He replaced Nyck de Vries for VCARB (then named AlphaTauri) 10 races into last season but is now set to be booted out of the paddock again in the coming days. Ricciardo could technically stay in F1 as a reserve but says he has no desire to do so. AndContinue Reading
Magdalena kluczny/Shutterstock When was the last time that you felt lonely? It’s an uncomfortable question, but for 3.83 million people in the UK, 7.1% of the population, the answer is probably “right now”. Loneliness has become a worrying public health matter because it is common and is often associated withContinue Reading
Keir Starmer’s government is facing a clash with the civil service union after ministers briefed against Whitehall’s top mandarin. Dave Penman, the general secretary for the Association of First Division Civil Servants (FDA), has reacted with fury to briefings about cabinet secretary Simon Case. The Independent revealed how senior ministersContinue Reading
Workers renovating a fence wall near a historic Cathedral in Poland have found the remains of two mediaeval children, one of whom shows signs of “vampire burial”. Belief in vampirism was prevalent in Eastern Europe during the Middle Ages and people who were suspected of being vampires were buried accordingContinue Reading
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails BBC Radio 2 presenter Vernon Kay has been forced to pull out of his regularContinue Reading
Fast fashion giant Shein is being allowed to “dodge tax” because of an exemption on import duties on low-value parcels, according to the boss of one of its UK rivals. Julian Dunkerton, chief executive of Superdry, told the BBC that the exemption is a tax “loophole” and that Shein isContinue Reading
A public health emergency declared by the World Health Organisation remains in place over a new outbreak of mpox in some African nations, with several case snow reported outside of the continent. Formerly known as monkeypox, the infection has been on the rise in the Democratic Republic of Congo, whichContinue Reading
Pubs could be forced to call last orders early as the government is considering new measures to target harmful drinking, a health minister has said. Speaking at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool, public health minister Andrew Gwynne said the government is considering “tightening up the hours of operation” ofContinue Reading
Travel giant Tui has said it remains on track for annual earnings to rise by at least a quarter as consumers continue to prioritise spending on holidays. The German group, which recently ditched its listing on the London stock market to focus solely on Frankfurt, said summer bookings rose 6%Continue Reading
Archaeologists are revealing the long-lost secrets of the real First World War – a series of conflicts that unfolded across much of Europe, the Mediterranean, North Africa and the Middle East some 32 centuries ago. New research published on Monday reveals how two substantial armies from two different parts ofContinue Reading
