Critical shortages of basic goods including water, and bodies piling in streets creating ‘environmental catastrophe’ Sudanese medics have described seeing piles of bodies in the streets of the capital, Khartoum, people drinking polluted water, and doctors working under bombardments as the battle between the country’s two warring generals continues despite […]
Year: 2023
Complexity of system and perception of government handouts as ‘shameful’ stopping people from accessing much-needed support Millions of UK households are collectively missing out on at least £19bn a year in unclaimed welfare benefits, at a time when many are forced to use food banks or run up debt as […]
Turkish president says Abu Hussein al-Qurashi was killed after long pursuit while northern Syria residents report clashes and large explosion Turkish intelligence forces have killed Islamic State’s leader, Abu Hussein al-Qurashi, in Syria, Turkey’s president has said. “This individual was neutralised as part of an operation by the Turkish national […]
Regional administration officials in Ukrainian capital have advised all civilians to head for shelters; reports of air defences at work in Kyiv Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 432 of the invasion The Vatican is involved in a secret peace mission to try to end the […]
Exclusive: algorithm performs more efficiently and effectively than current methods, according to a study Doctors, scientists and researchers have built an artificial intelligence model that can accurately identify cancer in a development they say could speed up diagnosis of the disease and fast-track patients to treatment. Cancer is a leading […]
Local man aged 24 arrested in Bodmin on multiple charges following knife attack A man has died and seven others were left injured after a stabbing near a nightclub in Cornwall. Police were called to Castle Canyke Road in the Victoria Square area in Bodmin at 3.15am on Sunday after […]
Leader pledges a radical, reforming Labour government with aid to first-time buyers and a revamp of tuition fees among the party’s targets • Read more: ‘I want Labour to be the party of home ownership,’ says Starmer Keir Starmer today pledges to lead a radical, reforming Labour government that is […]
Investigation reveals that at least 440 people appear to have been abandoned in the weeks before the worst Channel disaster in 30 years • Read more: ‘Horror beyond words’: how Channel distress calls were ‘ignored’ Hundreds of vulnerable migrants were abandoned to their fates after the UK coastguard “effectively ignored” […]
Nearly 1,900 have been evacuated, says UK government, but final flight has yet to leave Khartoum Britons are feared to have been stranded in Sudan following reports that the country’s armed forces had prevented a number of people from reaching the last rescue flights out of the war-torn country on […]
Opinium poll shows slump in personal ratings of Rishi Sunak, with 26% approving of his performance and 44% disapproving Labour’s lead over the Conservatives stands at a commanding 18 points, according to the last Opinium poll for the Observer before a huge set of local elections. With more than 8,000 […]