Family handout Chloe Longster was admitted to Kettering General Hospital with a cold and pain in her lower chest The care regulator is investigating the death of a 13-year-old girl who was being treated on a hospital children’s ward which is the subject of safety concerns. Chloe Longster, who had no serious underlying health conditions, […]
PA and Reuters Ireland’s finance minister Jack Chambers and the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves As Ireland’s finance minister delivered his budget on Tuesday afternoon Dublin was bathed in golden autumn sunlight. The minister, Jack Chambers, said his budget provided the “ways and means for continuing to deliver many more, bright and hopeful […]
Getty Lea Pericoli wearing a Victorian lace tennis outfit by Teddy Tinling at Wimbledon in 1970 Lea Pericoli, Italian tennis star of the 1950s and 60s, has died aged 89. Regarded as one of her country’s top players, she reached the last 16 of the French Open twice and the Wimbledon championships three times. Pericoli, […]
A political row has erupted after Donald Trump claimed Americans hit hard by Hurricane Helene were losing out on emergency relief money because it had been spent on migrants. The White House swiftly rebutted the claims and accused Republicans of spreading “bold-faced lies” about funding for the disaster response. On Wednesday US Homeland Security Secretary […]
The UK government is chartering another flight for British nationals to leave Lebanon on Sunday, as it urges people to exit the country which is gripped by conflict. More than 250 UK citizens have already left on chartered flights. As of Friday morning, more than 2,000 British nationals had registered their presence in the country, […]
Parkrun Wake up, it’s a beautiful morning: Saturdays have never been the same, some say When a small group of runners gathered on a chilly autumn morning in London 20 years ago, no-one could have realised they were taking part in something that would become an international hit. Green Day’s album American Idiot had just […]
President Joe Biden has said he does not know whether Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is holding off on agreeing a Gaza ceasefire deal in order to influence next month’s US election. In his first appearance at a White House press briefing of his presidency, Biden told reporters: “Whether he’s trying to influence the election, […]
Getty Images President Mahamat Déby, the son of the previous president, was first elected in May Chad, a decades-old ally of France, is now cleverly playing off Russia and its traditional Western partners, deepening relations with Moscow in a ploy that irritates and pressures Paris and Washington. President Mahamat Déby visited his Russian counterpart, Vladimir […]
Sources in Whitehall and among the intelligence service have told the I they believe there is a “strong possibility” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may give the green light for a strike on Iranian nuclear facilities. Israel is expected to retaliate against Tehran, following this week’s missile barrage. Three former heads of Western intelligence agencies […]
Getty/BBC Community volunteer Alfie Malone and reporter Kristen Griffith both struggled with what to make of an offensive audio clip that turned out to be fake When an audio clip appeared to show a local school principal making derogatory comments, it went viral online, sparked death threats against the educator and sent ripples through a […]