Covid-19: are pandemics becoming more common? – podcast

Ian Sample talks to Prof Kate Jones about whether the current coronavirus pandemic is part of…

Trump railroads Republicans with new watchdog firing

Senate Republicans find themselves in a familiar place: steamrolled by President Donald Trump’s purge of government…

Lindsey Graham seeks broad authority to subpoena former Obama officials

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Renewable energy investors increasingly look to UK, says report

The UK has become more attractive to renewable energy investors following the government’s decision to lift…

Ron Johnson demands declassification of Susan Rice email on Michael Flynn

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Dems shift coronavirus attacks on Republicans to ‘real graveyard’

Democrats are ratcheting up their coronavirus attacks on Mitch McConnell. One year into their campaign that…

Marco Rubio tapped to serve as Senate Intelligence Committee chairman

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Fired watchdog was investigating arms sales to Saudi Arabia

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Natural England gets GBP15m in extra government funding

The government has allocated GBP15m in additional funding to Natural England for this financial year after…

Coronavirus offers chance to create fairer UK food supply chain, say experts

A radical 10-year recovery plan for the UK food system should draw on local and community…