The Bibby Stockholm is said to have more than 220 bedrooms and facilities including a gym and bar The Home Office is poised to reveal a barge as its first offshore accommodation for asylum seekers, the Guardian understands. The Bibby Stockholm has been used “all over Europe” to accommodate asylum […]
Year: 2023
Cancelled treatment causing a ‘lifelong’ impact on children’s health, senior doctor warns Thousands of children experiencing “unacceptable” long waits for NHS treatment face a “lifelong” impact on their health, a senior doctor has warned, as shocking figures reveal that nearly 15,000 paediatric operations were cancelled over the last year. Dr […]
Home secretary says Brexit did not cause chaos seen at port as angry customers see trips cancelled ‘Gutted and livid’: parents vent anger over children caught in Dover chaos Thousands of people have faced a second day stuck in queues at Dover, as Suella Braverman denied post-Brexit checks were to […]
National Education Union reports findings before result of vote that could trigger further strikes and school closures Teachers have said they are facing “unmanageable” levels of stress and workload, before the result of a crucial vote that could trigger further strikes and school closures in England in the coming weeks. […]
Taskforce to offer ethnicity data to police as Suella Braverman accused of ‘dog whistle’ rhetoric over child sexual exploitation Rishi Sunak is to announce new measures to tackle grooming gangs on Monday, claiming that “political correctness” would not get in the way of a crackdown, while his home secretary was […]
Vladlen Tatarsky, who had over 560,000 followers on Telegram, dies in explosion that injures about 30 people Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates A prominent pro-war Russian military blogger has been killed in a blast in a cafe in central St Petersburg, Russia’s interior ministry said in a statement. Vladlen […]
Observer investigation uncovers the scale of the crisis in a system where the most vulnerable ‘will continue to be put at risk’ Some of Britain’s most vulnerable children are being moved to care homes more than 300 miles away from the neighbourhoods they grew up in, according to an Observer […]
Anti-monarchist claims the official portraits of the head of state are ‘scandalous’ at the time of spending cuts Ministers have been accused of “losing the plot” after setting aside £8m to offer every public body a free portrait of King Charles. In a move that drew criticism amid complaints of […]
School holiday delays of up to 14 hours blamed on ‘French border processes and sheer volume’ Extra sailings are to run overnight at the Port of Dover to try to clear a backlog that left passengers stuck in Easter school-holiday traffic for hours on Saturday. A spokesperson for the port, […]
Country’s chief justice says unveiled women will be prosecuted ‘without mercy’ after defiance Two women have been arrested in Iran for not covering their hair in public after having a tub of yoghurt thrown over them. Video footage that went viral on social media showed two female customers being approached […]