Party says plan would free up thousands of England hospital beds occupied by patients whose discharge has been delayed NHS money will be used to buy thousands of beds in care homes under Labour plans to reduce overcrowding in England’s hospitals, long waits in A&E and patients becoming trapped in […]
The contaminants have also recently been found in testes and semen amid concerns about falling male fertility Microplastics have been discovered in penises for the first time, raising questions about a potential role in erectile dysfunction. The revelation comes after the pollutants were recently detected in testes and semen. Male […]
Signoff on planning for a Lebanon offensive follows release of Hezbollah drone footage of Haifa in northern Israel The Israeli foreign minister, Israel Katz, has said a decision on an all-out war with Hezbollah was coming soon, as Israel generals announced late on Tuesday that they had signed off planning […]
Leader says election is first step ‘for our party and for me’ as Gove dismisses idea of Farage in No 10 as ‘ridiculous’ Nigel Farage has unveiled a raft of populist pledges, massive tax cuts and £140bn in spending commitments in a Reform UK manifesto that economists said did “not […]
A quarter of secondary school staff say they have witnessed sexual harassment in their place of work Sexual harassment is still “rife” in schools in the UK, according to a poll of mainly female support staff, some of whom complained of inappropriate sexual comments and physical harassment by male pupils […]
NFU’s Hugh Broom says incident in Surrey ‘looks horrendous’ but the cow could have hurt someone Officers who hit an escaped cow with a car “probably did the right thing at the time” even if it looks “horrendous”, a union leader and farmer has said. A video showing a police […]
Actor ‘in good spirits’ after fall during Player Kings performance, Noël Coward theatre spokesperson said Ian McKellen is “in good spirits” and expected to make “a speedy and full recovery” after a fall during Monday evening’s performance of Player Kings, a spokesperson for the Noël Coward theatre in London has […]
Boeing 737-800 plane travelling from Queenstown to Melbourne diverts due to bird probably being ‘ingested into an engine’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast A suspected bird strike has caused a Virgin Australia plane […]
IFS research shows 670,000 more children will be hit by policy by end of next parliament if limit stays in place Keir Starmer is facing renewed pressure to scrap the two-child benefit limit, as research reveals that 250,000 more children will be hit by the policy over the next year […]
Rightmove says demand from buyers up 5% with caution detected only among would-be sellers at top of market The average asking price for a UK home remained near its record high in June, with the housing market maintaining its “2024 momentum” across much of the country, according to the latest […]