Zelenskyy says Russia is ‘manipulative’ and seeking to extend the war while Trump says he is ‘ready to call’ Putin Vladimir Putin has said he has many questions about the proposed US-brokered ceasefire with Ukraine and appeared to set out a series of sweeping conditions that would need to be […]
Officers say they have widened investigations despite questions over nurse’s convictions for killing babies Police investigating the hospital where the nurse Lucy Letby worked have widened their inquiries to include gross negligence manslaughter by senior staff. Cheshire constabulary says it has expanded its inquiry into the Countess of Chester hospital […]
Changes proposed by health secretary predicted to save as much as £500m but could be distraction for ministers Wes Streeting has ordered a “high-stakes” reorganisation of the NHS that will scrap 10,000 jobs in an attempt to free up cash for frontline care. Experts warned that the move to abolish […]
Review concluded extending definition to cover extreme violence by ‘loners’ such as Axel Rudakubana is unhelpful The decision not to classify Axel Rudakubana as a terrorist following the Southport murders was right because it would be unhelpful to stretch the definition of terrorism to cover all extreme violence, the UK’s […]
Exclusive: Dozens of Labour MPs understood to have urged the government to think again ‘There is no moral case’: Labour divided over prospect of benefit cuts Keir Starmer could face the biggest rebellion of his premiership with dozens of Labour MPs angry at his plans to cut billions from the […]
Former Radio Leeds host Alex Belfield was jailed in 2022 for stalking four people including Jeremy Vine The BBC has issued a “full and unreserved apology” to four female former employees after admitting it did not do enough to protect them from a local radio presenter who was later jailed […]
US president’s comments come after Ukrainian counterpart said he believed ‘strong steps’ were under consideration Donald Trump has suggested he could target Russia financially as Ukraine’s president urged him to take strong steps if Moscow failed to support a 30-day ceasefire agreed at a meeting between Ukrainian and US delegations […]
Canadian government says it will follow ‘dollar-by-dollar’ approach and institute 25% tariffs on US imports Canada announced retaliatory tariffs on nearly C$30bn worth of American imports after US tariffs on steel and aluminum imports went into effect on Wednesday. The Canadian government said it will be following a “dollar-by-dollar” approach […]
Institute for Fiscal Studies says half of the rise in working-age people claiming the benefit last year is linked to mental health More than half of the increase in disability benefits is due to more mental health claims, according to research. Since the pandemic, the number of working-age adults in […]
Swings between drought and floods striking from Dallas to Shanghai, while Madrid and Cairo are among cities whose climate has flipped Climate whiplash is already hitting major cities around the world, bringing deadly swings between extreme wet and dry weather as the climate crisis intensifies, a report has revealed. Dozens […]