Atomic energy watchdog reports damage after Russia accuses Ukraine of dropping explosive charge nearby The UN’s nuclear watchdog warned on Saturday that the safety situation at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was “deteriorating” after a nearby drone strike. Earlier on Saturday, Russia accused Ukraine of dropping an explosive charge on […]
The UK foreign secretary and his French counterpart write in the Observer about their fears over Israel’s escalating tensions with Iran • It’s never too late for peace in the Middle East – we must break the cycle of violence There is a rising risk of “full-scale regional war” in […]
Exclusive: Work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall pledges to halt Tory ‘salami slicing’ of benefits, but Labour under fire for union pay deals Labour will end the blame culture aimed at people out of work and will not repeat the “salami slicing” of the benefits bill pursued by the Tories, […]
David Wilkinson, 48, was part of ‘baying mob’ who left driver in fear for his life, court heard A man who was part of a “baying mob” who forced three terrified Romanians from their car during a riot has been jailed for six years, as the number of people sentenced […]
Exclusive: Home secretary cites knives and pressures of social media as she announces plans for ‘young futures’ unit to prevent crime ‘We fear the police’: young people share concerns with Cooper Teenagers have it “much, much harder” than previous generations because of knives, mental health pressures and social media, Yvette […]
Resolution Foundation points to growth in claims for conditions such as autism and says adulthood brings financial cliff edge Children in England and Wales aged 15 or 16 are now more likely to be receiving disability benefits than adults in their 20s to 40s, according to research highlighting a sharp […]
Comments by Zelenskiy aide come as officials in strategic Pokrovsk say Moscow’s forces are ‘advancing at a fast pace’ Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates Ukraine’s lightning offensive into several Russian border regions is designed to persuade Moscow to engage in “fair” talks about its war in Ukraine, an aide […]
Door swipe data showing which staff entered and exited baby unit was ‘mislabelled’ until retrial, CPS says Evidence presented in the first trial of Lucy Letby showing which staff came in and out of the baby unit she worked on was incorrect, the Crown Prosecution Service has acknowledged. The nurse […]
North of England lags far behind south-east in national exam grades and university application rates Pupils achieved their best A-level results in a generation on Thursday with marks that highlighted the growing gap between the strongest and weakest-performing parts of the country. While the national exam grades were among the […]
US, Qatar, Egypt and Israel meet in Doha in effort to prevent fighting spiralling into region-wide Middle East conflict A new round of negotiations aimed at brokering a ceasefire in the war in Gaza and preventing the fighting from escalating into a region-wide conflict got under way in Doha, as […]