Interior minister says UK plans to return boats of vulnerable people would not be acceptedThe British home secretary, Priti Patel, has been accused by France’s interior minister of plotting “financial blackmail” and a violation of international maritim…
Vulnerable patient’s death at private hospital is a ‘scandal’, says mother
Mother of Ben King speaks out as report highlights series of failings at Norfolk hospital where three patients diedA mother whose son was among three people who died at a private hospital for people with learning disabilities said his death was a “scan…
There is nothing in Boris Johnson’s social care plans to rescue providers like us | Mike Padgham
Our sector will receive just £2.9bn over three years. That will do nothing to mitigate decades of underfundingMike Padgham is the managing director of Saint Cecilia’s Care GroupWatching the government’s announcement on Tuesday of a new health and socia…
MPs criticise slow pace of dealing with Afghan relocations to UK
Labour and Tory MPs remind Boris Johnson that he had promised immediate action on MondayMPs who have contacted the government about constituents and others trapped in Afghanistan will not even be told what department will deal with the case until a wee…
Gambling firm 888 buys William Hill International in £2.2bn deal
Online casino business signals intention to keep bookmaker’s shops as part of a foray into bricks and mortarThe online casino company 888 Holdings has confirmed its £2.2bn purchase of William Hill International and signalled its intent to keep the book…
Man arrested after Bristol petrol station staff taken hostage at knifepoint
Two-hour siege in which staff hid in safe room ends with officers leading away man in his 50s dressed in blackA man in his 50s has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after staff were taken hostage at knifepoint at a petrol station in Bristo…
Record 5.6m people in England waiting for hospital treatment
Number highest since records began in 2007, while 293,000 have been waiting more than a yearThe number of people waiting for hospital treatment in England has hit a record high of 5.61 million, as the NHS struggles to clear the growing backlog of care …
Kristen Stewart felt Princess Diana gave her ‘sign off’ for Spencer role
Actor who plays the Princess of Wales in critically lauded drama says there were moments during the shoot when it felt as if Diana was ‘trying to break through’Kristen Stewart has spoken about getting a “sign-off” from Diana, Princess of Wales for her …
The Taliban takeover must not mean the end of international aid to Afghanistan | Christopher de Bellaigue
A humanitarian crisis looms unless Americans and Europeans continue to fund the projects keeping Afghans from oblivionLeaving is the easy bit. It’s the looking back that hurts. There was – as Joe Biden pointed out when announcing America’s defeat at th…
Archbishop of Canterbury criticises social care tax rise
Justin Welby says favouring wealthy pensioners over young and poor not a ‘people-centred policy’Boris Johnson’s plan to increase national insurance contributions to raise £12bn for the NHS and social care could pose a “serious problem” for low-income w…