Keir Starmer expressed his full confidence on Saturday in the transport secretary, Louise Haigh, after an explosive cabinet row cast fresh doubt over his Downing Street operation and threatened to overshadow a key international investment summit in London. Government sources said the prime minister and Haigh had spoken and made up on Saturday after Starmer […]
Family Handout The families of Cliff Houghton, Dulcie Middleton, Brian Cunningham and Eva Page were among those calling for fresh investigations into their deaths Detectives investigating hundreds of deaths at a hospital have identified 24 suspects. An independent panel previously found 456 patients died after being given opiates inappropriately at Gosport War Memorial Hospital between […]
P&O Ferries owner, DP World, will now attend the UK’s investment summit on Monday, despite a row over a minister’s criticism of the firm. It had been feared they might pull out from the summit – where they were expected to announce a £1bn investment – after Transport Secretary Louise Haigh criticised the ferry firm […]
Tor-Kristian Karlsen, ESPNOct 11, 2024, 04:00 AM ET Igor Jesus scored on his Brazil debut against Chile on Thursday. RODRIGO ARANGUA/AFP via Getty Images The new domestic season is only a couple of months old, but everything has ground to a sudden halt once again for the second international break of the campaign. Stars have jetted […]
Discussions about a London port expansion worth £1bn are ongoing as the government tries to resolve a row with the investor. DP World planned to reveal the expansion of its London Gateway port, which it said would create hundreds of jobs, at the government’s investment summit next week. However, reports suggested the plan was at […]
Independent faith schools have held talks with ministers over a proposal to exempt small private establishments from VAT if their fees are far below those charged by elite schools such as Eton. The group, representing more than 270 Jewish, Muslim and Christian independent faith schools that often rely on donations and volunteers to survive, say […]
Sport360X & Sports Mania tipped-off the 2024/25 edition of Dubai Open for Basketball Academies – DOBA; the ultimate youth basketball league that gathers UAE basketball academies. This championship is under the supervision of Dubai Sports Council and UAE Basketball Association. DOBA is divided into two sub-leagues: Division 1 & Division 2 for Boys and Girls […]
Sally Magnusson Sally Magnusson has already written a book about how her family coped with her mother’s dementia There can’t be many people who spend years raging and grieving over the decline of a parent from dementia without wondering if it awaits them too. I’m one. My mother died of this vicious brain condition in […]
Ethel Kennedy poses for a portrait during the 2012 Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 22, 2012, in Park City, Utah. The Kennedy matriarch died Thursday at age 96. Victoria Will/AP hide caption toggle caption Victoria Will/AP BOSTON, Mass. — Ethel Kennedy, the widow of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy who raised their 11 children after he […]
Getty Images Intensive-care units came under severe strain during Covid, the inquiry has heard (stock photo) At least one NHS trust put in place a blanket “do-not-resuscitate” order for sick patients in the pandemic, the Covid inquiry has heard. It would mean individuals were considered ineligible for potentially lifesaving CPR, solely on the basis of […]