Good evening. Britain is bracing for the tenth storm of the winter with 70mph winds and heavy downpours. Meanwhile, Keir Starmer has condemned the Government’s “sticking plaster” approach to the bad weather.
Storm Jocelyn set to bring 70mph winds just as Isha passes
Storm Jocelyn is due to move in on Tuesday and batter parts of the country that are still reeling from Storm Isha’s trail of destruction, which saw gales of up to 99mph affect “everybody”, according to the Met Office. Follow live updates here.
Starmer: Labour would get ahead of storms like Isha
Labour would “get ahead” of storms, Sir Keir Starmer has said as he condemned the Government’s “sticking plaster” approach to Storm Isha. 70,000 people remain without power, while rail and flight disruption cause chaos.
Culture Secretary accuses BBC of bias
Lucy Frazer has accused the BBC of political bias, saying that “impartiality is about perception”. In an interview with Sky News, Lucy Frazer cited a BBC news report from October in which a journalist speculated that an explosion at a hospital in Gaza City was caused by an Israeli strike.
Evening Briefing: Today’s essential headlines
Politics | Jeremy Hunt will still be Chancellor at the time of the next general election, Rishi Sunak has insisted. The Prime Minister was asked the question during a visit to Buckinghamshire today.
Comment and analysis
Julie Bindel | Nowhere is safe for children in our trans-obsessed age
Miriam Cates | Tony Blair is still ruining Britain
Bryony Gordon | Feminism hasn’t gone nearly far enough
Tim Stanley | Viewer beware – The Traitors will doom Britain
Patrick O’Flynn | Reform has four weeks to transform British politics
World news: Relatives of hostages burst into Israeli parliament
A group of relatives of Israelis held hostage in Gaza burst into a parliamentary meeting in Jerusalem on Monday, demanding that more be done to free their loved ones.
Feature of the day
Why Britain has never forgiven – or understood – the Teddy boys
Britain’s first teen culture swiftly gained a fearsome reputation – but the tabloid alarmism sold them short.
Business news: Chinese spies targeting Britain’s trade secrets cause panic in the City
The head of MI5 has warned there has been a sharp rise in aggressive attempts by China and other nations to steal the UK’s high-tech secrets.
Live markets news: Nearly 50,000 companies face collapse as ‘debt storm’ hits
Editor’s choice
Live to 100 | Week 4 of celebrity trainer Matt Roberts’ exercise plan
Property | Meet the women speed dating to find a housemate
Health | Why your memory goes downhill after 30 – and how to reboot it
Sport briefing: Today’s essential headlines
Twickenham | Stadium vandalised in protest against RFU
Brian Moore | What I want from England at the Six Nations
Michael Vaughan | India would be foolish to prepare pitches that spin from ball one
Australian Open | Cameron Norrie’s dream ended by Alexander Zverev
Football | ‘Leaving BBC was great for my bank balance, bad for my career’ – ITV’s The Premiership, 20 years on
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