The Whitehall aide has claimed Gavin Williamson ‘deliberately demeaned and intimidated’ them on a regular basis. Photograph: Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters The Guardian By Pippa Crerar A senior civil servant claims Gavin Williamson told them to “slit your throat” in what they felt was a sustained campaign of bullying while he was defence secretary. The Ministry of

Ike Ekweremadu, 60, and Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu, 55 (Image: Central News/Facebook) The Mirror By Holly Evans-Alice Peacock The 21-year-old man was reportedly taken to the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead to undergo tests ahead of the procedure, to which he then refused to give consent, prosecutors allege. A couple and their daughter allegedly plotted to

British Pound banknotes in this illustration. Photographer Dado Ruvic By Reuters British finance minister Jeremy Hunt will seek to fill a 50 billion pound ($57 billion) hole in the country’s public finances with around 30 billion pounds of spending cuts and 20 billion in tax rises, two government sources said on Monday. Hunt is due

By Anadolu Agency Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said Sunday it tracked 44 Chinese warplanes, four warships and two military drones around the island. A total of 15 People’s Liberation Army warplanes and two drones crossed the median line, it said, adding that four other aircraft flew on the eastern part of the air defense identification zone.

Chadians pose for a photograph at the entrance of the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Nearly 50 heads of states or governments on Monday will take the stage in the first day of “high-level” international climate talks in Egypt with more to come in following days. (AP Photo/Nariman

Gavin Williamson walks outside Number 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, October 25, 2022. Photographer Henry Nicholls By Reuters British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is standing by a government minister who has been accused of bullying a colleague, cabinet office minister Oliver Dowden said on Sunday, saying the phone messages in question were sent “in

Cameroon’s President Paul Biya. (AP Photo, File) By The Associated Press President Paul Biya of Cameroon marked 40 years in power Sunday but stayed out of the spotlight as questions swirled about the 89-year-old who is the only leader most of the country’s people have ever known. Biya has not appeared in public since French

By Anadolu Agency Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian acknowledged Saturday that Tehran provided drones to Russia, but said they were sent before the outbreak of the Ukraine war. Amir-Abdollahian made the comments to reporters on the sidelines of a meeting of the Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the UN hosted by

In this photo provided by South Korean Defense Ministry, two U.S. Air Force B-1B bombers, top center, four South Korean Air Force F-35 fighter jets and four US Air Force F-16 fighter jets fly over South Korea Peninsula during a joint air drill called “Vigilant Storm,” in South Korea, Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. North Korea

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan meet on the sidelines of the 6th summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-building Measures in Asia (CICA), in Astana, Kazakhstan October 13, 2022. Sputnik/Photographer Vyacheslav Prokofyev File Photo By Reuters Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that he had agreed with counterpart Vladimir