Health service shown to be under some of worst pressure in its history in week Rishi Sunak launched plan to retain and recruit workforce • ‘You start thinking you will crack’: former NHS tell their stories Nearly 170,000 workers left their jobs in the NHS in England last year, in […]
President Macron cancels visit to Germany amid France’s worst violence for 18 years French riots – latest updates The 17-year-old boy shot dead by a police officer was buried on Saturday as the French government braced for further protests after the worst violence for 18 years. Friends and family attended […]
European Space Agency mission launches on SpaceX rocket from Florida to shed light on dark energy and dark matter A European-built orbital satellite was launched into space on Saturday from Florida on a mission to shed new light on dark energy and dark matter, the mysterious cosmic forces scientists say […]
Second Test, day four: Australia 416 & 279, England 325 & 114-4 England need 257 runs to win with six wickets left at Lord’s After reaping the rewards of a bouncer barrage that was almost medieval in its delivery, England were tasked with producing an Ashes miracle in this second […]
France’s interior minister says that “significant reinforcements” have been sent to Marseille where more than 80 people have been arrested France’s interior minister, Gérald Darmanin, has said the coming hours “will be decisive” as violence triggered by the fatal police shooting of a teenager during a traffic stop in a […]
President says ‘the court misinterpreted the constitution’ as he announces intention to use another law for debt forgiveness Joe Biden vowed the “fight was not over” on Friday after the US supreme court ruled against his landmark student debt forgiveness plan. “I think the court misinterpreted the constitution,” the president […]
Unions say government proposals to cut training by a year and introduce apprenticeships could dilute skills What is the government’s NHS workforce plan? Plans to shorten medical training could dilute the calibre of doctors entering the NHS in England and damage the quality of care patients receive, doctors’ leaders have […]
The Sun will have to print a front-page statement explaining that its columnist was found to have discriminated against the duchess Jeremy Clarkson discriminated against the Duchess of Sussex when he used an article in the Sun to describe his “hatred” of her with a series of sexist tropes, a […]
Sunday night political programme will not return this year and plans for 2024 still uncertain Andrew Neil’s Sunday night political show has become the latest victim of cuts at Channel 4. The veteran broadcaster moved to the channel last year after his departure from GB News and received plaudits for […]
Sunak insists Rwanda is safe country to be sent to after court rules in favour of charities and 10 asylum seekers The bitter legal battle over the government’s flagship immigration policy is set to reach new heights after Downing Street insisted it would fight to overturn a ruling that sending […]