Unions say government making no moves to resolve dispute as staff in England prepare for biggest strikes in service’s history Deadlock over NHS pay is putting patients in danger and risks hardening the position of unions, 10 chief nurses have warned on the eve of the biggest strikes in the […]
Month: February 2023
Emma Pattison and family found at prestigious Surrey independent school early on Sunday morning The headteacher of a prestigious private school in Surrey has been found dead alongside her husband and daughter. Emma Pattison, the head of Epsom College, was found at the school along with her husband, George, 39, […]
Beyoncé awarded for best R&B song, while Kim Petras is first trans woman to win best pop duo award and Kendrick Lamar wins best rap album See the full list of winners Viola Davis becomes Egot winner Lizzo, Taylor Swift, Harry Styles and more – in pictures Harry Styles is […]
Police warn about social media speculation over missing woman as new images released from the morning she disappeared Police searching for Nicola Bulley have condemned elements of social media speculation as family friends hit out at “vile” theories being posted online, and new images of the 45-year-old on the morning […]
Massive quake hits near major city and is felt in Syria and Lebanon, with fears of widespread destruction and casualties A strong 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Turkey early on Monday and was felt across the border in Lebanon and Syria. The quake struck at 4:17 am local time (0117 GMT). […]
Conservatives on course to break flagship NHS pledge as cost of replacing crumbling wards and operating theatres soars Only a quarter of the 40 hospital construction projects that were at the heart of Boris Johnson’s 2019 general election manifesto have secured full planning permission, the Observer can reveal, amid angry […]
Balloon was downed off the South Carolina coastline, with the goal of recovering the remnants before they sink into the ocean A US warplane has shot down a Chinese high-altitude balloon over the Atlantic Ocean after it had crossed the entire US and caused a diplomatic rift between the two […]
Leading European politicians have warned that the prime minister’s plan to ditch EU legislation will trigger retaliatory countermeasures, including imposing tariffs on goods Rishi Sunak’s plan to scrap thousands of EU laws by the end of this year risks triggering a full-scale trade war between the UK and Brussels, senior […]
Business secretary accuses energy market regulator of ‘having the wool pulled over their eyes’ by suppliers The business secretary has told the energy market regulator to toughen up on suppliers in the wake of the prepayment meter scandal. Grant Shapps accused Ofgem of “having the wool pulled over their eyes” […]
A woman pushing pram near where the dog walker went missing was captured on CCTV Police searching for Nicola Bulley have said they want to trace a “key witness” who was seen pushing a pram in the area near where the dog walker went missing. CCTV images have been released […]