Initiative before national rollout will allow review of care for patients whose condition is deteriorating Patients whose health is failing will be granted the right to obtain an urgent second opinion about their care, as “Martha’s rule” is initially adopted in 100 English hospitals from April at the start of […]
Month: February 2024
Shehbaz Sharif expected to become prime minister again after plans for coalition government announced between PML-N and PPP parties Imran Khan’s political rivals have announced details of a coalition agreement, naming Shehbaz Sharif as their joint candidate for prime minister amid continuing concerns about the legitimacy of the recent elections. […]
Crucial vote on party’s new call for ‘humanitarian ceasefire’ goes before MPs on Wednesday as thousands of protesters expected in Westminster What is Labour’s new position on Gaza ceasefire – and will it unite the party? Keir Starmer’s attempt to head off a damaging rebellion over Gaza was hanging by […]
Prosecutors reveal alleged ties to Russian intelligence-affiliated persons to urge US judge to deny Alexander Smirnov’s release A former FBI informant charged with making up a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving Joe Biden, his son Hunter and a Ukrainian energy company had contacts with officials affiliated with Russian intelligence, prosecutors said […]
Home secretary’s mandatory reporting legislation plan already covered by statutory duties, say school leaders Teachers in England face being banned if they fail to report evidence of children being subjected to sexual abuse under plans for new legislation announced by the home secretary, James Cleverly. The new law would make […]
Failure to tackle post-pandemic needs was ‘massive missed opportunity’, say council directors Explained: the devestating impact of Covid and austerity on children in England Children’s services leaders have called for a national “plan for childhood” to transform the health, emotional wellbeing and life chances of a generation of youngsters scarred […]
Widow of Alexei Navalny says she wants to ‘build a free Russia’ and says she will reveal why ‘Putin killed him’ Yulia Navalnaya has published a video address in which she vowed to continue her late husband’s political work and called on Russians to rally around her as Alexei Navalny’s […]
Washington supports appeal with draft resolution to UN security council calling for temporary ceasefire The US has proposed a UN security council resolution calling for a temporary ceasefire and for Israel not to go ahead with a planned offensive on Rafah in southern Gaza. The draft text marks the first […]
NHS bowel screening programme will offer specialist assessment every two years to people with condition Thousands of people in England with Lynch syndrome, a genetic condition that increases the risk of cancer, are to be offered “gamechanging” screening on the NHS. The world-first programme aims to reduce the number of […]
Maksim Kuzminov, who changed sides in secret operation, killed after allegedly moving to Alicante, reports suggest A Russian helicopter pilot who defected to Ukraine last year in a secret operation has been found dead in Spain, according to the main military intelligence agency in Kyiv. Reports in Russian and Spanish […]