The leader of Spain’s opposition conservative party Alberto Núñez Feijóo has claimed victory in a snap election, but without the result he needed. Even with the support of the far right, his Popular Party (PP) has fallen short of a majority in
Women who lose babies during pregnancy have been promised improved care, including better ways for remains to be collected and stored with dignity. The government will also introduce a voluntary certificate for parents who lose their baby before 24 weeks. The commitments
Speaking to the Sunday Times, he said 92-year-old Quintin had left a note saying his “system is closing down” and he had “no alternative”. Davis’s brother had texted to break the news while the Radio 4 host was at his wedding reception in July
A building has collapsed in Cameroon’s biggest city, Douala, killing at least 12 people and injuring five others. It is not known how many people were inside the four-storey building when it fell onto another residential block in the early hours of
Flights are due to land on Rhodes later on Monday to bring back holidaymakers left stranded by wildfires which have swept the Greek island. British tourists have been sleeping at the airport, makeshift rescue centres and on the street, after the flames
Apple says it will remove services such as FaceTime and iMessage from the UK rather than weaken security if new proposals are made law and acted upon. The government is seeking to update the Investigatory Powers Act (IPA) 2016. It wants messaging
The Labour Leader, Sir Keir Starmer has unveiled plans to introduce more creative arts, digital and speaking skills to the curriculum to ensure young people leave school ready for work and for life. Unveiling Labour’s final mission to break down barriers to
The Labour Party have issued a stark warning about a new generation of sofa surfers as mortgage costs hit their highest level for 15 years with the rate on a two-year fixed deal hitting an eyewatering 6.66%. Mortgage costs have been soaring
Labour has pledged to save taxpayers billions of pounds paid by schools each year to teacher recruitment agencies through its new plan to embed “world-class teaching for every child” and drive “high and rising standards” in schools. Labour’s Shadow Education Secretary
Most people do not fully understand their pension. People trust that their hard work and doing the right thing will ultimately cover them in future and that they will be treated fairly. One of the benefits of having a pension that many
By Sam Tarry, Labour MP for Ilford South – BANNING on-site drug testing at music festivals could cost lives this summer. Testing confiscated drugs and warning festivalgoers of any safety issues reduces the risk of overdoses and allows adults to make informed
There is a health emergency in the UK and it is becoming weightier by the year because of the huge amounts of ultra-processed food (UPF) we are eating. This has been a concern of mine for many years because I have suffered
During a visit to British Steel in North Lincolnshire, the Labour leader, Sir Keir Starmer will today (Thursday) commit a future Labour government to invest alongside the steel industry in the latest green technologies and innovation. Attacking the Conservative, Sir
For some reason, the Conservative government keeps promising to stop people from talking to each other. This is what a ‘conversion therapy’ (or ‘conversion practices’) ban has always aimed at. The only new offence proposed by the government in 2021 was to
The Green Party’s only MP, Caroline Lucas, has announced she is to stand down at the next election. The former leader of the Green Party told her constituents in southern seat of Brighton Pavilion, that serving as an MP meant she had
Qatari Minister of Labour, Ali bin Samikh Al Marri, will chair the 111th session of the International Labour Conference of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Geneva from 5 to 16 June 2023. More than 5,000 people from around the world will
Here’s what your doctor needs to know to ensure you’re getting the best treatment. Managing asthma can be challenging, which is why it’s important to build a strong relationship with your asthma doctor. At your next appointment, don’t forget to mention these
Former Tottenham Hotspur and Paris Saint-Germain boss Mauricio Pochettino is set to join Chelsea ahead of next season, the club announced on Monday. Pochettino, who left PSG last year, has signed an initial two-year contract at Chelsea and begins the new role on July 1. The London club labored to
WPP, the world’s largest advertising agency, has teamed up with chipmaker Nvidia to create ads using generative artificial intelligence. The companies announced the partnership Monday, with Nvidia (NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang unveiling WPP’s new content engine during a demo at Computex Taipei. “Generative AI is changing
Wildfires in the Atlantic Canadian province of Nova Scotia have destroyed homes and caused thousands of people to evacuate. As of Monday, around 16,400 people have been forced to leave their homes near Halifax, Nova Scotia’s largest city. The region has seen
In the early morning haze, women dressed in black and men with grim expressions gather in Cairo’s centuries-old Sayyida Nafisa cemetery. But they are not here to bury their relatives. They are here to exhume them. “This is a double trauma,” says
The new president of Africa’s largest democracy, Nigeria, has used his inaugural address to make a major policy announcement to ease pressure on government finances. Bola Tinubu said the decades-long subsidy on petroleum products was being scrapped. “Fuel subsidy is gone,” he
People who witness traumatic incidents including terror attacks will be offered similar support to bereaved families, the government has confirmed. Those hit by crimes like the Manchester Arena bomb would be helped, as would children in the wider community, the Ministry of
While not quite unanimous in their speculation over what this month’s local elections mean for the coming General Election, there is broad consensus that it was a pretty rotten night for the Tories even if, as The Sun put it, ‘short of
Marriage and mother’s education have been identified as key indicators for predicting good GCSE results in English and Maths at grade C or above, finds a groundbreaking study from Marriage Foundation. The study, by Harry Benson at Marriage Foundation and Professor Steve
Dean Russell, Member of Parliament for Watford, said: “The Coronation will be an absolute historic moment in our lives. A time to reflect on our history as we celebrate within our communities and look towards our future with a new Monarch. Even
The Conservative Government has claimed to have delivered on its manifesto pledge to recruit an extra 20,000 police officer. Publishing new figures that show 20,951 extra police officers have been recruited in England and Wales as part of the Conservative Government’s manifesto pledge,
LThe Labour Party has delivered a damming verdict on the Government’s Housing policy, publishing a new analysis that claims a child born this year has less than a one in three chance of being a homeowner by the age of 50, as
The Labour Party has stepped up its attacks on what it claims to be the failure of the Conservative Government to stop 40,874 days’ worth of raw sewage to be dumped into coastal constituencies. Making the case Labour have released a damming
Labour has demanded that Rishi Sunak’s Government “get on the side of working people” and enforce a freeze on Council Tax, as ONS figures confirm for the first time that 2022 was a record year for North Sea Oil and Gas profits.
Keep Parking Fair is warning that a proposed Private Parking Code of Practice for private car park operators will cause parking chaos, reward irresponsible drivers, and lead to millions more motorists ending up in court every year. The private parking industry body
Ed Miliband has today pledged that Labour’s Green Prosperity Plan will be a British version of President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act – investing in good, clean energy jobs that will rebuild Britain’s economy. Following on from Keir Starmer’s recent announcement that a
Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer has just unveiled a major new policy statement, ahead of the next year’s general election, which he claims will deliver a “better Britain”. The glossy document, which comes straight out of Tony Bair’s New Labour
Cathedrals will be floodlit in the colours of the Ukrainian flag, candles will be lit and services, prayer vigils and other events will take place across the country in churches to mark the first anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Many
The government of the British enclave of Gibraltar on Friday accused Spain of “violating the sovereignty” of the United Kingdom following shots fired on Thursday by Spanish customs officers who were chasing smugglers. Revealation of Fact “The facts of this incident reveal
MASKED singer star Rita Ora sent fans into a frenzy when she posted a photo of herself in a sheer lace outfit – leaving little to the imagination. The singer, 32, donned a sheer black lace dress, showing off her curves on
On a cold January morning, a mother dropped her two young daughters off at school before taking her springer spaniel dog for her usual walk along the river. Mortgage broker Nicola Bulley waved to other people walking dogs as she took a
The Indian industrial giant Tata is considering the possibility of installing a battery factory for electric cars either in Spain, around the Zaragoza town of Zuera, or in the United Kingdom. In Europe, according to a dispatch from the British news agency
UK authorities have dropped charges against a woman arrested for praying in a “buffer zone” that prohibits pro-life advocacy outside abortion clinics in England. However, Isabel Vaughan-Spruce says she could still bring her charges back, leaving her in a sticky legal situation.
The United Kingdom will organize a summit on February 10 to address a possible ban on Russian athletes in the next Olympic Games, a possibility that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has left open for sale in recent days, local channel Sky
A man who entered the grounds of Windsor Castle with a loaded crossbow and who was arrested in December 2021, admitted today before a British court that his intention was to attack the then Queen Elizabeth II. This is Jaswant Singh Chail,
Gibraltar today accused Spain of committing a “serious breach of British sovereignty” over an incident involving Spanish customs officers attacked by smugglers, in which shots were apparently fired. “The evidence surrounding this incident reveals a serious violation of British sovereignty and, potentially,
The premium service, Twitter Blue, costs between seven and eleven euros per month. Elon Musk promises that he will pay content creators for the advertising generated in his threads. Elon Musk’s paid subscription proposal, Twitter Blue, has arrived in Spain and some
Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, Squid Game and Euphoria are some of the titles that are part of the golden age of television series of the new millennium, which have been characterized by being promoted through various platforms in the war for
The advancement of technology in the new millennium, added to the coronavirus pandemic that hit internationally, led citizens to look for new ways to enjoy cinema from the comfort of home. As a result of this, various streaming platforms have been born,
The Xbox website officially states as of today that the Xbox 360 Marketplace will be shutting down “for the next year,” with players encouraged to purchase any games and DLC from the old marketplace by May 2023. You can find this message
Academy Award winner Kate Winslet, who is currently on the international tour of Avatar: The Waterway, will soon star in a new HBO television series entitled “The Palace”. From “Succession” duo Will Tracy and Frank Rich and “The Queen” director Stephen Frears,
One of the legendary rally Subaru Imprezas driven by Colin McRae is for sale. The history of the famous model from the house of the Pleiades in the world of competitions was written in the 1990s, when rally icons such as McRae
Northern Ireland is small, but it’s a treasure trove of breathtaking, film-worthy landscapes. And it is no coincidence that the film industry is expanding a lot: it is thanks to series such as Game of Thrones that it is rebuilding its international