The prime minister has suggested the BMA’s announcement could be “politically motivated”. Speaking at a campaign event in Devon, he said: “It’s hard to escape that conclusion, given the timing and to call a strike in an election campaign, especially as we found a constructive resolution with the remainder of the NHS workforce.” He said […]
Bao Li and Qing Bao to arrive this year under a decade-long breeding and research agreement, zoo says. China will send giant pandas to the National Zoo in Washington, DC, United States first lady Jill Biden and officials say in a surprise announcement signalling a new era of panda diplomacy between the superpowers. Bao Li […]
The jury in Donald Trump’s historic hush-money trial is expected to begin deliberations on Wednesday after it receives instructions from the judge presiding over the case. On Tuesday, the 12 jurors heard closing arguments from both the prosecution and the defence. In the defence’s final pitch, Mr Trump’s lead lawyer attacked Michael Cohen – his […]
May 29, 2024, 05:10 AM ET Former Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp criticised several of the club’s rivals during a “Danke, Jürgen” farewell event on Tuesday, appearing to aim digs at Manchester City’s alleged financial rules breaches, Chelsea’s owners and Manchester United’s handling of Jadon Sancho. Klopp returned to the city for the send-off event at […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. MetaQuotes finally revealed the MetaTrader 5 platform’s beta build 4330, unveiling the details of the new upgrade to the popular trading solution. According to the company, the new beta build will include analytical […]
NEW YORK — The Biden campaign took its biggest step toward engaging with Donald Trump’s criminal trial by staging a news conference on the courthouse’s doorstep Tuesday, injecting the president’s core campaign themes into the coverage but feeding claims from Trump’s team that the prosecution is political. The White House and the president’s reelection campaign […]
12 hours ago Jonathan Amos,Science correspondent, @BBCAmos Esa Artwork: It’s taken fully 20 years to get Earthcare into space A sophisticated joint European-Japanese satellite has launched to measure how clouds influence the climate. Some low-level clouds are known to cool the planet, others at high altitude will act as a blanket. The Earthcare mission will […]
A target to start treatment within 18 weeks for most NHS patients in England will be hit within five years, Labour has promised. The party made the pledge as it set out details of how it would start making inroads into the backlog. This includes getting the NHS to do more out-of-hours, and making greater […]
But at least there is some wheat growing. The other half of the field has tiny shoots of beans, which will eventually grow into much cheaper cattle feed. Here the winter wheat, sown in autumn 2023, drowned under the long winter rains. “You sort of watch it die,” Mr Wilkins reflects, ruefully. “You put so […]
The US does not believe Israel has launched a full-scale invasion of Rafah in southern Gaza, White House spokesman John Kirby has said. He spoke hours after Israeli forces reached the centre of the city and reportedly seized a strategically important hill overlooking the nearby border with Egypt. US President Joe Biden has previously said […]