Scottish firefighters face ‘intense’ conditions in Venezuela earthquake response A trio of Scottish firefighters who are helping rescue efforts following the earthquakes in Venezuela are facing “intense” conditions as they try to locate casualties. The three firefighters are in the South American nation as part of the UK’s international search-and-rescue response, which includes staff from
Thousands march in Pride parade as activists warn LGBT+ rights under threat Thousands of activists have marched through London in the capital’s LGBT+ Pride parade as campaigners warned rights were “being taken away from trans people”. Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan was among those at the front of the Pride in London march on
Force NHS bosses to face MPs over maternity scandal, Streeting urges NHS bosses who refused to give evidence to the Nottingham maternity scandal review should be summoned before Parliament, former health secretary Wes Streeting has urged. Donna Ockenden’s report into maternity services at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust found that more than 500 mothers
Misinformation online is a ‘real threat to public health’ says top NHS doctor Misinformation online is becoming a “real threat to public health”, the NHS’s top doctor has warned. Professor Frankie Swords, national medical director for NHS England, warned that people are seeking out health information from “unreliable” sources and are opting for “completely unproven
England’s World Cup tie in Mexico set to kick-off at scheduled time England’s World Cup knockout match against Mexico will kick-off at the planned time, despite storm forecasts prompting discussions over bringing the game forward. Pub landlords had been waiting to hear of news from Fifa – with emergency legislation passed by Sir Keir
Key gannet colonies hit by bird flu could take two decades to recover – study Two of the world’s largest gannet colonies may take nearly two decades to recover from a devastating outbreak of bird flu, a study has warned. Researchers said the 2022 avian flu outbreak dealt an “unprecedented deadly blow” to UK seabirds,
The Death Of Us author Abigail Dean wins top crime writer award Lawyer-turned-author Abigail Dean has won a top crime writer award for her thriller The Death Of Us. Dean took home the 2026 Gold Dagger for the best crime novel of the year at the prestigious Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Dagger Awards for her
Teenage rapists detained for four years after ‘unduly lenient’ sentence reviewed by Appeal Court Judges Two 15-year-old boys who were spared custody for the rape of two girls in Fordingbridge have been sentenced to four years’ detention after the Court of Appeal ruled their sentences were “unduly lenient”. The boys, known as X and Y,
PM tells forced adoption survivors ‘shame is ours’ as he makes formal apology The forced adoption of babies from unmarried mothers in the decades after the Second World War has been branded a “stain on our history” by Sir Keir Starmer as he made a long-awaited state apology for the historical practice. Women whose babies
Defence funding plan faces fresh scrutiny over where cuts will be made Sir Keir Starmer’s plan to boost defence spending by £15 billion is facing fresh scrutiny, after Downing Street was unable to say where exactly the cuts required to pay for it will come from. The Prime Minister unveiled the defence investment plan (Dip)