Fernando Villavicencio fatally shot last week after leaving a campaign event in capital, Quito The political party of Ecuador’s assassinated presidential hopeful, Fernando Villavicencio, picked its vice-presidential candidate to replace him on Saturday, just a week before the election. Villavicencio’s Build party, or Construye in Spanish, announced on social media […]
Fate of Black Country pub could serve as catalyst for campaigns to preserve a flawed but colourful past When Paul Turner started an online petition calling for his local pub in the Staffordshire village of Himley to be saved after it was sold to new owners, he was expecting only […]
Susannah Boddie, 27, who advised on Covid response, thrown from bike on downhill trail near Lake Garda Tributes have been paid to a government scientist who helped steer Britain through the Covid pandemic after she died in a cycling crash in Italy aged 27. Susannah Boddie was thrown from her […]
Observer investigation reveals the shocking state of the country’s protected freshwater sites of special scientific interest More than 90% of freshwater habitats on England’s most precious rivers are in unfavourable condition, blighted by farming pollution, raw sewage and water abstraction, an Observer investigation reveals. None of the approximately 40 rivers […]
Rail workers’ union says 20,000 members from 14 firms will strike on 26 August and 2 September Members of the biggest rail workers’ union are to stage fresh strikes in a long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. The Rail, Maritime and Transport workers’ union (RMT) said 20,000 of its […]
Dominic Grieve and Edward Garnier denounce ‘lefty lawyer’ rhetoric as dossier target fears abuse will turn physical Two former Conservative law officers have criticised the political rhetoric against “lefty lawyers” as damaging and wrong as the head of the Law Society warned it could lead to physical attacks on immigration […]
Chancellor’s younger brother was diagnosed with sarcoma three years ago The younger brother of the chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has died aged 53 after being diagnosed with cancer three years ago. Charlie Hunt discovered he had sarcoma, an aggressive and rare type of cancer that typically begins in the bones or […]
Black Country Living Museum, which displays recreated historical buildings, says it is not able to save demolished Staffordshire pub Ever since it burned down and was then demolished last week, there have been calls for the Crooked House pub in Staffordshire to be rebuilt from scratch. Andy Street, the mayor […]
Governor says it’s too early to tell if siren system failed; Lahaina subject to curfew from 10pm-6am and west Maui remains without water and power Full story: state’s deadliest natural disaster leaves 67 people dead Aftermath of the Hawaii wildfire – in pictures People in Maui: how have you been […]
Nine technologies approved for carrying out external beam radiotherapy in lung, prostate and colorectal cancers Patients in England having radiotherapy are likely to have part of their treatment performed with the aid of artificial intelligence after its use to help NHS clinicians was recommended for the first time. Draft guidance […]