Sistah Space says many domestic abuse services temporarily halted after founder spoke of encounter with Susan Hussey A charity led by a black domestic abuse campaigner who was asked where she “really came from” by the late queen’s senior lady-in-waiting has had to pause its operations because of safety fears. […]
Exclusive: Pat Cullen says health secretary is unwilling to negotiate with a woman acting for a largely female workforce Pat Cullen: ‘I follow through on what I believe in’ The leader of Britain’s nurses’ union has accused the health secretary, Steve Barclay, of being a “bullyboy” who is unwilling to […]
Claim that it would end up costing each household an extra £1,000 a year described as ‘disingenuous’ Rishi Sunak has been condemned for using “disingenuous” figures after he repeated a claim that meeting union demands for public sector pay awards would cost every household £1,000 extra a year. Speaking at […]
Manager wants to see evidence of maturity gained since 2018 Southgate: ‘We’ve got to nail this type of game now’ Gareth Southgate has urged his players to stand up and be counted when England play their World Cup quarter-final against France on Saturday night. England, who have never won a […]
Russian president still claims ‘special military operation’ going to plan during Kyrgyzstan press conference Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates Vladimir Putin mentioned a potential settlement to end his war in Ukraine on Friday while still claiming that his “special military operation” was going to plan. “The settlement process as […]
Force agrees to pay damages and costs in settlement with Dijon and Liam Joseph over 2018 incident The Metropolitan police have apologised and paid tens of thousands of pounds in damages and costs to two young black men who were stopped and searched after officers saw them bump fists in […]
Charlotte Charles pleased to have kept promise to son, but says US government still has questions to answer The mother of the British teenager Harry Dunn has said her promise to win him justice has been fulfilled after his killer was sentenced, but said it was “despicable” that she had […]
Discrimination has ‘profound’ effect on health of disadvantaged people, says Lancet review Racism is a “profound” and “insidious” driver of health inequalities worldwide and poses a public health threat to millions of people, according to a global review. Racism, xenophobia and discrimination are “fundamental influences” on health globally but have […]
Foreign secretary criticised UK’s lack of robust approach at taking action against perpetrators around the world British diplomats have too often acted as “commentators” rather than using leverage against human rights abusers, according to the foreign secretary, who said the culture of his department would shift so that dictators would […]
June 2023 will mark the end of system that saw babies born aged one, with a year added every 1 January South Korea has passed laws to scrap its traditional method of counting ages and adopt the international standard – a shift that will make its citizens either one or […]