World Health Organization report calls on governments to impose tougher regulation of health-harming products Tobacco, alcohol, ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and fossil fuels kill 2.7 million people a year in Europe, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), which has called on governments to impose tougher regulation of health-harming products. In […]
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PM recalls his parents’ sacrifices for his education in interview recorded after his return from D-day celebrations Rishi Sunak has said that he went without “lots of things” as a child growing up in the UK, citing Sky TV as an example. In an interview with ITV to be broadcast […]
Four in five Britons dissatisfied with how they are governed, with collapse blamed on Partygate, Brexit and poor services Public trust and confidence in government and politicians is at a record low, fuelled by anger over Partygate lies, perceived broken promises over Brexit and crumbling public services, according to the […]
Initial investigation says there were no injuries to suggest a crime after body discovered on Greek island of Symi An initial inquest has determined that the TV presenter Michael Mosley, whose body was found on the Greek island of Symi, almost certainly died of natural causes. A coroner in Rhodes […]
Aileen Cannon ruled ex-president would not be charged for waving classified papers as that conduct was not on trial The federal judge overseeing Donald Trump’s prosecution on charges of retaining classified documents agreed on Monday to expunge from the indictment a paragraph about an episode where the former president waved […]
Country braces for ‘most consequential’ poll in decades after decision by Macron in response to far-right surge in EU vote Political parties in France held emergency talks to sound out potential allies on Monday as the country braced for its most consequential legislative election in decades, called by Emmanuel Macron […]
Only Russia abstains in vote on plan calling for hostage and prisoner swap in six-week ceasefire leading to wider deal The UN security council has adopted a resolution calling for Hamas to agree to a three-phase hostage-for-ceasefire proposal outlined by Joe Biden, the first time the body has endorsed a […]
Party figures including Braverman and Jenrick waiting to see how public responds to pledges, insiders say Conservative rightwingers are planning to present Rishi Sunak with demands for tougher action on immigration and human rights law before the election if the prime minister’s manifesto promises on Tuesday fall flat. Prominent party […]
Move does not immediately pose a threat to Benjamin Netanyahu, but PM will now be more reliant on far-right allies The Israeli politician and former military chief Benny Gantz has followed through on a threat to resign from Benjamin Netanyahu’s emergency war cabinet, leaving the prime minister more reliant than […]
Exclusive: Party plans to set up more than 3,300 nurseries in existing primary schools in England for children from nine months old Labour has pledged to create more than 100,000 new nursery places for children from nine months old, helping to both drive up standards and meet demand, as a […]