Former committee members tell Channel 4 News investigation of efforts made to persuade them to toe line Current and former members of the government’s honours committees have said they faced pressure from Downing Street to reward Tory donors, and that if they failed to comply with requests they were informed […]
UKHSA adds 10,000 potential cases in last week while revised total since 12 September more than doubles The number of suspected scarlet fever cases since September has risen to nearly 30,000 after the UK Health Security Agency added almost 10,000 potential new infections in the last week. More than 27,000 […]
Paleontologists say they have identified foot of mouse-sized mammal in fossilised rib cage of predatory microraptor It may have been a pressing fear for the fictional characters in the 1993 film Jurassic Park, but scientists believe they have uncovered the first known incident of a mammal being eaten by a […]
Bodies representing NHS care in England also call for Rishi Sunak intervention but PM refuses to budge on pay NHS leaders have urged the public to avoid risky activity on Wednesday for fear they may be left helpless and unable to reach A&E during the ambulance strike. The industrial action […]
Charity documents experiences of some of England’s 121,000 children housed in temporary accommodation Children in temporary accommodation are living in cramped conditions and alongside former prisoners, in hostels up to 55 miles away from school, according to a leading housing charity. One 16-year-old from Manchester, who is sharing a single […]
As a presidential candidate in 2016, Trump broke decades of precedent by refusing to release his tax forms to the public A powerful congressional committee on Tuesday voted to publicly release Donald Trump’s tax returns in a move that is sure to ignite a political row as well as anger […]
The referral marks the first time in US history that Congress has taken such action against a former president The January 6 committee has referred Donald Trump to the justice department to face criminal charges, accusing the former president of fomenting an insurrection and conspiring against the government over his […]
Having survived a tough childhood in Coventry, Hall became one of pop’s defining voices at the turn of the 80s, chronicling British decline and disfranchised youth with the 2 Tone band • Alexis Petridis: ‘Terry Hall was the self-assured eye of the Specials storm’• Terry Hall: a life in a […]
Patients with serious conditions and injuries will have to get themselves to A&E, NHS chiefs say Thousands of patients who have had strokes, heart attacks or broken bones will have to get themselves to A&E on Wednesday when ambulance staff strike over pay, NHS bosses have warned. The disruption is […]
DHSC also seeking to recover costs of storing and disposing of gowns supplied by firm Michelle Mone recommended to ministers UK politics live – latest news updates The UK government has commenced legal action to recover more than £100m from the company that was awarded two large PPE contracts after […]