Ex-BBC journalist who made formal apology on behalf of her family to descendants of enslaved also wants UK government to express remorse The former BBC journalist Laura Trevelyan has called for King Charles and the British government to apologise for historical links to the slave trade. In February, Trevelyan went […]
Year: 2023
Promotion of anti-ageing product is illegal because it is a prescription-only medicine Nine in 10 beauty clinics are breaking the law by advertising Botox, new research reveals, sparking fresh concern that Britain’s booming £3.6bn cosmetic treatments industry is like the “wild west”. Academics at University College London (UCL) found 88% […]
RCN members refuse offer recommended by union leaders by 54% to 46% in ballot Nurses are to launch fresh strike action across England later this month after rejecting the government’s pay offer, sparking fears stoppages could go on until Christmas. In a major blow to ministers, union leaders and health […]
Government to seek 10 years on each of two charges, says prosecutor in Boston court Jack Teixeira, the air national guardsman arrested on suspicion of leaking hundreds of secret defence documents, has been charged in a Boston court on two counts under the Espionage Act as Washington reeled from the […]
US president turned his farewell speech outside St Muredach’s cathedral in Ballina into a celebration of Irish and American values Joe Biden has concluded his visit to Ireland with a passionate riverside address to tens of thousands of people at his ancestral town in County Mayo. The US president turned […]
Opera singers Andrea Bocelli and Sir Bryn Terfel also in lineup for Windsor Castle concert on Sunday 7 May Take That, Lionel Richie and Katy Perry will be among the artists performing at King Charles’s coronation concert, it has been announced, along with the opera singers Andrea Bocelli and Sir […]
Jack Teixeira, 21-year-old US air national guardsman, is believed to have led online group where classified files appeared Who is Jack Teixeira, the man arrested over Pentagon files leak? The FBI has arrested a 21-year-old air national guardsman in Massachusetts suspected of being responsible for the leak of US classified […]
Former senior minister accuses home secretary of undermining party for sake of her own leadership ambitions More senior Conservatives have hit out at Suella Braverman’s “racist rhetoric”, accusing her of undermining the party for the sake of her own leadership ambitions. Pressure was mounting on Rishi Sunak on Thursday to […]
Union to announce result of vote on Friday after its leaders recommended that ministers’ offer be accepted Nurses in England will go back on strike this month if RCN members reject ministers’ latest pay offer, with officials saying the result of the three-week ballot is too close to call. The […]
Actor says he and his True Detective co-star ‘did some math’ after his mother revealed she knew Harrelson’s father Matthew McConaughey says his True Detective co-star and close friend Woody Harrelson are considering whether to do a DNA test after realising they could possibly be brothers. Speaking on Kelly Ripa’s […]