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A long-awaited report into the deaths of 72 people in a fire at Grenfell Tower is due to be published more than seven years after the blaze. The lengthy document – the final report of the inquiry into the 2017 disaster – is expected to lay out in detail its findings around the actions of corporate firms in the construction industry, the local authority, London Fire Brigade and government. Families […]

Steve Bruce is back in management with Sky Bet League One Blackpool. Bruce has signed a two-year contract to replace Neil Critchley, who was sacked on August 21 after opening the current campaign with successive defeats. The 63-year-old former Manchester United defender left his most recent role at West Brom in October 2022, just eight months into an 18-month contract. “I’m delighted to be back in football and to take […]

Singer Sir Elton John has been left with “only limited vision” after a “severe eye infection”. The 77-year-old revealed he was healing from the infection in one eye, but said his recovery would take “some time”. In a post on Instagram, Sir Elton said: “Over the summer, I’ve been dealing with a severe eye infection that has unfortunately left me with only limited vision in one eye. “I am healing, […]

A coroner has warned that a common way of giving anaesthetic to patients poses a risk of future deaths, after a woman was administered too much local anaesthetic by mistake and died three months later. Dr Rachel Gibson, who had severe osteoarthritis, had hip replacement surgery at Spire Lea Hospital in Cambridge on April 12, 2022, according to a coroner’s report. Philip Barlow, assistant coroner for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, said […]

Two ballistic missiles have blasted a military training facility and nearby hospital in Ukraine, killing at least 49 people and wounding more than 200 others, Ukrainian officials said. It is one of the deadliest Russian strikes since the war began. The strike hit the central-eastern city of Poltava, the capital of the region of the same name, partially destroying a building used by the Poltava Military Institute of Communications, Ukrainian […]

The mother of Baby P, who died after months of abuse, is back behind bars two years after being freed from jail. Tracey Connelly was recalled to prison for breaching her licence conditions in a move authorised by Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood. Connelly left prison in July 2022 after the Parole Board ruled she was suitable for release in May that year. A Prison and Probation Service spokeswoman said: “Offenders […]

The mayor of a French coastal town being used in a rescue operation says 13 migrants are dead after their boat ripped apart on Tuesday during an attempted crossing of the English Channel. Dozens of people plunged into the treacherous waters of the busy channel. “Unfortunately, the bottom of the boat ripped open,” said Olivier Barbarin, mayor of Le Portel near the fishing port of Boulogne-sur-Mer, where a first aid […]

Rachel Reeves has ignored calls to reverse her decision to cut winter fuel payments, amid warnings pensioners are “frightened” about how they will keep warm. The Chancellor defended the move as she repeatedly told MPs that increases to the basic state pension mean that people will be “£900 better off” than a year ago, adding the Labour Government is committed to increasing it further in the coming years. But she […]

A “shadow” version of a new public sector body to oversee Britain’s railways has been launched by Transport Secretary Louise Haigh. The Cabinet minister said establishing Shadow Great British Railways (Shadow GBR) will pave the way for the creation of an organisation to manage rail infrastructure and train operation. This is expected to start industry collaboration ahead of the formation of GBR, which will require legislation. The announcement was made […]