Twenty-two-year-old Danish man charged with manslaughter and will face court on Monday Danish police have said three people were shot dead and three critically injured after a gunman opened fire at a busy Copenhagen shopping centre on Sunday evening. A 22-year-old Danish man was arrested after the shooting, Copenhagen police […]
Exclusive: shadow health secretary says service in England would be brought in over several parliaments Labour will aim to bring in a national care service in England with just as much ambition as the 1945 government that brought in the NHS, the shadow health secretary has said, launching a review […]
Government launches consultation on ways to reduce childcare costs in effort to tackle cost of living crisis Plans to ease childcare staffing ratios in nurseries in England have drawn an angry response from providers and parents who say their concerns have been ignored. The government has announced it is launching […]
Havisham Properties, owned by Tory peer Lord Brownlow, under scrutiny after buying 11 homes on failed Knockroon development A charity watchdog has confirmed it is investigating transactions by a property company which apparently bought homes on an Ayrshire estate from a subsidiary of the Prince’s Foundation. The company, Havisham Properties, […]
Trusts reveal only five wholly new hospitals planned, as Labour says the scheme ‘exists only in PM’s imagination’ The government’s official spending watchdog is to launch an inquiry into Boris Johnson’s claim that 40 new hospitals will be built by 2030, as concerns grow in Whitehall that the pledge is […]
Expert fear that new variants will emerge and stress the need to prepare the best drugs to combat it Health authorities need to act urgently to prepare for an autumn that could see further waves of Covid-19 cases spreading across the UK. That is the clear warning from scientists and […]
Department for Transport says accreditation for aviation workers being processed in under 10 days Ministers battling to dampen the chaos at airports claim security tests for new workers are being completed in record times as passengers criticised “disaster movie” scenes. The transport secretary, Grant Shapps, is trying to alleviate flight […]
Some bright hopes crashed out on Saturday after a good start at Wimbledon – leaving Heather Watson and Cam Norrie to carry the torch in the singles Last Wednesday night, Wimbledon – the organisers, the BBC and the sponsors – had a problem: Andy Murray and Emma Raducanu, the two […]
Move comes after Conservative MP stood down as deputy chief whip after incident at private club Today’s politics news – live updates One of Boris Johnson’s close allies, Chris Pincher, has been suspended as a Conservative MP and will be investigated by parliament’s complaints watchdog after allegations he drunkenly groped […]
Four friends convicted of conspiracy offences were found ‘guilty by association’, say their supporters A teenager considered such an inspirational youth leader he was invited to address MPs in parliament is among 10 young black men to have been jailed after being convicted of being part of a violent conspiracy. […]