Boris Johnson has scored an early diplomatic win with the UK becoming the first foreign destination for Joe Biden since he became US president. But it is more thanks to good timing than the special relationship – a term the prime minister reportedly doesn’t like anyway because he thinks it sounds weak and needy. As
US
Joe Biden has arrived in the UK on Air Force One ahead of the G7 summit in Cornwall. His plane touched down at RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk on Wednesday evening, beginning his first overseas trip as US president. A large crowd of US Air Force personnel and their families were waiting for him inside a
US travel restrictions for more than 110 countries have been eased – including Japan just ahead of the Olympics. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) new ratings include 61 nations that were lowered from its highest Level 4 that discouraged all travel to recommending travel for fully vaccinated individuals. Among those now listed
President Joe Biden is facing calls to introduce a wealth tax following a report alleging America’s richest executives, including Elon Musk and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, have avoided paying income tax – some over several years. ProPublica, the not-for-profit investigative journalism organisation, said its findings showed the tax bills were especially low when compared with their
Guns, beer and marijuana are among incentives being offered to Americans to encourage coronavirus vaccinations. A total of 302,851,917 doses have been administered in the US, with 139,748,661 people – or 42.1% of the population – fully vaccinated against COVID-19. A mixture of public and private sector motivations are being put forward, as President Joe
Millions of dollars in Bitcoin paid to hackers after the Colonial Pipeline cyber attack have been recovered by the US government. The attack prompted the shutdown of the east coast fuel pipeline last month and a $4.4m (£3.1m) payment was made to Russia-based DarkSide attackers. Officials confirmed on Monday that 63.7 bitcoins, valued at approximately
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have said they are “delighted” after the Sussexes announced the birth of their baby daughter – Lilibet “Lili” Diana Mountbatten-Windsor. Prince Harry and Meghan announced that the infant, a first sibling for Archie, was born on Friday in California. Lili is named after her great-grandmother the Queen – who
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have welcomed their second child – a baby daughter named Lilibet “Lili” Diana Mountbatten-Windsor. Harry and Meghan announced that the infant, a first sibling for Archie, was born on Friday in California. Lili is named after her great-grandmother the Queen – who was affectionately nicknamed Lilibet by her family
The US Department of Justice has said it will no longer secretly obtain reporters’ records during investigations of leaks of classified information. Last month, President Joe Biden called the policy, which has been criticised by news organisations and press freedom groups, “simply, simply wrong” and pledged not to continue allowing it. Though Mr Biden’s comments
There is no evidence that aerial phenomena witnessed by military pilots in recent years are alien spacecraft, according to a US intelligence report. But the report’s unclassified version, expected to be released to Congress by 25 June, is understood to conclude that most of the more than 120 incidents over the past two decades did
Former Nickelodeon TV star Drake Bell has been charged with attempted child endangerment and disseminating matter harmful to children. Bell, whose real first name is Jared, pleaded not guilty to both charges and is scheduled to appear in an Ohio court for a pre-trial hearing on 23 June. According to the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office,
Donald Trump has been suspended from Facebook until at least January 2023 after he “praised people” who took part in violence during the US Capitol riot. The social media giant’s independent oversight board had in May upheld Facebook’s block on the former president. However, the board ruled it was wrong to make the ban indefinite
More coffins of people believed to be victims of the 1921 race massacre in Tulsa have been found, city officials have said. Crews searching Oaklawn Cemetery found five more coffins, bringing the total number discovered at the mass-grave site to 20. The search began last year, with researchers finding at least 12 sets of remains,
Two runaway children broke into a Florida house and used an AK-47 in a shootout with sheriff’s deputies. The boy, 12, and girl, 14, found the weapons in a house in Enterprise after running away from the Florida United Methodist Children’s Home. There were four exchanges of gunfire over 35 minutes and Volusia County sheriff’s
Prosecutors have asked a judge to sentence Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer found guilty of murdering George Floyd, to 30 years in prison. In court documents filed on Wednesday, prosecutors cite the trial judge’s ruling last month that there were four aggravating factorsin Floyd‘s murder. But a defence lawyer wants Chauvin to be sentenced
Guns, beer and childcare are among incentives being offered to Americans to encourage coronavirus vaccinations. A total of 296,404,240 doses have been administered in the US, with 135,867,425 people – or 41.39% of the population – fully vaccinated against COVID-19. A mixture of public and private sector motivations are being offered, as President Joe Biden