Nearly 200 injured at gathering of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party ahead of elections expected later this year At least 44 people have been killed and almost 200 injured in a bomb blast in Pakistan’s north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province that targeted a political party gathering. Police said the explosion at a rally […]
Year: 2023
Watchdog warns that admin errors, unexplained cancellations and delayed scan reports all contribute to longer waits for patients Patients with suspected cancer are waiting months for diagnosis because of hidden waiting lists or falling into a “black hole” after referral, England’s patient champion warns this weekend. Admin errors, unexplained cancellations […]
Whitehall watchdog gives red rating to set of measures aimed to bring net-zero goals, amid backlash over retreat on climate policy Rishi Sunak has been accused of showing disregard for the climate crisis after Whitehall officials warned that some of his key green pledges were already unachievable. With the prime […]
Covert government strategy to install electronic surveillance in shops raises issues around bias and data, and contrasts sharply with the EU ban to keep AI out of public spaces Home Office officials have drawn up secret plans to lobby the independent privacy regulator in an attempt to push the rollout […]
Fifth Test, day three: England 283 & 389-9; Australia 295 Stuart Broad announces retirement after close of play At the end of a day of English dominance came a blond bombshell. Stuart Broad, Ashes warrior and arch-antagonist of Australians, walked off the field and promptly announced this fifth Test at […]
Police have arrested two 19-year-olds after Matthew Daulby, also 19, died in hospital after attack in Ormskirk town centre A “compassionate, loving and funny” teenager who died after a double stabbing in Lancashire has been named by police. Matthew Daulby, 19, from Liverpool, was stabbed in the market town of […]
Leading scientists and medics back London and other clean air schemes and urge politicians to keep their nerve Leading doctors and scientists have warned politicians against watering down plans to expand city-wide schemes aimed at reducing traffic pollution levels linked to thousands of deaths each year. They urged politicians not […]
Rianna Cleary, who was 18 at the time, gave birth to Aisha alone in Surrey prison cell after officers ignored calls for help Serious systemic failings contributed to the death of a newborn baby in a cell at Europe’s largest women’s prison, a coroner has concluded. Rianna Cleary, who was […]
Ty Cobb, who represented Trump in Mueller investigation, says classified documents case is ‘tight’ after new charges filed A former Trump White House lawyer said the evidence against the former president over his handling of classified documents was now “overwhelming” and would “last an antiquity”, after new charges were filed […]
Gen Abdourahamane Tchiani appeals to governments who backed democratically elected Mohamed Bazoum Gen Abdourahamane Tchiani, the Nigerien military leader behind the coup against the country’s democratically elected president, has been declared head of state by soldiers backing him as he made a televised address calling for support. Tchiani, the head […]