Call to protect civilians and humanitarian staff after UNDP’s Issam al-Mughrabi, his wife, children and scores of relatives killed Israel-Gaza war – live updates An Israeli military airstrike killed more than 70 members of an extended family, including a veteran UN aid worker, as the UN secretary general warned that […]
Home secretary said secret of a long marriage was sedating spouse on the same day a new policy on spiking was announced James Cleverly has apologised for joking about spiking his wife’s drink with a date rape drug in comments made at a Downing Street reception. The home secretary’s remarks […]
Senior Conservative and Labour figures said they would back changes to legislation on the issue in England and Wales Two former health secretaries on Saturday night became the latest senior figures to join the growing demands for a new attempt to legalise assisted dying, as a prominent Tory said he […]
Insiders fear further watering down of party’s flagship economic policy could leave leader open to charges of ‘flip-flopping’ by Tories Labour is considering scaling back ambitious plans to borrow £28bn a year to invest in green jobs and industry amid fears the Conservatives will use the policy as a central […]
Decision gives Trump a crucial victory as he seeks to delay as much as possible his trial, currently scheduled for next March The US supreme court on Friday rejected a request by the special counsel to expeditiously decide whether Donald Trump has immunity from federal prosecution over his efforts to […]
Exclusive: Goods such as meat, cheese and confectionery stolen in large amounts to be sold to people hit by high cost of living ‘That’s how we’ve got to live’: England’s shoplifting capital Increasing numbers of people are turning to a growing black market for food to supplement their diets as […]
US opposes making demand for suspension of hostilities, lack of which International Rescue Committee calls ‘unjustifiable’ Israel-Gaza war – live updates The UN security council has voted for a resolution calling for large-scale delivery of aid to Gaza in an effort to contain the imminent threat of famine and deadly […]
Seventeen-year-old has been speaking since returning to the UK. He appeared in southern France last week after going missing on holiday in Spain aged 11 Teenager Alex Batty has said the worst thing about the six years he was missing abroad was “not having a proper education”, according to reports. […]
Exclusive: number of people in England and Wales admitted to hospital with deficiencies triples in 10 years Overfed and undernourished: what is malnutrition and nutrient deficiency? More than 800,000 patients were admitted to hospital with malnutrition and nutritional deficiencies last year, a threefold increase on 10 years ago, according to […]
A vote on the security council resolution will most likely be held off until Friday, according to reports The World Health Organization said on Thursday that northern Gaza had been left without a functional hospital due to a lack of fuel, staff and supplies. “There are actually no functional hospitals […]