Kenneth fire erupts and grows quickly, while officials say more than 10,000 structures destroyed in Palisades and Eaton fires Full report: wildfires continue to rage in Los Angeles Visual explainer: why are the LA wildfires so bad? Californians: have you been affected by the wildfires? Five people have died in […]
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President-elect had sought to overturn New York appeals court ruling but sentencing will go ahead on Friday The US supreme court on Thursday declined to delay Donald Trump’s upcoming sentencing in his hush-money case. Trump had asked the US’s highest legal body to call off Friday’s sentencing after New York […]
Royal College of Radiologists calls move ‘shortsighted’ and says it puts Labour’s waiting times plan at risk Dozens of NHS hospitals have banned their cancer or diagnostic units from hiring new staff, despite GPs referring growing numbers of people who they fear may have the disease. Doctors warned that widespread […]
Politicians criticise Mark Zuckerberg’s choice to scrap factcheckers, affecting Facebook, Instagram and Threads Permitted ‘hateful conduct’ – what users can now say on Meta platforms Sweeping changes to the policing of Meta’s social media platforms have set the tech company on a collision course with legislators in the UK and […]
Ministers condemn Conservative attempt to block child wellbeing and schools bill with ‘shameful’ amendment Cabinet ministers have ramped up attacks on Conservative “bandwagon jumping” over child rape gangs during furious exchanges in the Commons as the government saw off a Tory attempt to force a new inquiry. Amid continued pressure, […]
Sixth fire breaks out, this time in Hollywood Hills, as fire crews battle to contain destructive blazes Visual explainer: why are the LA wildfires so bad? Californians: have you been affected by the wildfires? Five people have died in the Eaton fire in Altadena, an increase from the two reported […]
MP tells parliament he believes justice has not been done after hearing experts’ concerns over former nurse’s murder convictions Fundamental flaws in the criminal trial system led to the former nurse Lucy Letby being convicted of murder in a “clear miscarriage of justice”, David Davis has said in parliament. In […]
Sebastian Gorka says letting people in prison camps return to Britain would benefit the ‘special relationship’ with US British nationals being held in Syrian prison camps for fighting on behalf of Islamic State should be allowed to return to the UK, Donald Trump’s incoming counter-terrorism chief has said. Any country […]
Mark Zuckerberg’s decision regarding Meta platforms condemned as ‘a full bending of the knee’ to Donald Trump Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to ditch factcheckers on Facebook and “prioritise free speech” weeks before Donald Trump returns to power was condemned on Tuesday as a “major step back” for public discourse. The Meta […]
Safeguarding minister says billionaire has increased her risk of harm by calling her a ‘rape genocide apologist’ on X Elon Musk knows “absolutely nothing” about protecting women and girls, Jess Phillips has said after the billionaire called her a “rape genocide apologist” and an “evil witch”. Speaking for the first […]