Report highlights data failings, workforce shortages and disconnect between health and social care Coronavirus has exposed decades-long weaknesses in government and divisions in wider society, an official parliamentary watchdog has said, including neglect of social care and chronic underfunding in local government. Amid renewed questions over the reopening timetable, the […]
Month: May 2021
Palestinian man killed and more than 70 wounded as hundreds hurl stones at Israeli checkpoint Serious clashes erupted in Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank on Tuesday as Palestinians took part in a day of protests and strikes over Israel’s bombardment of Gaza. A Palestinian man was killed and more […]
Recent blaze at New Providence Wharf prompts people to think of ways to escape burning buildings Residents of apartment blocks with fire safety problems are exploring buying abseiling equipment, rope ladders and personal smoke hoods to help them evacuate burning buildings, amid rising anger that thousands of homes remain unfixed. […]
US House speaker says leaders who attend Games would lose moral authority because of China’s treatment of Uyghur minority US House speaker Nancy Pelosi has called for a US diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, criticising China for human rights abuses and saying global leaders who attend […]
Independent panel set up to investigate killing of Daniel Morgan ‘furious’ at home secretary’s move The home secretary has ordered that an independent report on claims murderers were shielded by police corruption and claims of corruption in Rupert Murdoch’s media empire must be vetted by her department before its publication. […]
Scientists’ warning comes as government comes under pressure to explain border policy Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The Covid variant first detected in India is set to be the dominant strain in the UK within days, experts have said, with the government and health teams struggling […]
Long-term citizens alarmed at letter saying they risk losing rights to work and healthcare unless they apply for post-Brexit status A number of long-term British citizens have expressed alarm at receiving letters from the Home Office telling them they risk losing the right to work, benefits and free healthcare unless […]
Benjamin Netanyahu signals Israel’s bombardment will continue as Joe Biden issues statement supporting ceasefire Two hundred Palestinians, including 59 children, have been killed during a week of attacks in Gaza, health officials in the territory have said, as Benjamin Netanyahu signalled Israel’s bombardment would rage on despite mounting global pressure […]
Excavation work will go ahead where missing 15-year-old Mary Bastholm worked, police have said Excavation work will go ahead in a cafe in Gloucester where missing 15-year-old Mary Bastholm worked and the serial killer Fred West was a customer, after “possible evidence” to suggest a body could be buried there, […]
Unprecedented influx comes amid tensions with Morocco over the hospitalisation of Western Sahara’s independence leader in Spain More than 5,000 migrants, about 1,000 of them presumed to be minors, crossed into Spain’s northern African enclave of Ceuta on Monday, in an unprecedented influx that left Spanish officials scrambling to bolster […]