Argentina renews call for Falklands talks amid potential shift in US stance Argentina has called for talks with the UK over the Falkland Islands after reports the US could review its position on the South Atlantic territory in retaliation for Sir Keir Starmer’s lack of support for the war in Iran. Downing Street had earlier
Witkoff and Kushner to travel to Pakistan for fresh Iran talks US President Donald Trump is sending his envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan on Saturday to continue talks with Iran, the White House said. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in an interview on Fox News Channel that the two will
Popstar Olivia Rodrigo scores fourth UK number one single Popstar Olivia Rodrigo has scored her fourth UK number one single, according to the Official Charts Company. The 23-year topped the leader board with her brand new song, Drop Dead, the first single from her upcoming You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love
Rapist jailed for religiously aggravated attack on Sikh woman in her home A sex attacker who raped a Sikh woman in a religiously aggravated attack has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 14 years. A trial at Birmingham Crown Court heard John Ashby shouted racist and anti-Muslim abuse as he beat the
Assisted dying Bill runs out of time but supporters vow fight is not over Assisted dying will not become law in England and Wales after proposed legislation branded “hopelessly flawed” by opponents ran out of time amid claims of a “denial of democracy” from supporters. Those backing a change in the law have pledged “we
Assisted dying Bill to fall but issue not going away, say campaigners MPs have been told they must decide what happens next in the long-running and divisive debate on assisted dying, as an attempt to change the law formally fails on Friday. Peers supportive of assisted dying shared their “regret” at the fall of the
Trump threatens ‘big tariff’ on UK over digital tax on US tech firms US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on the UK if it does not drop its digital services tax on American social media firms. The digital services tax, introduced in 2020, imposes a 2% levy on the revenues of several
One in 10 operations either cancelled last-minute or postponed, analysis finds Around one in 10 operations in England were either cancelled within 24 hours or postponed because patients were not adequately prepared, new analysis has found. Almost four in 10 last-minute cancellations were potentially avoidable, the study also suggests. Experts said bolstering perioperative care “must
Tories pledge to ‘end blanket 20mph schemes’ in Plan for Drivers Speed limits “widely ignored” by drivers would be raised under a Conservative government, the party has said. The pledge to review 20mph limits is part of a six-point Plan for Drivers announced by the Tories to “get Britain moving again”. This includes a commitment
Increased demand for jobs including pilots and postal workers A study of job adverts has revealed increased demand for authors, translators, postal workers, couriers, pilots and air traffic controllers. In contrast, adverts have fallen for jobs including credit agents, archivists, conservators and curators and optometrists, according to recruiters. The number of adverts last month totalled