Hundreds of properties flooded and Welsh town hit by landslip as major incident declared in Northamptonshire Forecasters, environment officials and politicians have been strongly criticised over the warnings issued before Storm Bert and the fitness of flood defences to cope with increasingly common extreme weather. A huge clear-up is under […]
‘Worrying evaporation’ in skills among professionals meant to protect victims of intrafamilial sexual abuse, report says Safeguarding agencies are failing to listen to children who have been sexually abused by family members with devastating consequences, amid a “worrying evaporation” of skills among the professionals meant to protect them, a report […]
Authorities have enforced a lockdown for the last two days after Khan called for a march on parliament to demand his release At least one police officer has been killed and dozens of people injured in Pakistan as supporters of jailed former rime minister Imran Khan clashed with security forces […]
Major incident declared in Wales and England and Scotland hit by power cuts due to rain, floods and wind Several people have been killed as Storm Bert battered the UK and a major incident has been declared in south Wales. At least five deaths have been reported in England and […]
Some patients across UK turning to A&Es five or more times a year due to unresolved medical issues, charity says One in seven A&E patients are repeat visitors with unmet medical needs who feel they have nowhere else to go, according to research that found most are over 70 with […]
Training for 10,000 hospitality workers announced as Keir Starmer hosts talks on tackling violence against women Thousands of bar staff will be trained to spot and stop spiking in England and Wales as the government steps up efforts to tackle violence against women and girls. About 10,000 hospitality workers will […]
Labour’s Charlie Falconer says vocal opponents are leading voters to think government is against change ‘Slippery slope’ fears over assisted dying have echoes of abortion debate Senior ministers who have spoken out against assisted dying are giving voters a “false impression” about the government’s position, a leading proponent of changing […]
Ministers also ban government advertising from critical newspaper that is widely respected internationally Israel’s government is set to punish the country’s leading left-leaning newspaper, Haaretz, by ordering a boycott of the publication by government officials or anyone working for a government-funded body and halting all government advertising in its pages […]
Deep divisions remain after high-stakes talks end with agreement to help developing world shift to low-carbon economy Rich and poor countries concluded a trillion-dollar deal on the climate crisis in the early hours of Sunday morning, after marathon talks and days of bitter recriminations ended in what campaigners said was […]
Shabana Mahmood has written to her constituents saying she is ‘profoundly concerned’ about Friday’s Commons vote MPs will be placing the country on a “slippery slope towards death on demand” if they back legislation on assisted dying in England and Wales this week, the lord chancellor and justice secretary, Shabana […]