...

by admin October 23, 2022

World

Ukraine war: Vladimir Putin would sacrifice 20 million soldiers to win and ensure political survival, exiled diplomat says

Vladimir Putin would sacrifice 20 million Russian soldiers to win the war with Ukraine and ensure his political survival, an exiled Russian diplomat has...

by admin October 23, 2022

Ukraine war: Vladimir Putin would sacrifice 20 million soldiers to win and ensure political survival, exiled diplomat says

World

Ukrainians urged to save electricity as missiles strike power plants and spark blackouts

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged Ukrainians to conserve electricity as Russian strikes devastate the country’s power supply. “The main target of terrorists is energy,” the...

by admin October 23, 2022