Maxwell’s attorneys had pushed for leniency after 60-year-old was convicted in US in December of five of the six charges she faced Ghislaine Maxwell was sentenced on Tuesday to 20 years in prison in her New York sex-trafficking case for procuring teen girls for Jeffrey Epstein for him to abuse. […]
Year: 2022
After announcing she was receiving end-of-life care, James launched Bowelbabe Fund for cancer research Dame Deborah James, the headteacher turned podcaster who raised millions of pounds for charity with her campaigning to raise awareness of bowel cancer, has died, her family has said. James, who was 40, stepped away from […]
Cassidy Hutchinson tells committee Trump knowingly directed armed supporters to march to the Capitol In explosive public testimony, a former White House aide told the January 6 committee Donald Trump knowingly directed armed supporters to march to the US Capitol in a last-gasp effort to remain in power. Appearing at […]
Progress report from the Climate Change Committee suggests ministers could renege on greenhouse gas emissions commitment Five things we have learned about the UK’s path to net zero The government is failing to enact the policies needed to reach the UK’s net zero targets, its statutory advisers have said, in […]
Internet downtime for the city averages 70 hours a year, with 11m Britons losing almost two days a year Almost 11 million consumers have suffered a broadband blackout lasting more than three hours over the last year, with Nottingham named Britain’s “outage capital”. The average UK household lost a total […]
Legislation allowing Brexit deal to be scrapped passes second reading stage, despite risk of trade war with EU Proposed legislation to allow the UK to unilaterally rip up Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland at the risk of a trade war with the EU passed the second reading stage in the […]
The truck was found next to a railroad tracks in San Antonio’s Southwest Side, local media reported At least 42 people were found dead inside a trailer truck in San Antonio, Texas, the state’s governor and local media said on Monday. Governor Greg Abbot said in a tweet the people […]
Scores of people injured and at least 40 feared missing after strike in central city of Kremenchuk Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates A Russian missile hit a crowded shopping centre in the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk on Monday, killing and injuring scores of people, the Ukrainian authorities said. Ukraine’s president, […]
BMA members’ call for reversal of real-terms cuts over last 14 years increases chances of strike action Doctors have thrown down the gauntlet to the government by calling for a pay rise of up to 30% over the next five years, in a move that increases the chances of strike […]
Pandemic has had lasting impact on students’ wellbeing and problem is getting worse, say UK experts The pandemic has had a lasting legacy on the mental health of the “Covid generation” of students, exacerbating rates of anxiety, depression and self-harm and resulting in a “significant rise” in young people struggling […]