WCK renews call for independent investigation as former general blames incident on ‘grave errors’ World Central Kitchen has rejected as lacking credibility the findings of an Israeli investigation led by a former general into a coordinated series of Israeli drone strikes on the charity’s vehicles in Gaza this week that […]
Month: April 2024
Exclusive: Treatments near approval but lack of diagnostic capacity means NHS unprepared for rollout, report says What are the symptoms of dementia and how do you get a diagnosis? Hundreds of thousands of dementia patients in England face being denied access to revolutionary new drugs because the diagnostic capacity of […]
US Geological survey reported the quake centered in New Jersey, and was felt across the eastern seaboard ‘Like a speed bump’: US man on getting vasectomy during earthquake New Yorkers react to rare earthquake: ‘Definitely weird’ An earthquake shook the densely populated New York City metropolitan area on Friday morning, […]
John Alfred Tinniswood, who was born in 1912 in Liverpool, acquired the title after Japan’s Gisaburo Sonobe, 112, died in March An 111-year-old man from England is now the world’s oldest living man and says the only diet he follows is eating fish and chips every Friday. John Alfred Tinniswood, […]
Pouria Zeraati said he is back on the airwaves with Iran International, a dissident broadcaster based in the UK An Iranian journalist who was stabbed outside his London home last week has returned to work, saying the “show must go on”. Pouria Zeraati was knifed in the leg by a […]
Steps approved in Israel to increase the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza include temporary reopening of crossing in the north See all our Israel-Gaza war coverage Benjamin Netanyahu’s office has said his security cabinet has approved a series of steps to increase the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza, […]
Move comes after Guardian revealed names of powerful men among club’s exclusive membership The men-only Garrick Club has edged closer to admitting female members, after an emergency committee meeting acknowledged that there was nothing in the club rules to prevent them from joining. The late-night vote on Thursday means that […]
Nicholas Soames says end to weapons exports would send strong message on the crisis in Gaza Britain’s ongoing arms sales to Israel have provoked bitter infighting within the Conservative party, as Rishi Sunak came under mounting pressure to halt weapons exports in light of the growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. […]
William Wragg says he was pressed for colleagues’ details after sharing compromising photos of himself A senior Conservative MP has reportedly admitted to giving out the personal phone numbers of colleagues to a person he met on a dating app. William Wragg told the Times that he gave the information […]
Researchers find shift from agriculture to manufacturing first gained pace under Stuart monarchs The Industrial Revolution started more than 100 years earlier than previously thought, new research suggests, with Britons already shifting from agricultural work to manufacturing in the 1600s. Seventeenth century Britain can be understood as the start of […]