The man who had been chief engineer at South Africa’s state-owned passenger rail company has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for faking his qualifications. Once hailed for his successful career, Daniel Mthimkhulu was head of engineering at the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) for five years – earning an annual salary […]
It was about as close as an FA Cup-winning manager has come to a mic drop. In a room of journalists who had spent the previous few days reporting on his bosses’ plan to replace him, a bruised, embattled but belligerent Erik ten Hag defended his record as manager of Manchester United. “Two trophies in […]
Donna Dunn Emily and her family were reassured her cancer was not life-threatening, but she died from complications When Emily was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, doctors told her it was a “good cancer” to have – but she died aged 18 because of the side effects of treatment. Her mum Donna Dunn from Cwmbran, Torfaen, […]
PA The Grenfell Tower fire that killed 72 people in 2017 was the result of a chain of failures by governments, “dishonest” companies and a lack of strategy by the fire service, the final report of the six-year public inquiry has concluded. The damning report sets out a “path to disaster” at Grenfell stretching back […]
US Democratic nominee’s latest proposal comes as she tries to erase Donald Trump’s polling advantage on economic issues. United States Vice President Kamala Harris is set to unveil a tax deduction of up to $50,000 for new small businesses as the Democratic nominee seeks to burnish her economic credentials in the close race for the […]
BBC Sir Tony Blair and Amol Rajan also discussed the impact of globalisation Sir Tony Blair has been out of power in government for 17 years. Yet he thinks he’s learned almost as much after leaving Number 10 as when he was in it. One of the key insights from the revolutions in behavioural economics […]
BBC Jack Berman and a friend in a pub smoking section – which is under cover but also had fans Jack Berman takes a long drag and then exhales, slowly, in the covered terrace of a 150-year-old pub in a Sydney beach suburb. Around him are others like him: pub goers enjoying the winter sun, […]
Getty Images Arctic terns nest on British shores before flying to the Antarctic for winter Five seabird species have been added to the UK red list of birds at most need of conservation, joining others such as the puffin. The new entries include the Arctic tern, known for its incredible migration, the great skua, or […]
An NHS Trust is investigating after reports a man was slumped dead over a table in a hospital coffee shop for several hours. The man, 36, was found dead at the table at Sandwell General Hospital in West Bromwich in July, The Sunday Times newspaper reported. It said members of the public and NHS staff, […]
PA Media Shona Robison is expected to announce massive cuts to public services Cuts to the Scottish government’s budget will have a “profound effect” on its ability to deliver services, the finance secretary has warned. Shona Robison also claimed the UK is entering a “new era of austerity” under the Labour government at Westminster, ahead […]