Calocane detained in high-security hospital after pleading guilty to manslaughter on grounds of diminished responsibility The mother of a Nottingham stabbing victim said “true justice has not been served” after the killer was sentenced to indefinite detention in a high-security hospital. Emma Webber, the mother of 19-year-old Barnaby Webber who […]
Inexpensive test can help diagnose even ‘inaccessible’ tumours earlier, speeding up treatment and improving outcomes Surgeons and scientists have developed a world-first blood test for brain cancer that experts say could revolutionise diagnosis, speed up treatment and boost survival rates. For years, brain tumours have remained notoriously difficult to diagnose. […]
Corporation reviews episode featuring a product alleging to have treated chronic fatigue syndrome, which has no known cure The BBC has removed an episode of Dragons’ Den from iPlayer after concerns were raised over a myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) product. Giselle Boxer secured an investment from the entrepreneur and podcaster Steven […]
Exclusive: Proposals to be put forward next month will favour UK citizens, but experts say they are likely to be illegal or unworkable Downing Street wants to give UK families higher priority for social housing in a controversial scheme that will be badged as “British homes for British workers”, the […]
Moscow says aircraft that went down in border region of Belgorod was carrying prisoners who were to be swapped Russia has accused Kyiv of downing a large military transport plane carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war to an exchange on Wednesday, after a crash in the Belgorod region that killed everyone […]
Will Dry, who quit his No 10 role last November after becoming dispirited, says his party is ‘heading for most almighty of defeats’ Rishi Sunak’s former special adviser is working with a group of rebels trying to oust the prime minister and helped commission polling which predicted a landslide Labour […]
Girls aged eight and 12 and a 36-year-old woman died from knife wounds to the neck The deaths of a woman and two children at a house in Norfolk are being treated as murder, police have confirmed. Kanticha Sukpengpanao, 36, Jasmin Kuczynska, 12, and Natasha Kuczynska, eight, were discovered with […]
Analysis of more than 1m children reveals ‘alarming’ effects of pandemic Almost one in four children aged 10 and 11 in England are obese, according to the largest study of its kind – a finding that experts say exposes the “profound” and “alarming” long-term impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Obesity […]
Former US president repeats 2020 election lie as rival candidate tells crowd New Hampshire is not last race in fight for Republican nomination Follow our live results tracker We are a ways out from the 5 November election itself, but after today’s primary in New Hampshire the election events start […]
Simon Clarke, who served in Liz Truss’s cabinet, sparks renewed Conservative party infighting Rishi Sunak should resign before he leads the Conservatives to “extinction”, a Tory MP has said in an excoriating attack on the prime minister. In a dramatic intervention on Tuesday night, Simon Clarke, who was a cabinet […]