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Hospice needs to save £1m and cut 35 jobs

Getty Images St Catherine’s Hospice expects to lose 35 roles from its clinical staff A hospice has announced it needs to save £1.5m and cut 40 jobs in order to secure its future. The chief executive of St Catherine’s Hospice, which operates in West Sussex and Surrey, said funding of the sector needed an urgent […]

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Trump deputy campaign manager involved in Arlington altercation : NPR

Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump looks on during a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery on August 26, 2024 in Arlington, Virginia. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images One of two staffers involved in the altercation at Arlington National Cemetery is […]

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Walking or cycling to school more likely in ULEZ, study suggests

Getty Images Schoolchildren living in London’s ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) were nearly four times as likely to switch to walking and cycling after its introduction compared with those outside the zone, new research suggests. The study, published on Wednesday, followed the travel habits of almost 2,000 children over two years in London and Luton. The […]

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Suspect shot in Munich outside Nazi documentation centre

REUTERS/Anja Guder The area close to the Nazi history museum and the Israeli consulate was cordoned off An armed man has been shot dead by German police near the Nazi documentation centre and Israeli consulate in the southern city of Munich. The man, identified by police as an 18-year-old Austrian national, was hit during an […]

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Nurse cleared of baby kidnap bid says life ruined

BBC Safia Ahmadei has always maintained her innocence A student nurse cleared of plotting to kidnap a baby from a neonatal ward said her experience of the justice system had left her “smashed”. Safia Ahmadei was accused of “scouting” New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton for a baby she could pass off as her own. But […]

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Anti-pollution law to threaten water bosses with jail

Water company bosses could be banned from receiving bonuses and even sent to prison under new government legislation to combat pollution. The proposed laws will apply in England and Wales and give increased powers to regulators to tackle companies who pollute and make it easier for them to be fined. Environment Secretary Steve Reed said […]

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