National Audit Office research finds delays and lack of value for money, and that only 11 projects are wholly new builds The government is on track to break a key election promise from Boris Johnson to build 40 new hospitals in England by the end of the decade, a damning […]
Month: July 2023
Russia-installed governor Sergei Aksyonov says ‘measures’ are being taken to restore ‘situation’ at bridge, which is a vital logistical link for Russian military Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 509 of the invasion While we try to find out more about the latest “emergency” on the […]
Italy told to prepare for most intense heatwave ‘of all time’ and 100 million Americans remain under extreme heat advisories as climate crisis bites Millions in US under warnings as record heat expected to continue Southern Europe braces for second heat storm in a week South Korean president blames botched […]
Spaniard’s second major title in 1-6, 7-6(6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 win Djokovic endures first Centre Court defeat in over 10 years Over the past few years of men’s tennis, as his great rivals have retreated from view, Novak Djokovic has spent his time destroying the hopes and dreams of nearly […]
Exclusive: Yvette Cooper to tell RUSI thinktank that economic security and national security go hand in hand Contractors linked to hostile foreign powers such as China will be targeted by a new security taskforce if Labour wins the next general election. In a joint initiative from the shadow home secretary, […]
Exclusive: Labour leader urges left to ‘care more about growth’ and rules out spending ‘vast sums of money’ Labour will rebuild broken Britain with big reforms, not big spending. That’s a promise | Keir Starmer Labour will only succeed in winning power and rebuilding Britain if it prioritises economic growth, […]
Observer investigation reveals Meta Pixel tool passed on private details of web browsing for targeted advertising purposes Britain’s biggest police force gathered sensitive data about people using its website to report sexual offences, domestic abuse and other crimes and shared it with Facebook for targeted advertising, the Observer has found. […]
Anticyclone Caronte could send thermometer to 48C/118F as Mediterranean heatwave intensifies • Read more: Acropolis closes to protect tourists A fierce anticyclone named after Cerberus, a three-headed monster-dog that features in Dante’s Inferno, had not even ended before Italians were warned that a more intense one called Caronte, or Charon, […]
Mary Somerville, 39, died in Edinburgh following loss of Jaime Carsi, 40, in Mallorca, which was blamed on a faulty fridge A woman has died two months after her husband was killed by a suspected gas leak from a broken fridge while on honeymoon in Mallorca. Mary Somerville, 39, was […]
Police say alleged offences include breach of the peace after 200 people march to plant and four climb on roof Five people have been arrested after environmental activists staged a day of resistance at the Ineos oil refinery near Falkirk. Four people climbed on to the roof of the Ineos […]