Junta makes rare call for aid as hundreds injured by 7.7-magnitude quake, which also brought down high-rise in Thai capital At least 144 people have died and 732 have been injured after a powerful earthquake struck Myanmar, killing at least nine more in neighbouring Thailand where a high-rise building under […]
Some of firms providing meals and tickets also among those to secure most meetings in key departments Analysis: Ministers must ask why they are offered freebies Ministers, senior officials and special advisers were treated to hospitality including lunches, dinners, and sometimes tickets on about 3,500 occasions in five years, according […]
Meeting follows letter signed by prominent members urging more forceful response on Hamdan Ballal’s arrest The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has convened an extraordinary meeting to address a crisis over its tepid response to the arrest and detention of the Oscar-winning director Hamdan Ballal, of the documentary […]
The NAO has suggested that more popular vocational qualifications should be retained until T-levels can be fully evaluated Popular sixth-form vocational qualifications such as BTecs should be retained until the success of T-level qualifications can be fully evaluated, the National Audit Office (NAO) has suggested. In its investigation into the […]
Canadian PM says Donald Trump has permanently altered relations, as countries around the globe insist import taxes are harmful to all, including Washington Canada’s prime minister has said the era of deep ties with the US “is over”, as governments from Tokyo to Berlin to Paris sharply criticised Donald Trump’s […]
Support for Ukraine continues with divided opinion on Franco-British plan for ‘reassurance force’ to help ceasefire European leaders have affirmed their support for Ukraine at a Paris summit and agreed now was “not the time” to lift sanctions against Russia, but with splits remaining on Franco-British plans for a “reassurance […]
Charles back at Clarence House after ‘temporary side-effects’, with Friday engagements postponed, Palace says King Charles required hospital observation on Thursday after experiencing “temporary side-effects” as part of his continuing medical treatment for cancer, Buckingham Palace has said. The 76-year-old monarch underwent scheduled treatment for cancer on Thursday morning, which […]
Data published on day after Labour announces cuts that analysts say will hit children and disabled people hardest Campaigners have said it is “morally repugnant” that vulnerable people are bearing the brunt of spending cuts after official figures showed a record 4.5 million children are living in poverty in the […]
Bloc’s first preparedness strategy urges people to prepare for floods, fires, pandemics or military strikes People in the EU are being advised to stockpile enough food, water and essentials for 72 hours as part of a European strategy that aims to increase readiness for catastrophic floods and fires, pandemics and […]
Labour is braced for a backlash from its MPs over welfare cuts called ‘appalling’ by a food bank charity Rachel Reeves was accused of balancing the books at the expense of the poor in her spring statement, as official figures showed three million households could lose £1,720 a year in […]