J ames Cleverly has denied reports that he was considering standing down from Parliament at the next general election. The Foreign Secretary declared “I’m standing at the next election” as he described as “nonsense” claims he might quit. It came after the Telegraph cited “sources close to him” as sayingContinue Reading
J unior doctors in England are to stage a five-day strike next month in a dramatic escalation of their dispute with the Government over pay and staffing. Members of the British Medical Association (BMA) will walk out from July 13 to 18 in what the association said is thought toContinue Reading
Fearless, sharply intelligent and sometimes caustic, Glenda Jackson, who has died aged 87, “had a career unmatched by any of her contemporaries”, said Michael Billington in The Guardian. From 1957, she enjoyed huge success on film (she won two Oscars) and on stage; then, in 1992, she gave it allContinue Reading
There is “a lot going on” in Tate Modern’s new exhibition, said Laura Freeman in The Times. Subtitled “A journey through painting and photography”, the show is a huge and ambitious attempt to explore the relationship between painting and photography from the early 20th century to the present day, examiningContinue Reading
A t least 20% of Brexit supporters would vote differently if they were asked now, a poll of hundreds of people on BBC Question Time has found. Audience members were quizzed on whether Brexit was the right thing to do, with the results showing 70% still agreed, 20% would voteContinue Reading
Our research suggests the age people find out they're autistic does not necessarily impact their quality of life afterward. Lightspring/ Shutterstock A growing number of people are discovering that they are autistic in adulthood. This is especially the case among women, with a number of celebrities – such as modelContinue Reading
Building a profile of someone can make it easier for criminals to gain access to their personal accounts. Metamorworks / Shutterstock Warnings about artificial intelligence (AI) are ubiquitous right now. They have included fearful messages about AI’s potential to cause the extinction of humans, invoking images of the Terminator movies.Continue Reading
T he Conservatives have selected a councillor as their candidate to fight the by-election to replace scandal-hit David Warburton as the MP in Somerton and Frome. Faye Purbrick, who sits on Yeovil Town Council and Somerset county council, was chosen to contest the vote likely to take place on JulyContinue Reading
W innie Ewing, who was the SNP’s first female parliamentarian, has died aged 92, her family have announced. Known as Madame Ecosse, Winifred Margaret “Winnie” Ewing is perhaps best known for marking her shock victory in the Hamilton by-election in 1967 with the declaration: “Stop the world, Scotland wants toContinue Reading
L ondon Mayor Sadiq Khan has warned the capital faces “a wave of repossessions” and asked the government to step in to help homeowners. He said the government must use Friday’s mortgage summit, called by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt who has asked the bosses of Britain’s banks to Downing Street toContinue Reading
