British Isles
Thursday, 21 December 2023 21:07
Mordaunt says Boris’s messages vanished from her phone
Penny Mordaunt, a UK cabinet minister, has revealed that her WhatsApp conversations with former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, relating to Covid, were mysteriously deleted from her phone. She provided this information in her evidence to the…
Thursday, 21 December 2023 21:00
NHS leader: junior doctors’ strikes could lead to tipping point
Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, has warned that upcoming strikes by junior doctors could push the NHS to a tipping point early in the new year. The strikes coincide with typical winter pressures,…
Thursday, 21 December 2023 20:56
Northern Ireland: Donaldson says no agreement on Windsor Framework
Northern Ireland secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has declared that negotiations aimed at restoring the Stormont government have concluded, offering a financial package exceeding £3.3 billion for the Executive's return. However, DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson asserts that…
Thursday, 21 December 2023 20:53
Police to run face recognition searches on 50m driving licence holders
The UK government is introducing a law allowing police to run facial recognition searches on a database of fifty million driving licence holders. This change, part of a new criminal justice bill, will enable the police…
Thursday, 14 December 2023 22:18
Stormont talks: Sir Jeffrey tiptoeing his way to a deal?
Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, the DUP leader, seems to be cautiously moving towards a deal that could see his party return to Stormont. He acknowledges the final stages of negotiation as the most challenging, hinting at internal…
Thursday, 14 December 2023 22:13
A&E waits grow as packed hospitals brace for tough winter
The NHS is confronting escalating A&E wait times as it faces one of its most difficult winters. In England, only 69.7% of patients were seen within the four-hour target last month. Ambulance delays have worsened, with…