Major incident declared in Wales and England and Scotland hit by power cuts due to rain, floods and wind Several people have been killed as Storm Bert battered the UK and a major incident has been declared in south Wales. At least five deaths have been reported in England and […]
Year: 2024
Some patients across UK turning to A&Es five or more times a year due to unresolved medical issues, charity says One in seven A&E patients are repeat visitors with unmet medical needs who feel they have nowhere else to go, according to research that found most are over 70 with […]
Training for 10,000 hospitality workers announced as Keir Starmer hosts talks on tackling violence against women Thousands of bar staff will be trained to spot and stop spiking in England and Wales as the government steps up efforts to tackle violence against women and girls. About 10,000 hospitality workers will […]
Labour’s Charlie Falconer says vocal opponents are leading voters to think government is against change ‘Slippery slope’ fears over assisted dying have echoes of abortion debate Senior ministers who have spoken out against assisted dying are giving voters a “false impression” about the government’s position, a leading proponent of changing […]
Ministers also ban government advertising from critical newspaper that is widely respected internationally Israel’s government is set to punish the country’s leading left-leaning newspaper, Haaretz, by ordering a boycott of the publication by government officials or anyone working for a government-funded body and halting all government advertising in its pages […]
Deep divisions remain after high-stakes talks end with agreement to help developing world shift to low-carbon economy Rich and poor countries concluded a trillion-dollar deal on the climate crisis in the early hours of Sunday morning, after marathon talks and days of bitter recriminations ended in what campaigners said was […]
Shabana Mahmood has written to her constituents saying she is ‘profoundly concerned’ about Friday’s Commons vote MPs will be placing the country on a “slippery slope towards death on demand” if they back legislation on assisted dying in England and Wales this week, the lord chancellor and justice secretary, Shabana […]
Court documents contain admissions by officials that they were unable to control the situation at the Kent facility where 18,000 asylum seekers were illegally detained Racial abuse, physical assaults and no beds: life at Manston migrant centre Home Office officials have admitted that “we completely lost our grip” on the […]
Mossbourne academy accused of bullying and damaging children’s mental health as local authority asked to step in Parents have accused an academy school in east London of causing serious harm to children’s mental health, with teachers humiliating and “screaming” at pupils, and have urged the local authority to exercise extraordinary […]
Unmanned aerial systems seen over RAF bases in Suffolk and Norfolk but US air force does not know if they were hostile A number of unidentified drones have been spotted over three airbases in Britain, the US air force has confirmed. “Small unmanned aerial systems” were seen between 20 and […]