Observer investigation raises concerns about the influence of drugs companies in shaping patient care in services that use their products Pharmaceutical giants are pouring tens of millions of pounds into struggling NHS services – including paying the salaries of medical staff and funding the redesign of patient treatment – as […]
Swift loss to Elena Rybakina follows rapid exits on Friday for Andy Murray, Cameron Norrie and Liam Broady The last British player has left the building. Turn off the (Centre Court) lights. After Friday evening’s Bonfire of the Brits – where Andy Murray, Cameron Norrie and Liam Broady were knocked […]
Woman empties bag of orange confetti from union jack bag over former chancellor The wedding of former chancellor George Osborne has been disrupted by a protest from environmental group Just Stop Oil. About 200 people, including a number of well-known politicians and journalists, gathered in the Somerset village of Bruton […]
Chancellor expected to reveal ‘compact’ agreement with some of UK’s largest investment firms in Mansion House speech The chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, will reveal plans to release billions of pounds from British pensions to help fund fast-growing companies, as part of wider government efforts to boost growth and attract more business […]
Exclusive: Trading standards body warns shoppers with severe allergies could face ‘tragic consequences’ What are the rules on labelling vegan food in the UK? More than a third of foods labelled vegan contained animal products, research has found, prompting experts to warn shoppers with severe allergies they face potentially “tragic […]
Eight-year-old described as ‘an intelligent and cheeky girl adored by everyone’ An eight-year-old girl killed when a Land Rover crashed through a school fence in south-west London on Thursday has been named by the Metropolitan police as Selena Lau. A family statement said: “Selena was an intelligent and cheeky girl […]
Joe Biden faces backlash from organizations and from within his own party for greenlighting transfer of the weapons What are cluster bombs? Joe Biden has been condemned by human rights groups after he approved sending widely banned cluster munitions to Ukraine, with one fellow Democrat branding the decision “unnecessary and […]
Emotional two-time champion says he doesn’t know if he will be back and ‘motivation is obviously a big thing’ An emotional Andy Murray hinted that he may have played his last Wimbledon match after his hopes of reaching the third round were dashed on Friday. The two-time champion spoke of […]
PM Mark Rutte disbands cabinet after four parties in government coalition disagree over asylum seeker policy Mark Rutte, the Dutch prime minister, has announced his resignation and that of his cabinet, citing irreconcilable differences within his four-party coalition about how to control immigration. The decision on Friday by the Netherlands’ […]
Sixteen people treated at scene and 10 taken to hospital, as woman in her 40s arrested over incident in Wimbledon An eight-year old girl has died with at least 10 people taken to hospital after a car crashed into a primary school in Wimbledon, south London. The Metropolitan police declared […]