Starmer makes new pledges on living standards and NHS
Sir Keir Starmer has set out new pledges on improving living standards and cutting NHS waiting times in a major speech. The prime minister said his “plan for change”, which…
Amnesty accuses Israel of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza
Amnesty International has accused Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza war, which Israel strongly denies. The UK-based human rights group said its conclusion was based on “dehumanising…
Canada man jumps on polar bear to defend wife from attack
A man in Canada’s far north leapt on to a polar bear to protect his wife from being mauled, police say. The unnamed man suffered serious injuries but is expected…
Six takeaways from Keir Starmer’s ‘plan for change’
PA Media Sir Keir Starmer outlined his government’s six milestones – which some have billed as a relaunch after a rocky first few months in office. Sir Keir Starmer has…
Ofsted ‘alarmed’ by school absence and ‘flexi-schooling’
Getty Images The “alarming” level of children missing school has become a “stubborn and damaging issue”, according to the chief inspector of Ofsted, England’s schools regulator. Sir Martyn Oliver said…
Why Labour ministers are starting to agree with Tory criticism of the civil service
PA Media “Dominic Cummings was right”. No-one serious about their future in Labour Party politics would dare say that in public about the mercurial former chief adviser to Boris Johnson.…
Ukraine gave up its nuclear weapons in 1994. Now it’s asking why
BBC/Kostas Kallergis Oleksandr now curates at a museum where the nuclear weapons were stored Under heavy grey skies and a thin coating of snow, hulking grey and green Cold War…
Russia’s Sergei Lavrov makes first visit to EU since Ukraine invasion
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has travelled to Malta for a European security summit, marking his first visit to an EU state since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. His Ukrainian…
Samantha Lawrence from Wee Papa Girl Rappers dies aged ..
Samantha Lawrence, one half of the UK hip-hop duo Wee Papa Girl Rappers, has died aged 55. In a statement, Lawrence’s family said it was “with great sadness we announce…
Bitcoin hits $100,000 as investors bet on Trump crypto rally
Getty Images Bitcoin’s price has blasted through a much-anticipated threshold, reaching more than $100,000 for the first time in the early hours of Thursday morning. The world’s largest cryptocurrency rose…