Month: December 2024

Top nurses have warned that planned Government reforms for the health service “stand no chance” if issues with recruitment and retention in the profession are not addressed. It comes as new figures show the number of nurses and midwives registered in the UK has grown to a record high. However, experts claim the workforce is “increasingly inexperienced”, while facing worrying shortages and still relying heavily on candidates from overseas. Policymakers […]

The UK has pledged a further £19 million in funding for Gaza, as a minister described the situation on the ground as “catastrophic”. Development minister Anneliese Dodds will travel to the Occupied Palestinan Territories and Israel as part of a three-day trip that starts with a humanitarian conference in Cairo on Monday. The fresh funding will take the UK’s total committed for the Occupied Palestinan Territories to £99 million, the […]

Fianna Fail looks on course to secure the most seats in Ireland’s General Election, with attention turning to the potential make-up of the next coalition government. All of the three main parties – Fianna Fail, Fine Gael and Sinn Fein – were bullish about their prospects as the first results started to come through on Saturday after Friday’s poll. However, by Sunday evening, with more than 100 of the Dail […]

A 34-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of rape at London venue The Groucho Club, the Metropolitan Police said. An investigation was launched following reports of a woman being raped inside the popular celebrity haunt in November. On Saturday, the man was arrested in Hertfordshire on suspicion of rape and is being questioned in custody. The private members’ club had its licence temporarily suspended earlier this week after a […]

A 20-year-old British man has died after being found injured in a hotel lift shaft while on a family holiday in Turkey. Tyler Kerry, a labourer from Basildon, Essex, was discovered on Friday morning at the bottom of the lift shaft in the hotel he was staying at in Antalya. Mr Kerry’s uncle, Alex Price, said his nephew was found at 7am local time (4am GMT) and was pronounced dead […]

Counting has resumed in the Irish General Election as focus intensifies on the potential make-up of the next coalition government. All of the three main parties – Fianna Fail, Fine Gael and Sinn Fein – were bullish about their prospects as the first results started to come through on Saturday. However, early indications from count centres across the country suggest the return of an administration involving Fianna Fail and Fine […]

The Princess of Wales will deliver a heartful Christmas message about the importance of love – “the greatest gift we can receive” – to those attending her annual carol service. Kate has written a letter for the 1,600 Westminster Abbey carol goers, including members of the royal family, telling them “Love is the light that can shine bright, even in our darkest times”. Her message, featured with the order of […]

MasterChef host Gregg Wallace was accused of making lewd comments and asking for the personal phone numbers of female production staff in a letter a producer and director claimed to have sent to the BBC in 2022. The letter, posted to Instagram by Dawn Elrick on her Sh*t Men In TV Have Said To Me account, collected a number of anonymous accounts from people who alleged they “have experienced sexism […]

A man who is running 2,684 miles (4,320km) across Australia hopes to break a new British record by completing the challenge in 60 days. Jack Pitcher, 28, from Bracknell, Berkshire, has faced extreme conditions while covering the distance from Perth to Sydney. The ultra-marathon runner was hoping to complete the challenge alongside fellow runner Joshua Smith, but after a recent injury the 21-year-old from Reading must complete the remaining 1,620km […]