Forensic consultant says multiple bullets were used from short range in attack that has caused global outrage A forensic doctor who examined the bodies of some of the 15 paramedics and Palestinian rescue workers shot dead by Israeli forces and buried in a mass grave in southern Gaza has said […]
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Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, says there are too few men working in schools as UK reflects on TV series Adolescence The fate of boys “is a defining issue of our time”, according to the education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, as she calls for more men to become teachers to combat […]
Survey finds vast majority of doctors are concerned at impact of health inequalities on their patients Doctors have reported a rise in the number of patients with Victorian diseases such as scabies, as the Royal College of Physicians urged the government to do more to fight poverty. The survey of […]
Exclusive: UK willing to placate Trump with lower digital services tax rate also encompassing non-US companies Big US technology companies have been offered a significant tax cut by Keir Starmer in return for lower tariffs from Donald Trump’s administration as the UK braces itself for a global trade war. The […]
London PhD student convicted of 10 rapes may have 60 more victims, force fears More than 20 women have contacted police to say they fear they may have been attacked by the serial rapist Zhenhao Zou, with detectives fearing there may be even more victims to come. Zou, 28, was […]
Senior doctor who saw bodies says men appeared to have been ‘executed’, adding to evidence of potential war crime Some of the bodies of 15 Palestinian paramedics and rescue workers, killed by Israeli forces and buried in a mass grave nine days ago in Gaza, were found with their hands […]
In speech that began Monday night, Democratic senator warns of ‘grave and urgent’ danger of Trump administration US politics – latest updates Cory Booker, the Democratic US senator from New Jersey, has broken the record for longest speech ever by a lone senator – beating the record first established by […]
Financial literacy lessons to be given to pupils at primary and secondary schools Pupils in England are to be taught how to spot the risks of in-game purchases as well as to scrutinise the claims of influencers in a new suite of lessons designed to improve their financial literacy. The […]
Far-right leader, who was found guilty of embezzlement of European funds, says conviction is a ‘denial of democracy’ The French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has railed against a Paris court’s “political decision” to bar her from competing for the presidency in 2027, attacking the move to ban her from […]
President promises he will be ‘very kind’ but critics warn his strategy risks triggering chain reaction and global trade war As Donald Trump prepared to unveil a swathe of reciprocal tariffs, global markets braced and some Republican senators voiced their opposition to a strategy that critics warn risks a global […]