Professor Katie Urch, Chief Medical Officer at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, said: “Our surgery staff are committed to delivering the best, safest care to our patients, often in challenging situations. “Surgeons do not work as individuals, they work collaboratively in teams. Those teams are highly skilled, performing complex surgery that is never without […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. The UK has seen a 4% drop in the amount of money lost to fraud in 2023, totaling £1.17 billion in losses. However, despite this being a 4% decrease compared to the year […]
Corruption. Wealth. Authoritarianism. Torture. These are the words many people associate with Ferdinand Marcos, the former dictator of the Philippines, and his wife, Imelda. But in 1965, on the day of his presidential inauguration, clad in bright white traditional Filipino clothing, Ferdinand and Imelda were the picture of hope and progress: the Camelot of the […]
11 hours ago Kathryn Armstrong,BBC News Irish PM: We asked the world to recognise us, now we’re recognising Palestine Ireland, Norway, and Spain have announced they will formally recognise a Palestinian state from 28 May. Spain and Ireland said the decision was not against Israel nor in favour of Hamas, but rather in support of […]
9 hours ago Jonathan Amos,Science correspondent, @BBCAmos Airbus UK Artwork: Vigil would provide a side-on view of the gap between the Sun and the Earth British engineers will lead the development of a new satellite to monitor the Sun for the energetic outbursts it sends towards Earth. The announcement of Vigil, as the spacecraft will […]
26 minutes ago Zhara Simpson,Ammar Ebrahim BBC Route one has been approved by Jersey’s States Assembly Jersey politicians have voted to approve plans to allow assisted dying for those with a terminal illness “causing unbearable suffering”. The States Assembly has been debating two routes through which people who have lived in Jersey for longer than […]
A Chinese blogger jailed for four years for her reporting on the first Covid outbreak in Wuhan has been released from prison, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has confirmed. The media watchdog shared a video of Ms Zhang saying she had been released on schedule, thanking everyone for their concern. She was due to be freed […]
Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells has made three apologies to an inquiry into the Horizon IT scandal. Ms Vennells apologised to sub-postmasters, campaigners, and to the inquiry itself. She is giving three days of evidence where she will be questioned by lawyers to try to find out how much she knew about the scandal. […]
France’s sports minister has called for the “the strongest sanctions” to be taken against Mohamed Camara and Monaco after the midfielder covered up anti-homophobia messages on his shirt. All Ligue 1 clubs wore the campaign logo on their kits at the weekend, while the competition’s emblem displayed rainbow colours as part of an initiative by […]
Plans for a radical crackdown on graduate visas that allow overseas students to work in the UK for up to two years after graduation look set to be abandoned by the prime minister after coming up against staunch opposition from cabinet colleagues. Rishi Sunak had been considering restricting and even scrapping the graduate visa route […]