News – World and UK

Drought is now the biggest threat to important sites for nature across the UK as the climate changes, a report from The Wildlife Trusts has warned. The report examining the dangers posed to nature reserves cared for by the trusts also points to pollution, invasive species and habitat fragmentation as key current risks to wildlife in woods, peatlands, wetlands, coastal areas and grasslands. Over the next 30 years, Wildlife Trusts […]

The majority of employers do not look for a graduate to have studied at a particular university when hiring, a survey has suggested. Fewer than one in 10 British employers said the type of university which graduates attended was an important factor in the recruitment process, according to a poll by CBI Economics. Employers tend to value a graduate’s skills, the subject they studied, and vocational experience gained during their […]

Israeli strikes in Gaza killed at least 16 Palestinians, including four women and seven children, and orphaned another four children, Palestinian medical officials said on Tuesday. Ten people were killed in a strike late on Monday on a house near the southern city of Khan Younis, where Israel ordered mass evacuations in recent days, saying it must act against Palestinian militants. Nasser Hospital, where the bodies were brought, said another […]

The US has approved 20 billion dollars in arms sales to Israel, including scores of fighter jets and advanced air-to-air missiles, the State Department has announced. Congress was notified of the impending sale, which includes more than 50 F-15 fighter jets, Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles or AMRAAMs, 120mm tank ammunition and high explosive mortars and tactical vehicles. It comes at a time of intense concern that Israel may become […]

The Russian Defence Ministry has said that its forces blocked an effort by Kyiv’s troops to expand a week-long incursion into Russia’s Kursk region, as a Ukrainian Foreign Ministry official said Kyiv has no intention of occupying Russian territory in the major operation Russian army units, fresh reserves, army aircraft, drone teams and artillery forces stopped Ukrainian armoured mobile groups from moving deeper into Russia, near the Kursk settlements of […]

It will premiere on Amazon Prime Video on 19th September Welsh actor Michael Sheen can be seen embodying the Duke of York in first-look images from Prime Video’s A Very Royal Scandal. The three-episode series, premiering next month, depicts Emily Maitlis’s headline-making Newsnight interview with Andrew over his friendship with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein. Playing former BBC journalist Maitlis is Luther actress Ruth Wilson, who can be seen sitting opposite Sheen for the interview, […]

Organisers say the performances are “sold out” and there'll be stewards checking to make sure that only those with tickets attend Taylor Swift’s series of concerts at Wembley Stadium will have “additional ticket checks”, organisers have said. The performances are “sold out” and the London arena says there will be stewards checking in and around the area to make sure that only those with tickets attend. It comes following three shows in […]

Wes Streeting says the victims “might still be alive” today, if “the NHS had been there when it should have been” Barnaby Webber, Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates “might still be alive” today if “the NHS had been there when it should have been”, according to the Health Secretary. Wes Streeting said their deaths at the hands of killer Valdo Calocane in June last year “could have been prevented and should have […]

More people are appearing in court today following the widespread violent disorder A 13-year-old girl has become the latest youngster to be convicted for her part in the widespread riots after admitting threatening unlawful violence outside a hotel housing asylum seekers. The youth pleaded guilty to violent disorder at Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday following a protest outside Potters International Hotel in Aldershot on July 31. The girl, who cannot […]