Lawyers say strategy of denying food and services to people in Ukrainian city during siege could amount to war crime Russia engaged in a “deliberate pattern” of starvation tactics during the 85-day siege of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol in early 2022, which amounted to a war crime, according to […]
Suspect understood to have been arrested on suspicion of offences including conspiracy to commit fraud An arrest has been made in connection with the criminal investigation into PPE Medpro, the company that was awarded large government personal protective equipment contracts during the Covid pandemic. In a statement, the National Crime […]
Studies sound alarm at state of cancer care with hundreds of thousands waiting months to start essential treatment Hundreds of thousands of people are being forced to wait months to start essential cancer treatment, with deadly delays now “routine” and even children struck by the disease denied vital support, according […]
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 […]
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 […]
More ‘grave violations’ committed in occupied territories and Israel than anywhere else in world, report says More grave violations against children were committed in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel than anywhere else in the world last year, according to a UN report due to be published this week. The […]
Scott Peden, whose partner and two children died after battery exploded, calls for compulsory regulation A man who narrowly survived an ebike battery fire that killed his partner and two children says he is tormented by grief and guilt but determined to fight to change the law to avoid similar […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]