S ir Keir Starmer announced a £1.5 billion plan to tackle NHS waiting lists but urged the party not to become “giddy” at the prospect of power, ahead of the general election. As activists gathered for what could be the final Labour conference before the election expected next year, SirContinue Reading
M artin Scorsese said he was “disappointed” that the stars of his latest film, Killers Of The Flower Moon, could not attend its London premiere amid the Sag-Aftra actors strike. The epic Western crime saga – starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro and Jesse Plemons – is based on theContinue Reading
R ishi Sunak has said Israel has “an absolute right to defend itself” and the country’s prime minister said it was “at war” after at least 100 people were killed during attacks by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip. The UK Prime Minister said the Government is in contact withContinue Reading
S ir Keir Starmer has said he would be a prime minister for the “whole of Scotland”, including those who voted Yes to independence, as he pitched to SNP supporters following his party’s by-election win. Labour’s huge majority in the Rutherglen and Hamilton West result has also led to anContinue Reading
L abour has unveiled pledges to double the number of diagnostic scanners in hospitals and get tough on property developers as the party sets out its stall on health and housing ahead of its conference in Liverpool. Deputy leader Angela Rayner promised the party would deliver the “biggest boost toContinue Reading
W hat happens to a house after the monster that lived in it comes to light? After Jimmy Savile died in 2011, the full scale of his crimes came out. Four-part drama The Reckoning is airing on the BBC on 9 October 2023, detailing his sex offences and the cultureContinue Reading
G reen energy industrialist Dale Vince has announced he will stop funding eco-group Just Stop Oil and will instead focus on an anti-Conservative campaign to get the vote out among the younger generation. The Ecotricity founder, who has donated to both climate activists and Labour, said continued disruption was “pointless”Continue Reading
At least 10% of people infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, have symptoms that last more than four weeks after the infection. With more than 770 million infections to date, this translates to tens of millions of people living with the long-term consequences of COVID, known as “longContinue Reading
The footprints come from a group of people of different ages. National Park Service When and how humans first settled in the Americas is a subject of considerable controversy. In the 20th century, archaeologists believed that humans reached the North American interior no earlier than around 14,000 years ago. ButContinue Reading
L abour’s overwhelming win in the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election could put the party on course for Downing Street if it is replicated across Scotland, polling expert Professor Sir John Curtice has said. Labour candidate Michael Shanks won Scotland’s first recall by-election after securing more than twice the votesContinue Reading
