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Former staff and media experts express dismay and anger as Emily Maitlis says corporation bosses have shown ‘they don’t really care’ Cuts to the BBC’s flagship evening news programme Newsnight have been described as “a bad decision” that reveals a “loss of confidence” at the corporation. Newsnight staff past and […]
Dutch version of book pulped after king and duchess named as speculating about skin colour of Harry and Meghan’s son, in pages on ‘unconscious bias’ A royal author has said an investigation is under way into how the Dutch version of his new book named two senior members of the […]
A Republican party giant and Nobel peace prize winner, the former national security adviser was a key architect of US foreign policy Henry Kissinger, the former secretary of state under Richard Nixon who became one of the most prominent and controversial figures of US foreign policy in the 20th century, […]
European Commission president said Brexit could be fixed because leaders had ‘goofed it up’ Rishi Sunak has rejected the suggestion that Brexit could be in peril after Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, claimed that the UK could be on a path to rejoining the European […]
UK BioBank offers up biggest ever cache of whole-genome sequences for medical research A new era of medical discoveries, treatments and cures is on the horizon, researchers say, following the announcement that an unprecedented trove of genetic information is to be made available to scientists. Health researchers from around the […]
Of more than 8 million deaths worldwide from outdoor air pollution, 61% linked to fossil fuels, finds study Air pollution from fossil fuel use is killing 5 million people worldwide every year, a death toll much higher than previously estimated, according to the largest study of its kind. The stark […]
Extended truce due to end at 7am local time (5am GMT) on Thursday; 30 Palestinian prisoners freed after 16 Israeli hostages released by Hamas Israel and Palestine: a complete guide to the crisis Continue reading…
Israel says Palestinians have been freed after nine women, a child and two foreign nationals were handed to the Red Cross Israel and Palestine: a complete guide to the crisis Another batch of 10 Israeli hostages are expected to be released by Hamas today, in line with the extension of […]
Vatican says ‘flu-like condition’ will prevent pontiff from making historic visit to summit where he was expected to urge more action to tackle climate crisis Pope Francis has cancelled his upcoming trip to Dubai for the Cop28 climate talks, on the advice of doctors concerned about his recent flu-like symptoms, […]