Ministers do not know how many NHS staff affected by immigration changes The Government does not know how many NHS staff will be affected by its changes to immigration rules, a health minister has admitted, amid a consultation on reforms. Health minister Karin Smyth said her department did not have information on how many NHS
Tom Banton stakes World Cup claim as England seal series win Tom Banton underlined his World Cup credentials by firing England to a series-clinching six-wicket DLS victory in the second T20 against Sri Lanka in Kandy. England were set a challenging revised target after rain interrupted their chase of 190 but Banton crashed 54 from
Lord Mandelson: I have no recollection of payments from Jeffrey Epstein Lord Peter Mandelson has said he does not remember receiving payments from paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein which totalled 75,000 US dollars and were made when he was a Labour MP. The peer, who was sacked as US ambassador last year because of his links
Peace talks on ending war to continue next week, says Zelensky The next round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine will take place on Wednesday and Thursday, Volodymyr Zelensky has announced. Envoys from Russia, Ukraine and the US had been expected to meet next week in Abu Dhabi to continue negotiations aimed at ending
Government urges Andrew to reveal all he knows about Epstein for sake of victims The Government is heaping pressure on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to reveal all he knows about Jeffrey Epstein so the disgraced paedophile financier’s victims are given all they “deserve and need”. Pictures which appear to show Andrew crouched over an unidentified woman are
Andrew ‘should be prepared’ for Congress probe, PM says after Epstein files dump Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor “should be prepared” to testify before the US Congress about his links to Jeffrey Epstein, after he featured in the latest disclosure of files related to the disgraced paedophile financier, Sir Keir Starmer has suggested. A “victim-centred” approach to dealing with
British troops on moorland exercise ahead of Nato special operations forces role The British military has completed a demanding training exercise involving the three armed services ahead of taking responsibility for Nato’s special operations forces. Royal Marine Commandos and Army Rangers, flown into position by RAF helicopter pilots, fast-roped from a Chinook during a mock
Elena Rybakina outguns Aryna Sabalenka to land Australian Open title Elena Rybakina won her power battle with Aryna Sabalenka to claim a first Australian Open title. Three years after losing to the same opponent in one of the great recent grand slam finals, and three-and-a-half since winning her first major title at Wimbledon, Rybakina is
King surprises joggers at Sandringham parkrun for second year in a row The King has paid a surprise visit to joggers at a local Sandringham parkrun organised in partnership with the Move Against Cancer charity. Charles attended the event on Saturday morning as a spectator, joining ambassador Sarah Byatt to cheer the joggers as they
Britain’s Neal Skupski wins men’s doubles with Christian Harrison in Melbourne Neal Skupski continued Britain’s impressive recent record in men’s doubles by winning the Australian Open title alongside American Christian Harrison. The newly-formed pair, playing in just their second tournament together, defeated Australian wild card pair Jason Kubler and Marc Polmans 7-6 (4) 6-4 on