Colony of about 500 birds seen in remote region where they face existential threat due to global heating A newly discovered emperor penguin colony has been seen using satellite images of one the most remote and inaccessible regions of Antarctica. The colony, home to about 500 birds, makes a total […]
UK trial across three countries finds that giving patients chemotherapy before surgery was more effective Giving bowel cancer patients chemotherapy before surgery cuts the risk of it coming back by 28%, according to the results of a trial experts are hailing as “fantastic”. As many as one in three patients […]
Singer, songwriter and guitarist co-founded the Byrds and supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash Legendary US musician David Crosby has died aged 81, after a “long illness”. The singer, guitarist and songwriter was part of the original lineup of the Byrds and appeared on their first five albums, including the 1965 […]
Exclusive: council leaders accuse Rishi Sunak of offering ‘pre-election bribes’ as many deprived areas miss out Tory seats have been awarded significantly more money per person from the government’s £4bn levelling up fund than areas with similar levels of deprivation, a Guardian analysis has found. The disclosure is bound to […]
Labour leader and shadow chancellor to promote green investment at forum in Sunak’s absence Keir Starmer hopes to entice global finance leaders in Davos on Thursday by ensuring them Britain “will be open for business” under a future Labour government. With Rishi Sunak declining to attend this year’s World Economic […]
First joint strike action on 6 February set to seriously affect hospitals and services in England and Wales The NHS is facing a day of massive disruption next month when nurses and ambulance staff in England and Wales stage an unprecedented joint strike over pay. Health service bosses said the […]
Town in prime minister’s Yorkshire constituency to receive £19m from latest £2.1bn package, which Labour says overlooks neediest Rishi Sunak’s wealthy rural constituency is receiving £19m of funding from the government’s latest round of levelling up funding, prompting accusations of favouritism towards Conservative seats. Catterick Garrison, a small army town […]
Labour leader will stand down no later than 7 February, saying she ‘no longer had enough in the tank’ to do the job New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern has said she is resigning, in a shock announcement that came as she confirmed a national election for October this year. […]
The 65-year-old, known for movies such as A Room with a View and The Killing Fields, went missing Friday near Mt Baldy British actor Julian Sands has been reported missing after hiking in the San Gabriel mountains on Friday, according to the San Bernardino county sheriff’s department. The 65-year-old actor, […]
Exclusive: ‘Eye-watering’ pay for Gordon Sanders comes despite inspectors finding multiple breaches of rules at his firm’s homes A multimillionaire dementia home boss paid himself at least £21m in five years despite inspectors finding multiple breaches of staffing, safety and leadership rules, with residents left in dirty incontinence pads and […]