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Starmer and Streeting invite ‘entire nation’ to contribute to consultation on reforming NHS – UK politics live
“the policy of this department is that the NHS is broken”. The government is going to published a 10-year health plan to fix it, and [more…]
South Korea summons Russian envoy over North Korean troop deployment
South Korea has summoned the Russian ambassador to Seoul to protest “in the strongest terms” about the reported dispatch of thousands of North Korean troops [more…]
Michael Gove says personal attacks on ex-wife Sarah Vine ‘hurt so much’
Michael Gove has said that the most hurtful part of his political career was the attacks on his former wife, Sarah Vine. In extracts of [more…]
Serial returners send back £6.6bn of online purchases a year in UK, report finds
Shoppers with a habit of returning goods bought online to retailers will send back £1,400 of products each this year, totalling £6.6bn, a UK report [more…]
James Cleverly spent £655 a head on in-flight catering for one-day trip to Rwanda
The in-flight catering for James Cleverly’s one-day round trip to Rwanda last December, while he was home secretary, cost £655 a head. Cleverly spent £165,561 [more…]
UK rivers contain ‘cocktail of chemicals and stimulants’ endangering aquatic life
The UK’s rivers contain a cocktail of chemicals and stimulants including caffeine, antidepressants and painkillers from water company sewage releases, polluting freshwaters at levels which [more…]
Brazil president Lula cancels Brics trip to Russia after ‘small brain haemorrhage’ from fall
The Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, on Sunday cancelled his trip to Russia for the Brics summit after a fall at home caused [more…]
Cotswold wildlife park successfully breeds endangered Madagascan lemur
Cotswold wildlife park has successfully bred one of Madagascar’s most endangered lemurs. The as yet unnamed youngster was born to a breeding male, Raphael, and [more…]
‘You are next’: online posts show Islamic State interest in attacks on US ahead of election
After the FBI arrested an Afghan man in Oklahoma planning an election day shooting on behalf of the Islamic State, the terrorist organization re-entered what [more…]
Adverts for ‘cruel’ elephant rides still rising despite new UK law, says charity
Growing numbers of travel companies are promoting holidays involving animal attractions through adverts that should be illegal in the UK under new legislation, campaigners say. [more…]
