Party officials say their convention — during which Mr. Trump is expected to speak every night in the 10 p.m. hour — will ultimately surpass the Democrats’ telethon-like show, which the president and his allies have repeatedly called “dark,” depressing and thin on policy proposals. “We’re going to have more …...Read More

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has made moves to tighten the Treasury's grip on public spending, it has been reported. Mr Sunak has introduced new rules that require the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) to oversee every stage of the Government’s major projects. The IPA leads the project delivery and finance professions …...Read More

England's chief medical officer Chris Whitty has said a vaccine for the coronavirus may not be ready until next winter and that he'd be 'surprised' if we had one by this Christmas. Whitty told reporters on Saturday it would be 'foolish' to plan for winter on the basis of having …...Read More

Diners taking advantage of Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme may have been eating meat, fish and vegetables that are up to 18 months old. The closure of restaurants and pubs during lockdown means the food industry is sitting on £20 million of excess produce. But Government-approved …...Read More

Prince Harry has revealed he ‘absolutely adores’ a self-help guru to the stars who helps people ‘embrace their vulnerability’. During an online chat this week the Prince’s face lit up when Brené Brown’s name was mentioned. Brown, 54, whose devoted fans include Meghan Markle’s close friend Oprah Winfrey, has written …...Read More

Police have been branded heavy-handed after they broke up a child's back garden birthday party for breaching lockdown rules. Officers turned up at the house in Greater Manchester after a neighbour's tip-off that residents were breaking strict local curbs on private gatherings. They discovered members of three different families there …...Read More

WASHINGTON — The Army Corps of Engineers will impose new demands for mitigating environmental damage from a vast proposed copper and gold mine in Alaska, potentially delaying approvals for the project beyond the presidential election, three people familiar with the Corps’s plans said on Saturday. The Corps is expected to …...Read More

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is planning to ditch the 'Facebook tax' on big tech companies after concluding that it is 'more trouble than it is worth', The Mail on Sunday understands. The Digital Services Tax, which came into effect last April, is likely to be axed after Mr Sunak concluded that …...Read More

A submerged pipeline that exploded and a fire on board a dredging vessel on Friday left two crew members dead and two others missing in Corpus Christi, Texas, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The bodies of two crew members from the vessel — named the Waymon L. Boyd from the …...Read More

Tobacco firms are being warned they face tougher laws unless they do more to clear cigarette butts off the streets. Environment Minister Rebecca Pow has summoned industry chiefs to a meeting to give them the choice of ramping up their own efforts to collect more discarded cigarette ends, or of …...Read More