About 200 barrels of reservoir fluid leak into the Dorset harbour, a site of special scientific interest The public is being urged to avoid using the water and beaches within Poole harbour in Dorset, south-west England, after an oil leak caused a major incident to be declared. Poole Harbour Commissioners […]
Dismissal of Yoav Gallant, a senior figure in the ruling Likud party, brings tens of thousands on to streets of Tel Aviv What are the protests about? Tens of thousands of Israelis have taken to the streets to protest after Benjamin Netanyahu fired his defence minister over his opposition to […]
Exclusive: workplace plan sent to ministers says deficit will rise rapidly from current 154,000 if current trends continue The NHS in England needs a massive injection of homegrown doctors, nurses, GPs and dentists to avert a recruitment crisis that could leave it short of 571,000 staff, according to an internal […]
NAO warns cost of station in London almost double initial budget and pause on work could push it higher The cost of HS2’s revised and postponed London Euston terminus has almost doubled to £4.8bn since 2020, according to the the public spending watchdog, with millions wasted on botched decisions. The […]
The government presentation in Aberdeen this week should be a reaction to the Joe Biden’s subsidies, but from renewables to drilling, it’s set to fall short It was supposed to be called “Green Day” – a big presentation of the national strategy for reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2050. […]
Fatalities from tornado the worst in 50 years, with more severe storms expected in the region on Sunday Devastating storms and at least one large tornado which ripped through rural Mississippi on Friday night left 25 people dead in the state, dozens injured and rescue workers hauling people from rubble […]
Deal with allied neighbour will not violate non-proliferation agreements, Putin says Russia has reached an agreement with Belarus to station tactical nuclear weapons on its smaller neighbour’s territory, so bringing some of its arsenal closer to the rest of Europe, Vladimir Putin has said. The Russian president made the announcement […]
Observer investigation uncovers link between school reports and heart attacks, strokes and nervous breakdowns Stress caused by Ofsted inspections was cited in coroners’ reports on the deaths of 10 teachers over the past 25 years, the Observer can reveal. The research, by charity the Hazards Campaign and the University of […]
Video footage shows Matt Hancock and Kwasi Kwarteng discussing pay rates after being duped by campaigners The former chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, and former health secretary, Matt Hancock, agreed to work for £10,000 a day to further the interests of a fake South Korean firm after apparently being duped by the […]
Former prime minister understood to have submitted list despite government lasting only seven weeks Liz Truss has requested peerages for some of her closest Tory supporters despite her government lasting only seven weeks after a disastrous budget. The former prime minister is understood to have submitted a list of peerages, […]