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Junior doctors across England continue strike action
J unior doctors across England are continuing their strike action as the row with the Government over pay continues. Junior medics – who make up around half of the medical workforce – will continue to strike on Thursday and Friday after holding the first-ever joint strike with consultants on Wednesday.Continue Reading
Olivia Colman ‘held back tears’ in new dementia campaign
O livia Colman has told how she “held back tears” while lending her voice to a new short film to raise awareness of dementia. The Oscar winner, who played the daughter of a man with dementia who refuses assistance in the film The Father, is helping Alzheimer’s Research UK showContinue Reading
Fewer school leavers in UK accepted on university courses – Ucas
F ewer school leavers in the UK have been accepted onto a higher education course this year – and the number of disadvantaged 18-year-olds going to university has fallen, figures show. A total of 270,350 British 18-year-olds had been accepted onto a course some 28 days after students received theirContinue Reading
Al Gore says Rishi Sunak taking ‘wrong decision’ on climate
F ormer US vice president and climate change activist Al Gore said Rishi Sunak “is doing the wrong thing” by curbing green policies. The British Prime Minister is expected to water down environmental commitments in an apparent bid to create dividing lines with Labour ahead of a likely general electionContinue Reading
Braverman says green policies cannot ‘bankrupt’ people as Sunak mulls changes
R ishi Sunak appears set to water down key green commitments as ministers warned that net zero policies must not mean “bankrupting” citizens. With an eye on a general election expected next year, the Prime Minister risks triggering a bitter Tory row with the move, which has dismayed the environmentalContinue Reading
Nipah virus outbreak in India – what you need to know
There has been an outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus in Kerala, India. Five people have caught the virus, two of whom have died. The authorities in the Kozhikode district, where the outbreak occurred, have instituted “containment zones” in the area and schools have been closed. Seventy-six people who cameContinue Reading
UFOs: how Nasa plans to get to the bottom of unexplained sightings
Raggedstone / Shutterstock As reports continue flying in about what were traditionally called UFOs (unidentified flying objects), Nasa is taking the topic very seriously. In fact, following the publication of a report from an independent committee of experts in fields including astronomy and aviation safety, the agency has even appointedContinue Reading
BBC announces next line-up of Louis Theroux’s interview series, from Anthony Joshua to Raye
T he BBC has just announced the six celebrities who will star in the second season of its Louis Theroux Interviews… series. This year the docuseries will see Theroux travel from New York to France, and from Glastonbury to Kent, to spend time with boxer Anthony Joshua, actor Ashley Walters,Continue Reading
Culture Secretary on increase in streaming: TV audiences will not be left behind
T he Culture Secretary has pledged that “new ways of consuming TV should not come at the expense of those who still enjoy terrestrial television” amid an increase in viewers turning to streaming platforms. Lucy Frazer will deliver a keynote speech on the future of TV at the Royal TelevisionContinue Reading
When could the next UK general election take place?
L abour’s hopes for a general election victory have been given a shot in the arm by a study which has found nine of ten Brits want new leadership. The Conservative Party has been in power for 13 years, since David Cameron entered a power-sharing coalition with Nick Clegg’s LiberalContinue Reading