2 h. ago British mortuary workers could have been killed by poison from bodies repatriated after Air India tragedy, report warns

Workers at the London mortuary could have been killed after bodies were preserved in 'dangerously high' levels of formalin, which led to the poison being released into the air, a coroner has warned.

Events

24 h. ago The children left unable to sit up straight by social media: 'Deeply alarming' number suffer anxiety and behavioural problems, report warns

More than a third of children aged three to five now uses at least one social media platform, despite their links to anxiety, speech and sleep issues, bad behaviour and even physical problems.

Events

29 h. ago Doctors warn of surge in medieval disease as schools report several cases

The skin infection has been reported in several schools in Devon, with the number of people seeking medical care doubling since 2022 as doctors urge early treatment

Events

57 h. ago Poverty leaves hardest hit areas of UK 'open to civil unrest', warns new report

Experts told how libraries, parks, sports clubs, and community centres act as “democracy’s immune system”. They 'build relationships that prevent extremism'. Areas with fewer public spaces were more exposed to extremism

Events

59 h. ago Serial killer with horror method for killing women with same name still walking free

In 1990s Lisbon, Portugal, police were baffled when three sex workers all called Maria were killed with the same brutal pattern - and the killer was never caught

Events

59 h. ago 'Ripper' serial killer who disembowelled women with chilling thing in common still walks free

Three women named Maria were murdered in 1990s Lisbon by a serial killer who was never caught. All victims were sex workers in their twenties with brown hair who were strangled, disembowelled and had organs removed.

Events

3 d. ago AI could replace 3 million jobs over next decade, report warns

Admin, customer service and machine operators among most threatened roles, research suggests

Events

4 d. ago World Trade Center worker who ‘narrowly escaped death’ during 9/11 killed by group of teens in horror attack

A MAN who worked at the World Trade Center and narrowly escaped 9/11 has been killed by a group of teenagers in a bloody and random attack. Roger Borkum, 64, was previously a consultant working on the 77th floor of tower one and lost all of his colleagues in the attacks on September 11, 2001....

Events

4 d. ago Now ditch the rest of it! Labour under pressure to scrap Angela Rayner's  workers' rights revolution after dropping 'job killing' plan to let staff sue their boss from day one

In a humiliating U-turn, the government last night announced it was dropping Ms Rayner's plan to give people the right to sue their employer for unfair dismissal on their first day in the job.

Events

4 d. ago Flash flooding in Sumatra kills 69 as rescue crews search rivers for survivors

Monsoon rains cause devastation on Indonesian island, sparking landslides and flash floodingFlash floods and landslides on Indonesia’s Sumatra island have killed 69 people, with 59 missing as emergency workers search in rivers and the rubble of villages for bodies and possible survivors.Monsoon rains over the past week caused rivers to burst their banks in North Sumatra province on Tuesday. The deluge tore through mountainside villages, swept away people and submerged more than 2,000 houses and buildings, the National Disaster Management Agency said. Nearly 5,000 residents fled to government shelters. Continue reading...

Events

5 d. ago World Trade Center worker who left shortly before 9/11 beaten to death by two teens and a 12

The three teenage suspects, all charged with murder, allegedly killed Roger Borkum on the night of October 19 in downtown Jacksonville, Florida

Events

5 d. ago Rayner's workers' rights revolution unravels  as ministers U

Industry sources told the Mail that the government has performed a dramatic U-turn over the issue which has dogged relations with business for months.

Politics

5 d. ago The sixteen ‘hunger hotspots’ where food insecurity is on the rise

A new report has warned of the ‘shrinking window to prevent millions more people from facing acute food insecurity’

Events

5 d. ago Brit charity worker killed in Africa after being mugged by two men

Jeff Cantwell, 79, originally from Oldham, in Greater Manchester, lived in The Gambia, was preparing to meet his friends at a restaurant when he was killed in the mugging

Events

6 d. ago NHS study finds younger men shut out of vital mental health support across the UK

A new national report identifies mental health as a critical priority, but clinicians warn the findings rely on skewed data that leaves young men at risk of suicide invisible. Here's what you need to know

Politics

6 d. ago Amazon attack warning ahead of Black Friday as 300 million customers at risk

An urgent warning follows a recent report confirming that hackers and cybercriminals are targeting some of the world's biggest brands

Events

6 d. ago The commuter mobile phone scam targeting your bank details: Warning as fraudsters use hidden 'SMS blasters' to blitz thousands of devices with spam text messages

Fraudsters are increasingly targeting commuters using portable transmitters known as 'SMS blasters', a new report by a British think-tank warns today.

Events

8 d. ago A quarter of children could be classified as clinically obese by 2035, report warns

The Class of 2035 report warns that “urgent action” needs to be taken.

Events

8 d. ago A quarter of 10 year olds could be classified as clinically obese by 2035, report warns

The Class of 2035 report warns that “urgent action” needs to be taken.

Events

9 d. ago Brits swap sprouts and peas for ready meals, crisps and ice cream as vegetable consumption hits 50

Vegatable consumption has hit a 50-year low in Britain as people turn to ready meals, crisps and chocolate, a report warns.

Events