Violence between military factions that has left at least 56 dead in the capital spreads to other parts of country Civilians in Sudan have been subjected to a second day of heavy fighting, waking up in the capital, Khartoum, on Sunday to the sound of gunfire and military jets over […]
Exclusive: experts say sensitive information could potentially have been harvested and used for targeted election interference The voting intentions of millions of Britons in local authority wards across the country could have been at risk of misuse as a result of a glitch in the Labour party’s main phone-banking system, […]
White Hart Inn in Grays, which has been the subject of a reported hate crime, daubed with graffiti and has windows damaged An Essex pub where police confiscated golly dolls has been vandalised with graffiti and damage to five windows occurring early on Sunday morning, police have said. The incident […]
Exclusive: child mental health crisis deepens with one-third of all referrals denied help A quarter of a million children in the UK with mental health problems have been denied help by the NHS as it struggles to manage surging case loads against a backdrop of a crisis in child mental […]
Fourteen smart motorways removed from government road-building plans over cost and safety fears The building of new smart motorways is being cancelled as Rishi Sunak acknowledged concerns about safety and cost. Fourteen planned smart motorways – including 11 that are already paused and three earmarked for construction – will be […]
Paramilitary group reports seizing control of presidential palace, army chief’s home and Khartoum airport Sudan was plunged into a long-feared violent crisis on Saturday as a bitter struggle for power appeared to break out between the two main factions of the ruling military regime. At least 25 people were reported […]
Doctors could join coordinated strike as Royal College of Nurses announce national ballot on mass action England’s biggest nursing union is to ballot its members on whether to join a “make or break” mega-strike that would lead to mass action by nurses in every hospital trust in the country, the […]
Demonstration by Animal Rising delays start of famous race by quarter of an hour More than 100 animal rights protesters have been arrested after some invaded the Grand National course and forced the start of the world’s most famous steeplechase to be delayed by a quarter of an hour. About […]
Ex-BBC journalist who made formal apology on behalf of her family to descendants of enslaved also wants UK government to express remorse The former BBC journalist Laura Trevelyan has called for King Charles and the British government to apologise for historical links to the slave trade. In February, Trevelyan went […]
RCN members refuse offer recommended by union leaders by 54% to 46% in ballot Nurses are to launch fresh strike action across England later this month after rejecting the government’s pay offer, sparking fears stoppages could go on until Christmas. In a major blow to ministers, union leaders and health […]