The UK government’s failures to properly prepare for a pandemic are expected to be laid bare on Thursday as the UK Covid-19 Inquiry publishes its first report. Inquiry chair Baroness Heather Hallett will report on how well the UK was able to face a deadly outbreak in the run-up toContinue Reading
Michael Mosley is among a number of TV doctors who have been “deepfaked” on social media to promote health scams, an investigation has claimed. Mr Mosley and other doctors, including Hilary Jones and Rangan Chatterjee, are being used to promote products which claim to fix high blood pressure and diabetes,Continue Reading
Johnny Depp and Will Smith posed for photos on a superyacht this week as they headed to Tuscany for Andrea Bocelli’s 30th anniversary concert series. Both controversial actors have been announced as special guests among the star-studded lineup at the Teatro del Silenzio in Lajatico, Italy. On Tuesday (16 July),Continue Reading
Ange Postecoglou has insisted that his full focus remains on Tottenham Hotspur amid speculation linking him with the England job. The Football Association is searching for Gareth Southgate’s successor after he announced his resignation on Tuesday, and Postecoglou is reportedly in the frame. Southgate called an end to his eight-yearContinue Reading
Rafael Nadal had the Nordea Open crowd laughing with his reaction upon learning a new nickname for his doubles alliance with Casper Ruud. The 38-year-old is enjoying himself in Bastad, still competing in both the singles and doubles on his return to action after his French Open disappointment in May.Continue Reading
Labour MP John McDonnell urged Sir Keir Starmer to scrap the two-child benefit cap and “lift 300,000 children out of poverty”. Addressing the Commons on Wednesday (17 July), the Hayes and Harlington MP said: “I was in this House when the Tories introduced it, it was introduced as part ofContinue Reading
The new Labour government confirmed its commitment to uphold plans for a UK smoking ban in the King’s Speech on Wednesday. The measure, which will raise the legal smoking age by one year, every year, means anyone born on or after 1 January 2009 will never be able to purchaseContinue 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 Richard Gadd’s Netflix hit Baby Reindeer brushed off controversy on Wednesday (July 17) as it received 11 nominations at the 2024 Primetime EmmyContinue Reading
Text describing Liz Truss’s mini-budget as a “disaster” has been removed from Government documents after the former prime minister complained that it breached civil service rules. Ms Truss, Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister, had written to the head of the civil service, Simon Case, complaining that references to her in documentsContinue Reading
Council waste and street cleaning staff have voted for strike action in a row over pay which could see “rubbish piling up in the streets”, union leaders said. Leaders of the Unison trade union said waste, recycling and street cleaning workers in 14 council areas across the country had backed industrialContinue Reading
