‘Devastating’ report says there are ‘serious concerns’ about London force’s management of dangerous offenders The UK’s biggest police force is providing an inadequate or failing service in seven of eight key crime-fighting areas, and there are “serious concerns” about its management of dangerous offenders, according to an official inspection. The […]
Month: August 2024
Democratic nominee to draw with contrast with Trump on tax and tariffs when she lays out details on Friday, aides say Kamala Harris’s economic agenda will focus on lowering the cost of groceries, housing and healthcare, bolstering the child tax credit and drawing a contrast with Donald Trump on tariffs […]
Islamist group says it won’t ‘negotiate just to negotiate’, raising fears of Iranian attacks on Israel if no deal is agreed Hamas appears unlikely to participate in a new round of talks on a Gaza ceasefire deal on Thursday, further eroding hopes of an agreement that might stave off expected […]
Monument’s largest ‘bluestone’ moved more than 450 miles – a discovery researchers say rewrites relationships between Neolithic populations For more than a century, archaeologists have known that some of the stones at Stonehenge came from Wales and were transported – somehow – about 125 miles ( 200km) to the site […]
Kyiv says it has also launched a major drone attack on four Russian airbases and shot down an enemy jet Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has said his country’s forces are continuing to advance into Russian territory after their surprise offensive, as Kyiv said it had launched a “major” drone attack […]
Price rises were bigger for budget foods than expensive varieties during peak years of inflation, research shows Britain’s poorest households saw the bill for their weekly shop rise by far more than that of the rich during the height of the cost of living crisis as the sharpest price increases […]
Kishida’s three-year term has been marked by scandal, rising living costs and record defence spending Japan’s prime minister, Fumio Kishida, has said he will not run for the presidency of his ruling Liberal Democratic party [LDP] next month – a decision that will see the appointment of a new leader […]
Confused messaging from leaders as Kremlin attempts to play down significance of events Ukraine’s incursion into Russia explained in maps, footage and photos Russian authorities are scrambling to bring the situation in Kursk under control, a week after Ukrainian forces launched a surprise attack in the region that has left […]
Throughout the year the Guardian aims to report on every woman whose death has led to a man being charged Throughout 2024, the Guardian aims to report on every woman allegedly killed by a man, drawing on the work of campaigns such as Counting Dead Women, the Femicide Census and […]
Lacking life purpose and growth opportunities may raise risk of mild cognitive impairment, a frequent precursor of dementia Lacking purpose in life and having few opportunities for personal growth may increase the risk of developing mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a frequent precursor of dementia, a study suggests. These aspects of […]