Royal Family posts response after ‘devastated’ Kent boy misses a garden party due to traffic.
Month: May 2024
International students sleeping rough on campuses
One Students’ Union says people are regularly sleeping in university buildings.
Gene-therapy leap restores baby girl’s hearing
Opal, 18 months, can now hear – even a whisper – after becoming the first person to try a new treatment.
Interest rates expected to stay at 16-year high
The Bank of England will decide interest rates later, but is not expected to cut them until the summer.
Starmer faces anger after Tory MP’s defection
Natalie Elphicke has previously attacked Labour over policies including migration and taxes.
Dine and dash couple failed to pay £1,000 in bills
Bernard and Ann McDonagh plead guilty to five counts of fraud over multiple unpaid restaurant bills.
Agency charging NHS nearly £2,000 for nurse shift
A leading NHS boss says firms are deliberately targeting areas where nurses are in short supply.
MoD censured over soldier’s ‘preventable’ death
Pte Conor McPherson was shot dead during a night-time training exercise in Northumberland in 2016.
MP gets back Labour whip after inquiry into Gaza comment
The Edmonton MP said she “unreservedly” apologised for her “inappropriate” comments.
AstraZeneca to withdraw Covid vaccine
The firm said the decision was taken because of a decline in demand for the vaccine.
