1 hour ago About sharing By Nick Triggle Health correspondent Nearly 89,000 NHS appointments had to be cancelled because of last week’s junior doctor strike in England. Most – just over 86,300 – were hospital check-ups and operations, but 1,500 community and mental health appointments were also affected. Overall more than 1.2 million appointments have…
51 minutes ago About sharing Nastya Ivleeva and Philipp Kirkorov were pictured during the party By Steve Rosenberg Russia Editor This is Partygate: Russia-style. What happened at a Moscow nightclub was bizarre. What happened next says so much about the current atmosphere in Russia. On 20 December, blogger and TV presenter Nastya Ivleeva threw an…
Delors helped create the single market, but his dreams of integration faced stiff UK opposition.
Fire crews help people in Cupar leave their homes Jonathan Geddes BBC Scotland News 27 December 2023, 09:41 GMT Updated 7 minutes ago Homes have been flooded and travel disrupted as Storm Gerrit brought snow, high winds and heavy rain to much of Scotland. Highland Council said a “major incident” was declared on A9 after…
Books & the Arts / December 27, 2023 The Uncanny Façades of May December The Uncanny Façades of “May December” Todd Haynes’s discomfiting and hypnotic suburban melodrama examines topics the director knows well: sex, taboo, and control. Beatrice Loayza Ad Policy Natalie Portman as Elizabeth Berry and Julianne Moore as Gracie Atherton-Yoo in May December….
Society / December 27, 2023 Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year—From Covid If we want to mitigate the great existential threats to our survival—from microbes to the warming planet—we’re going to need bolder thinking than “getting back to normal.” Gregg Gonsalves Ad Policy (Shutterstock) I cannot believe I am writing another column on Covid….
December 27, 2023 Will the New Year Bring a War With China? As the year comes to an end, top leaders in both Beijing and Washington have become ever more concerned that a major US-China crisis is near. Michael T. Klare Ad Policy Sailors observe the USS Nimitz and USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Groups…
World / December 27, 2023 How a Leading Definition of Antisemitism Has Been Weaponized Against Israel’s Critics Pro-Israel groups have used the examples attached to the IHRA definition of antisemitism to silence dissent about Israel’s attacks. Ad Policy Protesters demonstrate outside a meeting of the National Executive of Britain’s Labour Party on September 4, 2018,…
The statue measures 6.5m (21.3ft) and shows Shakira dancing in her characteristic hip-swivelling style.
Ten fire engines and about 70 firefighters were called to the Catholic school in Fulham.