Staff who fail re-vetting can also be sacked under UK government reforms of disciplinary system Police officers found guilty of gross misconduct face automatic dismissal while all staff who fail vetting can be sacked, under new government reforms of the disciplinary system. The measures are an attempt to restore the […]
Month: August 2023
Data collected on behalf of president shows he was on course to win about 50% of the vote, as new leader announced by coup forces The president of Gabon, who was ousted in a coup after elections on Saturday, was on course for a modest but clear victory, according to […]
Figures obtained by Labour show an estimated 120,695 people died in England while awaiting treatment More than 120,000 people in England died last year while on the NHS waiting list for hospital treatment, figures obtained by Labour appear to show. That would be a record high number of such deaths, […]
Offshore records suggest associates of wealthy Indian family spent years acquiring stock during rise of founder to be worth $120bn A billionaire Indian family with close ties to the country’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, secretly invested hundreds of millions of dollars into the Indian stock market, buying its own shares, […]
Headteachers say it is ‘unsustainable’ to expect schools to keep stepping in to support desperate families One in four teachers in England brought in food for hungry pupils out of concern for their welfare, a survey has revealed, as headteachers said it was “unsustainable” to expect schools to keep stepping […]
Four heavy transport planes damaged in Pskov, state media report, as Russian ministry of defence reports drones over six regions; Russian military claims to have destroyed four Ukrainian military boats, killing up to 50 troops Russia-Ukraine war at a glance Russia’s Tass news agency reports, citing Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin, […]
Scams and data thefts could be caused by individuals overriding chatbot scripts, NCSC says The UK’s cybersecurity agency has warned that chatbots can be manipulated by hackers to cause scary real-world consequences. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has said there are growing cybersecurity risks of individuals manipulating the prompts […]
Foreign select committee report published as foreign secretary, James Cleverly, travels to Beijing Britain must take a tougher stance on China over its severe human rights abuses and help Taiwan build its defences to deter a potential attack from Beijing, an influential group of MPs says. With the foreign secretary, […]
Interest rate rises on mortgages are weakening demand, property website says The number of UK homes sold this year is expected to fall to the lowest level in more than a decade, as the soaring cost of mortgages puts off homebuyers. House sales reaching completion are expected to fall 21% […]
Ministers have claimed Ulez is cash-raising ploy – but letter reveals Grant Shapps backed a separate charge for same reason Ministers have been accused of hypocrisy in claiming Sadiq Khan expanded London’s ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) to raise revenue after it emerged the Department for Transport urged the mayor to […]