Former leader lands back in the country as parliament votes on whether a new PM can take office Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has landed at Bangkok airport after more than 15 years in exile. Thaksin arrived with his three children and waved at the media after his jet […]
Former nurse will never be released from prison as judge describes ‘deep malevolence bordering on sadism’ Lucy Letby sentencing – latest updates The serial killer nurse, Lucy Letby, will never be released from prison after she was sentenced to a rare whole-life term for the “sadistic” murders of seven babies. […]
Release plans approved by UN nuclear authority have caused outcry in China and concern for the reputation of Japan’s seafood Japan is to begin releasing wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant from Thursday, in defiance of opposition from fishing communities, China and some scientists. The prime minister, […]
Updated guidance covers verbal and written comments, displaying or sharing images and physical contact Doctors will be expected to demonstrate “zero tolerance” of sexual harassment, the General Medical Council has announced. For the first time, new professional standards, published on Tuesday, introduce explicit rules on sexual harassment towards colleagues. Continue […]
Exclusive: Officers investigating ‘suspicious’ incidents at Countess of Chester and Liverpool women’s hospitals Police believe Lucy Letby, the nurse convicted of murdering seven babies, may have harmed dozens more infants at two hospitals in the north-west of England, the Guardian has been told. A source with knowledge of the police […]
Consumer rights group and travel agents call for regulator to be given powers to act amid flight cancellations Airlines that break the law by not helping customers when flights are delayed or cancelled should be fined, consumer rights groups and online travel agents have said. In a letter to the […]
Olga Carmona received news after final whistle against England, with federation calling her ‘the history of Spanish football’ Spain’s World Cup-winning goalscorer, Olga Carmona, was told her father had died after Sunday’s final against England. The left-back’s strike in the first half of the match earned the team its 1-0 […]
National Hurricane Center warns of torrential rains and high winds from Mexico to Nevada, as Los Angeles hit by earthquake Tropical Storm Hilary brings flooding to California The White House has released a statement from president Joe Biden on the federal response to Tropical Storm Hilary. The president has said […]
Council is conducting rapid safeguarding review after death that has sparked international manhunt A 10-year-old girl whose death sparked an international manhunt was previously known to the authorities, Surrey county council has confirmed. Sara Sharif was found dead at her home near Woking on 10 August having suffered multiple and […]
Key prosecution witness in the trial of the serial killer nurse calls for inquiry into ‘grossly negligent’ executives Hospital bosses who failed to act on concerns about the killer nurse Lucy Letby should be investigated by police for corporate manslaughter, says the prosecution’s key medical expert. Speaking to the Observer, […]