Ukraine war: ‘Drone attack’ hits airport in northwest Russia city of Pskov
An unconfirmed Russian media report says four transport planes have been damaged at Pskov airport.
August 2023
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Network Rail axes bonuses for staff who went on strike
5 hours ago About sharing Network Rail has sparked anger by refusing to award annual bonuses to staff who went on strike in a long-running dispute. The decision could affect up to 20,000 members of the RMT union, whose members took industrial action over pay, jobs and working conditions. The dispute was settled in March…
Canadian ‘poison seller’ Kenneth Law faces more charges
5 hours ago About sharing Kenneth Law faces charges relating to 14 deaths in Canada but police believe there may be many more victims By Angus Crawford BBC News Police in Canada have brought an additional 12 charges against a man accused of supplying a poisonous chemical to people who died by suicide. Kenneth Law,…
Police seek help identifying child’s body found in German river
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Close to 1m NHS appointments lost to strikes
2 hours ago About sharing By Nick Triggle Health correspondent The number of appointments and treatments postponed by strike action in the NHS in England is nearing one million. The 48-hour walkout by consultants in England last week saw more than 45,000 appointments being cancelled. It brings the total number of postponed hospital appointments since…
Nottinghamshire Police officer hit by train while helping man dies
1 hour ago About sharing Nottinghamshire Police chief pays tribute to officer hit by train By Alex Smith BBC News A police officer who was hit by a train while attempting to save a distressed man on the tracks has died. Nottinghamshire Police was called to a residential area in Balderton, near Newark, at about…
Ulez expanded to include whole of outer London
1 hour ago Comments About sharing Drivers must pay £12.50 if they enter the Ulez zone with a non-compliant car By Yasmin Rufo BBC News The Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez) has been expanded to include all of London’s boroughs. Drivers must pay a charge of £12.50 per day to drive a non-compliant vehicle anywhere…
Chess rivals settle long-running cheating dispute
2 hours ago About sharing Hans Niemann was accused last year of cheating By Graeme Baker BBC News A Norwegian world champion and the US prodigy who unexpectedly beat him have resolved a year-long cheating row that rattled the world of chess. Magnus Carlsen accused Hans Niemann of foul play after he lost in the…
Prigozhin buried in private funeral – Wagner chief’s press service
10 minutes ago About sharing Yevgeny Prigozhin was buried next to his father, reports say By Jaroslav Lukiv BBC News Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has been buried in a private funeral in St Petersburg, his press service has said. It said the ceremony was held in “a closed format”, and all those “wishing to say…
Rishi Sunak ‘grateful’ for Nadine Dorries’s time as Tory MP
47 minutes ago About sharing Rishi Sunak has said he is “grateful” for Nadine Dorries’s service as an MP, after she resigned with a scathing attack on his record. The Tory MP for Mid Bedfordshire has now officially quit, more than two months after she pledged go “with immediate effect” in June. In her resignation…