BBC Dame Ruth May was England’s chief nurse from 2019 until she retired in July 2024 Nurses bore the brunt of the pandemic, with low staffing levels and difficulties accessing protective equipment, according to England’s former chief nurse. Dame Ruth May told the Covid inquiry the NHS had been understaffed in 2020, in part because […]
Contributed Carol Hunt and her daughters Louise and Hannah were killed in the attack A man has appeared in court charged with the murders of a woman and two of her daughters in a crossbow attack at their home. Carol Hunt, 61; Hannah Hunt, 28, and Louise Hunt, 25, were found fatally injured in Bushey, […]
Bucha, Ukraine – Valentyna beams when she talks about her new vocation – a “witch of Bucha”. That’s the unofficial moniker of almost 100 women aged 19 to 64 who are volunteers in part-time military service in air defence units in the suburban community northwest of Kyiv. Each “Bucha witch” trains to handle assault rifles […]
Suw Charman-Anderson Suw Charman-Anderson warns that the annual event she organises may have to end Groups supporting women in science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem) fields are struggling to survive as corporations’ shrinking budgets, and cultural changes, see diversity strategies take a back seat. Ada Lovelace Day – a global annual celebration of women working […]
An anti-corruption charity says it has identified significant concerns in contracts worth over £15.3bn awarded by the Conservative government during the Covid pandemic, equivalent to one in every £3 spent. Transparency International UK found 135 “high-risk” contracts with at least three red flags – warning signs of a risk of corruption. Twenty-eight contracts worth £4.1bn […]
Twenty-four people have been killed in Haiti after a fuel tanker exploded, according to local authorities. Dozens more people have been left seriously injured – some suffering burns to 80% of their bodies, according to Haitian Prime Minister Garry Coville. The incident happened on Saturday near the commune of Miragoane, about 100km (60 miles) west […]
Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump, arrives at Harry Reid International Airport to board a plane after a campaign trip on Saturday in Las Vegas. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP Former President Donald Trump is safe after shots were fired at his golf course in West Palm Beach, Fla., while Trump […]
Prosecutors in Italy are seeking a six-year jail term for deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini over a decision in August 2019 to stop a migrant boat from docking. The ship, operated by the Open Arms charity, was kept at sea for almost three weeks before being allowed to dock on the island of Lampedusa following […]
The phrase ‘Monday Night Football’ may be no stranger to heavyweight clashes but an all-time NFL great taking on Deadpool has to be a first. This is Tom Brady tackling Ryan Reynolds, League One’s big spenders going head-to-head with Hollywood FC — or simply, Birmingham City versus Wrexham. No matter how we dress up a […]
ABC News/Luke Bowden William Crowther’s statue has divided the city of Hobart For months, an unusual monument sat in an oak-lined square at the heart of Tasmania’s capital: a pair of severed bronze feet. A statue of renowned surgeon-turned-premier William Crowther had loomed over the park in Hobart for more than a century. But one […]