Health secretary, Steve Barclay, to take part in talks on pay, conditions and ‘productivity-enhancing reforms’ Ministers and nurses’ leaders will hold “intensive talks” on Wednesday in an unexpected move that has raised hopes that they will thrash out a deal to end the long-running pay dispute. Both sides made clear […]
Month: February 2023
Peers rejected letting police exercise stop and search without suspicion and sanction people without conviction Proposed legislation aimed at curbing tactics used by protest groups has suffered eight defeats in the House of Lords. Peers rejected key measures of the controversial public order bill, including ditching a measure to let […]
Poll reveals west more united but gulf growing with countries such as India that do not subscribe to post-cold war view Almost a year after Russia’s war against Ukraine started, it has united the west, according to a 15-country survey – but exposed a widening gulf with the rest of […]
Authorities believe Constance Marten and Mark Godon have been sleeping rough and travelling around the UK by taxi for six weeks Police have released new CCTV footage of an aristocrat who disappeared more than six weeks ago with her boyfriend, a registered sex offender in the US, and their newborn […]
Prime minister and EU press ahead on protocol agreement before momentum slips Rishi Sunak is preparing to face down his Brexit critics and press ahead with a deal on the Northern Ireland protocol if he can secure one in the coming days, government sources have said. The prime minister was […]
Three killed and 213 injured, government says, after quakes of 6.4 and 5.8 magnitude shake southern province of Hatay A 6.4-magnitude earthquake and a second measuring 5.8 have hit Turkey’s southern province of Hatay, terrifying those left in a region devastated by twin earthquakes two weeks ago. Turkey’s interior minister, […]
Statement read by police after ‘worst fears’ confirmed, critical of press and members of public who accused partner of wrongdoing The family of Nicola Bulley have said they would never comprehend “what Nikki had gone through in her last moments”, but excoriated the media and members of the public for […]
‘Catastrophic’ failings that allowed gunman to kill five people increase pressure to overhaul 1968 legislation Senior police officers, families of shooting victims and anti-gun campaigners have called for a “radical reform” of the firearms licensing system after an inquest jury found “catastrophic” failings allowed the Plymouth gunman, Jake Davison, to […]
Details emerge of how White House planned ‘unprecedented’ visit and meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskiy The White House notified the Kremlin of Joe Biden’s intention to visit Kyiv hours before he departed for Ukraine, it has been revealed, as the details began to emerge of how the US president pulled off […]
Conflict came on top of our over-reliance on gas, says Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit The UK’s over-reliance on gas has been blamed for pushing up bills as it emerged that the energy crisis stemming from the war in Ukraine had cost the equivalent of £1,000 for every adult. A […]