Ministers have been urged to treat suicide as a public health crisis after the rate at which people killed themselves in England and Wales reached the highest level in more than two decades. The official figures, described by the suicide prevention charity Samaritans as “worse than expected”, showed 6,069 suicides were registered in the two […]
Starmer: ‘We’ve got to take action to reduce the burden on the NHS’ Sir Keir Starmer has confirmed the government is looking at tougher rules on outdoor smoking to reduce the number of preventable deaths linked to tobacco use. Responding to reports that smoking could be banned in some outdoor spaces in England, the prime […]
Hathaway admitted he learned valuable lessons in Australia. “The main thing was how physical and quick the game can be,” said Hathaway. “The Premiership is a great standard and you can never fault it. But when you go and play international rugby in Australia against the likes of Tom Wright and Andrew Kellaway, you learn […]
Ukraine is pushing its Western allies for additional air defences and to use weapons to attack targets in Russia. The European Union’s top diplomat has ramped up pressure on Ukraine’s supporters to lift the restrictions on the use of Western weapons inside Russia. In advance of a meeting in Brussels of the bloc’s foreign and […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) has chosen Johnson Chui as its new Managing Director and Leader of Global Issuer Services. Chui is an experienced investment banker and has been in the industry […]
Barrett family Ezra was taken to hospital when he developed measles at three months old Health officials are urging parents in England to ensure their children are up to date with any missed vaccinations before they return to school. A rise in cases of the highly spreadable measles virus, which can be very serious in […]
The chief executive of Aricell, a South Korean lithium battery company, has been arrested over a massive factory fire in June that killed 23 people and injured nine others. A court approved the warrant for Park Soon-kwan’s arrest on Wednesday. Investigators have said Aricell’s management is suspected of workplace safety violations. The fire was one […]
SSE/PA Power is flowing from the Shetland Isles to mainland Britain for the first time as the UK’s most productive onshore windfarm comes on stream. SSE says its 103-turbine project, known as Viking, can generate 443 megawatts (MW) of electricity, enough to power nearly 500,000 homes. Shetland is the windiest part of the UK, which […]
ParalympicsGB chef de mission Penny Briscoe said it is an “absolute disgrace” that 11-time Paralympic gold medallist Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson was forced to “crawl off” a train. The former wheelchair racer arrived at London’s King’s Cross on Monday evening on a London North Eastern Railway (LNER) train but there was no one there to assist […]
A man places flowers in front of headstones in Section 60, which mark the final resting place of service men and women at Arlington National Cemetery on May 27 in Arlington, Va. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Kent Nishimura/Getty Images/Getty Images North America A solemn 14-acre section at Arlington National […]