Breaking News, World Updates & Headlines
Breaking News, World Updates & Headlines
British and Germans themselves share stereotype but other nationalities are likelier to put out towels – or umbrellasGermans are sunlounger hoggers, or so the longstanding stereotype goes. But not only is that cultural trope mostly confined to British …
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Industry body calls for more regular reviews of repeat prescriptions to tackle ‘growing problem’The amount of wasted medicines thrown away in England in one year could fill 75 swimming pools, according to a pharmacy group.The National Pharmacy Associat…
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Watchdog examines alleged failure to pursue a line of inquiry ‘which may have been relevant’Counter-terrorism police investigating the death of Ann Widdecombe have reopened an inquiry into an attempted incident last year, in which Nigel Farage’s home w…
Read MorePeople voice frustration with officials’ failure to engage with community over placement of asylum seekers in areaA smashed window pane and some broken eggshells on a footpath were some of the tell-tale signs of events that took place this week on a re…
Read MoreExclusive: Seven in 10 survey respondents expect services to be reduced or shut, while more than half anticipate job lossesMillions of adults and children in England face being forced to wait longer for mental health care, with more than two-thirds of …
Read MoreDisclosure challenges Conservative and Reform claims that police are refusing to interveneThe French authorities have halted small boats at sea in the Channel on 10 occasions since the spring, officials said on Friday.Despite claims from the Conservati…
Read MoreGroup calls for ‘thorough and transparent investigation’ of hiring of professor who resigned after his claims came under scrutinyThe University of Cambridge has announced a review into the way it vets and hires senior academic staff in an effort to fen…
Read MoreDelays to sexual assault charges and failures to report past convictions in court hearings gave Simon Levy chance to attack more women• Violence against women: has anything changed in policing since Sarah Everard’s killing?Catastrophic errors left a pe…
Read MoreMore than double number of arrests made since 2024 compared with previous two-year periodPlans to ban foreign nationals from social housing under a Conservative government have been condemned as “divisive”.Under proposals revealed on Friday, the party …
Read MoreMet police say charge relates to alleged assault that reportedly took place in December at venue in LondonThe England striker Ivan Toney has been charged with assault after an incident at a nightclub in Soho.The Metropolitan police said Ivan Toney, 30,…
Read MoreProperty prices in ‘suspended animation’ owing to higher mortgage rates and uncertainty in Middle EastBusiness live – latest updatesUK house prices were broadly stagnant in July as prospective buyers were squeezed by higher mortgage rates, uncertainty …
Read MoreProblems after power failure at regional signalling centre likely to continue until noon with many crews and trains in wrong locationsBusiness live – latest updatesRail passengers are facing a second day of travel disruption across parts of north-west …
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