Britain’s pandemic response was among the worst and the NHS had been ‘seriously weakened’, says leading surgeon • Three reports lay bare scale of NHS malaise, but will Reeves fund a remedy? Britain was hit far harder by the Covid-19 pandemic than other developed countries because the NHS had been […]
Month: September 2024
Former prime minister also under fire for hiring ex-aide Charlotte Owen as VP despite her lack of energy sector experience Boris Johnson failed to disclose that he met a uranium lobbyist while prime minister before entering into a new business with a controversial Iranian-Canadian uranium entrepreneur, the Observer can reveal. […]
US secretary of state will be most senior US official to have travelled to London since Labour’s election victory The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, will head to London next week to discuss the Middle East and Ukraine, the state department announced on Saturday, in advance of a US […]
Perhaps, Lee Carsley was simply consumed by his focus on the opening minutes of his first game in interim charge of England. Because when the manager emerged to take his seat before kick-off and, yes, before the anthems, he turned right instead of left and sat down on the Republic […]
Employees have lost out on holiday pay worth £2bn, according to new trade union research Workers across Britain have lost out on holiday pay worth £2bn, with more than a million people going without a single day of paid time off, according to new research. With unions gathering in Brighton […]
Prime minister held a summit attended by National Crime Agency, Border Force and senior ministers Keir Starmer has pledged to break up people-smuggling gangs in the same manner used to apprehend and jail hundreds of rioters this summer. After a meeting with law enforcement agencies and cabinet ministers to discuss […]
Interim manager’s side face Ireland in Nations League ‘It’s something I’ve never done. I am in a zone’ Lee Carsley has said he will not sing England’s national anthem when he takes charge of his first match as interim head coach against the Republic of Ireland on Saturday. Carsley, who […]
Lifelong Republican makes announcement day after daughter Liz also endorses Democratic candidate The former vice-president Dick Cheney, a lifelong Republican, will vote for the Democratic nominee, Kamala Harris, in November’s presidential election, he said in a statement on Friday. “In our nation’s 248-year history, there has never been an individual […]
Family of Paula Leeson sued Donald McPherson after criminal prosecution over fatal drowning collapsed A man who stood to claim a £4.4m estate from his wealthy wife has had his inheritance blocked by a judge who ruled he killed her. The family of Paula Leeson, 47, who was found dead […]
Sinner wins 7-5, 7-6 (3), 6-2 British No 1 struggles physically against top seed After navigating the most important two weeks of his blossoming career with formidable ruthlessness and self-belief, Jack Draper walked on to Arthur Ashe Stadium for the biggest match of his career fully aware that the challenge […]