Day: May 22, 2025
UK government borrowing rises to £20.2 billion as pressure mounts on Rachel Reeves
The latest figure showed that the Chancellor had to borrow more money than expected over the month
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What does the sentencing review mean for prisons as chemical castration considered for sex offenders
Former Tory justice secretary David Gauke has called for overhaul of justice system in major sentencing review
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Trump surprises South African leader in Oval Office with ‘genocide’ evidence including video and photos
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says his government is ‘completely against’ policies espoused by the leader of a minority party who calls for killing of farmers
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Moment magnitude 6 Crete earthquake violently shakes flour mill
CCTV captured the moment a 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck the northern coast of Crete, Greece, on Thursday morning (22 May).
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Romanian court rejects defeated hard-right candidate’s challenge to election result
A top Romanian court has rejected as unfounded a request to annul the presidential election by the hard-right candidate who decisively lost the race to his pro-European Union opponent on Sunday
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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky reveals ‘significant’ Russian losses in Kursk and says fight continues
Putin yesterday staged his first visit to Kursk since Russia claimed it expelled all Ukrainian forces from the region
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Emotional Washington DC witness recalls moment Israeli embassy staff shot: ‘He went right up to them’
An emotional eyewitness recalled the moment he saw two Israeli embassy staffers shot outside a Jewish museum in Washington DC on Wednesday night (22 May).
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Starmer U-turns on winter fuel payment cuts – but millions could still miss out this winter
PM forced to announce huge policy reversal to see off threat of revolt by Labour MPs – with pledge to make more pensioners eligible for cash to pay cold weather energy bills
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Why Israeli politician’s ‘killing babies’ remark has sparked a domestic outcry
The comments were unusual in Israel because of their focus on Palestinian civilians
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Plans to use mandatory chemical castration on serious sexual offenders after prison review
Long-awaited review by former Tory justice secretary David Gauke says government must stop ‘over-reliance’ on jail time to tackle overcrowding
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