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Nurses to strike over bank holiday as action escalates
N urses will stage fresh strikes over the first May bank holiday, with staff in emergency departments, intensive care units and cancer care set to take industrial action for the first time. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) announced on Friday that its members will walk out for 48 hoursContinue Reading
Fewer than a quarter of car thefts attended by police, figures show
F ewer than a quarter of car thefts were attended by police forces across England and Wales last year, figures show. The statistics were revealed through Freedom of Information (FOI) requests to police forces submitted by the Liberal Democrats. The forces who responded reported 47,228 incidents of car theft inContinue Reading
Leicester ace James Justin ‘wanted by Roma after impressing boss Jose Mourinho’
ROMA are eyeing Leicester ace James Justin ahead of the summer transfer window, reports suggest. The Giallorossi manager Jose Mourinho is looking for defensive reinforcement for next season and rates Justin highly. 2 Roma are keeping tabs on Leicester ace James Justin ahead of the summer transfer windowCredit: Getty 2Continue Reading
Abortion providers rush to make backup plans as Supreme Court decides whether to keep limits on mifepristone
U.S. abortion pill providers are scrambling to make backup plans as the Supreme Court decides whether to keep restrictions on the key drug mifepristone. Some in-person clinics in New York, California and Kansas will offer mifepristone for now, but are preparing to provide an alternative abortion pill if a subsequentContinue Reading
Biden says ‘everything between Ireland and US runs deep’ as he ends Ireland visit
US president Joe Biden has said “everything between Ireland and America runs deep” as he concluded his historic tour of the island. Mr Biden made a public speech in the town of Ballina in Co Mayo on Friday where he spoke throughout of his fondness for the relationship between the USContinue Reading
More ex-Tory ministers criticise Suella Braverman’s ‘racist rhetoric’
Following a number of comments made by the Home Secretary – including singling out British-Pakistani men over concerns about grooming gangs – a Tory former senior minister accused her of being a “real racist bigot”, The anonymous ex-minister, who formed part of Boris Johnson’s government, told the Guardian they believeContinue Reading
Members of Unison vote to accept pay offer in NHS dispute
M embers of Unison have voted overwhelmingly to accept a pay offer aimed at resolving the long-running NHS dispute. The union announced that 74% of those who voted backed the deal of a 5% pay rise this year and a cash payment for last year. The turnout was 52% amongContinue Reading
Coachella 2023: How to watch the most unmissable performances
F or UK residents, festival season is quickly starting to creep up on us, but as we eagerly await the fun to begin on our side, across the pond, things have well and truly kicked off, with Coachella taking place this and next weekend. One of the biggest festivals inContinue Reading
Sunak and Zelensky discuss accelerating military support to Ukraine
R ishi Sunak and Volodymyr Zelensky discussed ramping up military support to Ukraine in a phone call on Friday, Downing Street said. The Prime Minister told the Ukrainian president that Britain and its allies “needed to continue to ensure Ukraine was in the strongest possible position to build on itsContinue Reading
Portraits of Dogs: From Gainsborough to Hockney exhibition review, Wallace Collection, London
We British “love our dogs”, said Rachel Campbell-Johnston in The Times. And since at least the 17th century, British artists have shown equal enthusiasm for depicting man’s best friend. Thomas Gainsborough painted his beloved mutts and put their portrait in “pride of place” above the mantelpiece in his London houseContinue Reading