Exclusive: Joint chiefs of charity accuse ministers of pursuing culture wars as extreme weather becomes the norm • ‘You have adopted a bunker mentality’: letter to Sunak• Cancelling Greenpeace contradicts Tory free-speech pledge Rishi Sunak’s government will “go down in history” as the administration that failed the UK on the […]
Month: August 2023
Nine technologies approved for carrying out external beam radiotherapy in lung, prostate and colorectal cancers Patients in England having radiotherapy are likely to have part of their treatment performed with the aid of artificial intelligence after its use to help NHS clinicians was recommended for the first time. Draft guidance […]
Fellow climbers say video footage shows Kristin Harila’s team walking over body of frostbitten porter during record ascent A record-breaking mountaineer has denied allegations that her team climbed over a dying sherpa to reach the summit of K2 in Pakistan to become the world’s fastest climber to scale all peaks […]
Emergency landing took place on A40 dual carriageway near Cheltenham, with no injuries reported A light aircraft has made an emergency landing on a busy road in Gloucestershire after a suspected engine failure. The plane was forced to land on the A40 Golden Valley bypass, near Cheltenham, at about 6pm […]
Filing sets aggressive timeline with 2 January 2024 trial date but ex-president’s lawyers are expected to seek delay Federal prosecutors asked the judge overseeing the criminal case against Donald Trump over his efforts to subvert the 2020 election to schedule the trial for the start of January 2024, saying there […]
Study shows cost of living influencing students’ choice, with fears of limiting effect on career options ‘I’m better off at home’: the commuter student One in three students starting university this year may opt to live at home, according to new research that found rising costs and family needs are […]
The order – to be implemented next year – restricts investments in semiconductors and microelectronics, quantum tech and AI Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order that will narrowly prohibit certain US investments in sensitive technology in China and require government notification of funding in other tech sectors. The […]
People pulled from ocean after attempt to escape fires burning on Hawaiian island of Maui, driven by strong winds; Biden mobilises ‘all available federal assets’ Six people killed in unprecedented Hawaii wildfires fanned by hurricane winds Hawaii Governor Josh Green, is expected to be back in Hawaii on Wednesday evening, […]
The Canadian singer, songwriter and guitarist, who worked extensively with Bob Dylan and Martin Scorsese, died in Los Angeles after a long illness Singer, songwriter and guitarist Robbie Robertson, best known as a member of the Band, died on Wednesday in Los Angeles at the age of 80. He had […]
Rachel Reeves says Tory bond black hole ‘will land working people with another astronomical bill’ Labour has accused the government of “catastrophic financial mismanagement” and claimed it has “lost” £251bn from the value of assets created to rescue the banking sector after the 2008 financial crash. The party said analysis […]