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 […]
The main Conservative centrist group will not endorse Kemi Badenoch or Robert Jenrick in the Tory leadership race amid concern the party risks splitting in a lurch to the right. In a strongly worded statement, the Tory Reform Group (TRG), seen as the main forum for one-nation Conservatives, condemned Badenoch and Jenrick for having “used […]
The British rapper and online personality Yung Filly has been charged over rape allegations in Australia. Real name Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, he is best known for his work with the YouTube collective Beta Squad and has presented shows on BBC Three. He was arrested in Brisbane on Tuesday and extradited to Perth the following […]
The new 3D scan lifts the veil of darkness and water from the wreck lying 3km beneath the surface After more than 100 years hidden in the icy waters of Antarctica, Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance has been revealed in extraordinary 3D detail. For the first time we can see the vessel, which sank in […]
Tributes are pouring in for the widely admired but controversial founder of the Rhema Bible Church South Africa, Ray McCauley, who has died aged 75. “Pastor Ray has gone to be with the Lord peacefully at his home, surrounded by his family and loved ones,” his son said in a statement. President Cyril Ramaphosa extended […]
PA Media The outgoing chief executive of the Post Office has said he was told “not to dig into” details of the Horizon scandal when he joined the business in 2019. Nick Read, who is beginning three days of evidence at an inquiry, was brought into the business to try to turn it around following […]
Boeing says it has withdrawn its pay rise offer to striking workers after negotiations with union representatives reached a stalemate. The aviation giant accused the union of not giving its proposals serious consideration. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union (IAM) said Boeing was “hell-bent on standing on the non-negotiated offer” which it […]
Getty Images More than a dozen states in the US have sued TikTok, accusing the social media platform of helping to drive a mental health crisis among teenagers. A bipartisan group of 14 attorneys general from across the country allege that the company uses addictive features to hook children to the app and that it […]
Cardiff endometriosis patient wants condition treated more urgently Lara Stevens says endometriosis is like the cancer she had as a child, with the potential to spread and damage multiple organs – but feels it is not treated with the required urgency. “The endometriosis could be growing and I wouldn’t know where it is and what […]