Health secretary Steve Barclay urges unions to lobby PM over improved pay offer for striking nurses and ambulance workers The health and social care secretary Steve Barclay has privately urged trade unions to help him make the case to the Treasury and No 10 for extra money for nurses, ambulance […]
Month: January 2023
Another child and four women also injured in incident close to Euston following joint service for a mother and daughter A seven-year-old girl is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after a suspected driveby shooting outside a memorial service in north London, the Metropolitan police have said. A second child, a […]
Britain and EU expected to coordinate response to hanging of British-Iranian accused of spying The UK and the European Union are expected to coordinate moves to brand the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation after the execution of Alireza Akbari, a British-Iranian dual national who was lured […]
The government wrote to the then Prince of Wales in 2019, seeking approval for legislation that had implications for his estates The government asked King Charles for permission to pass its post-Brexit “world-leading” Environment Act because laws requiring landowners to enhance conservation could affect his business interests. Environment minister Rebecca […]
Joan Salter, 83, said language over migration was akin to what the Nazis used to justify murdering her family Suella Braverman has said she will not apologise for her language after a Holocaust survivor told the home secretary her description of migrants as an “invasion” was akin to rhetoric the […]
Research suggests hormone replacement therapy may reduce risk of Alzheimer’s in some women Hormone replacement therapy may help prevent Alzheimer’s disease in millions of women at risk of developing the condition, research suggests. Dementia is one of the world’s biggest health threats. The number of people living with the condition […]
Negotiators on both sides hopeful they may be able to enter intense ‘tunnel’ phase of talks next week Ministers could shelve proposed legislation that would allow the UK to unilaterally rip up some Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland, as a sign of goodwill in negotiations with the EU, the Guardian […]
ChatGPT is capable of producing high-quality essays with minimal human input ChatGPT: what can the extraordinary artificial intelligence chatbot do? Lecturers at UK universities have been urged to review the way in which their courses are assessed amid concerns that students are already using a potent new AI tool capable […]
Move comes after coroner instructed government to take action after death of two-year-old Awaab Ishak The council inspectors tackling Harrow’s illegal, deathtrap homes Ministers have announced a rapid review of guidance to landlords about health risks from damp and mould after the death of two-year-old Awaab Ishak. The housing and […]
Duke of Sussex tells Telegraph that he has enough material for another memoir and his original draft was twice as long Prince Harry says he has enough material to write another memoir and chose not to publish some details as he was concerned his father and brother would never forgive […]