Category: News
Large parts of adult social care market in England face collapse, thinktank warns
Large parts of England’s adult social care market face collapse as a result of tax and wage rises announced in the budget, with devastating consequences [more…]
NHS was ‘within hours’ of running out of gowns during pandemic, Hancock tells Covid inquiry – as it happened
Covid inquiry, Matt Hancock, the former health secretary, is being asked about PPE. He has just said that at one point the country was “within [more…]
Tests for year 1 pupils in England should be dropped, headteachers urge
Primary school pupils in England should not face compulsory tests on phonics, times tables or grammar and punctuation, an influential headteachers’ union has advised the [more…]
Elon Musk to ‘summon MPs to US to explain threats to American citizens’
Elon Musk has said UK MPs “will be summoned to the United States of America to explain their censorship and threats to American citizens” in [more…]
Malian singer Rokia Traoré to be extradited from Italy to Belgium
Malian musician Rokia Traoré, who was arrested in Rome last June over an international child custody dispute, will be handed over to Belgium in the [more…]
British mining executives held in Mali freed after $160m deal to settle tax dispute
Three British mining executives who had been detained by the government of Mali have been released and are “safe and well”, days after agreeing to [more…]
World’s conflict zones increased by two-thirds in past three years, report reveals
The proportion of the world engulfed by conflict has grown 65% – equivalent to nearly double the size of India – over the past three [more…]
Author Kamel Daoud sued over claim he used life of wife’s patient in novel
Two complaints have been filed in Algeria against the French-Algerian author Kamel Daoud, the winner of France’s most prestigious literary award, and his wife, a [more…]
Extremist Timbuktu Islamic police chief sentenced to 10 years in jail by ICC
The international criminal court has sentenced an al-Qaida-linked extremist leader to 10 years in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity carried out when [more…]
Miss Universe runner-up to move to Nigeria after South Africa nationality row
A beauty queen who pulled out of the Miss South Africa competition when her nationality was questioned has said she wants to relocate to Nigeria, [more…]
