27 h. ago Private equity firms urge UK to rethink carried interest tax change

Blackstone, KKR and EQT among buyout groups raising concerns over government reforms

Economics

59 h. ago We were quizzed by social services for WEEKS when our baby girl came home from nursery with a mystery head injury... we still don't know what really happened to her

EXCLUSIVE: Violet Williams underwent a CT scan, two full body X-rays, five blood tests and spent two nights in hospital after suffering extensive bruising soon after being dropped off at nursery.

Events

62 h. ago Ingebrigtsen’s father accused sons of ‘perfect character assassination’, court told

Gjert Ingebrigtsen was secretly recorded by son HenrikFormer coach denies all allegations of violenceThe father of the double Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen accused his sons of a “perfect character assassination” on a secret recording made after they fired him, a court has been told.Gjert Ingebrigtsen also claimed he had been dragged “down to hell” after he was referred to child services following an incident in January 2022 where he is accused of whipping his daughter, Ingrid, in the face with a wet towel. Continue reading...

Events

65 h. ago Ebay to make major change this month affecting every UK private seller

The change comes into effect on April 15

Politics

66 h. ago Gene Hackman death records to be released – but with one exception

The actor’s family had wanted the records kept secret

Events

69 h. ago Human rights watchdog considering enforcement against NHS Fife over Dr Beth Upton transgender case

Nurse Sandie Peggie, who has worked at the Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy, Fife, for 30 years, took the Fife health board and Dr Beth Upton to tribunal after being suspended

Sport

3 d. ago All the records approved for release in Gene Hackman death investigation

The actor’s family had wanted the records kept secret

Events

3 d. ago Scottish Government proud to lead UK on disposable vapes ban

Writing for the Record, Acting Net Zero Secretary Gillian Martin says the ban on single-use vapes on June 1 will help tackle environmental problems and youth vaping.

Politics

3 d. ago How to fight a fascist state – what I learned from a second world war briefing for secret agents | Zoe Williams

You can forget the advice on disguises, secret codes and spreading propaganda by dropping leaflets in train carriages. But there is something for us all here about the need for actionThe SOE Syllabus was a series of lectures given to prospective secret agents in Britain during the second world war. These “lessons in ungentlemanly warfare” were released from the top secret bit of the Public Record Office (now known as the National Archive) and published as a historical curio in 2001, when my esteemed colleague John Crace picked out the sillier bits in one of his Digested Read reviews. There was a whole lecture about how to craft a disguise, in which people with sticky-out ears were advised to use glue to pin them back.But now, 24 years later, I have picked up the book with a graver purpose – just on the off-chance that if we end up having to resist a fascist state, the past might have something to offer. They won’t know everything, these ungentlemanly gentlemen, being as they didn’t ...

Politics

3 d. ago Depraved dentist secretly recorded nurses at his hospital in their private changing room, including one stripping to her underwear, on hidden camera

Depraved Dr Amre Maglad, 51, deliberately placed his rucksack and iPhone in the corner of the room at Queen Mary 's Hospital, Sidcup, to film nurses as they changed.

Politics

7 d. ago Jade Goody's son Freddy Brazier shares worrying 'I want the old me back' message from hospital bed

Freddy Brazier, 20, whom Jade Goody shared with her ex Jeff Brazier, shared a video from his hospital bed, where he was surrounded by wires and nurses, and shared a worrying message

Politics

1 week ago The Labour Government must scrap its damaging plans for social security cuts

Writing for the Record, SNP Cabinet Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville says UK Government welfare plans have created "real uncertainty and widespread worry".

Politics

1 week ago Israeli strikes kill 19 Palestinians in Gaza, including senior Hamas political leader, officials say

Palestinian officials say Israeli strikes across the southern Gaza Strip have killed at least 19 people overnight into Sunday, including a senior Hamas political leader

Politics

1 week ago Man entered UK hospital with 'pressure cooker bomb' to 'kill as many nurses as possible'

He was found by an inpatient, Nathan Newby, with the bomb, knives and an imitation firearm, but luckily he was able to calm and divert Farooq before seeing police help

Events

1 week ago Man who wanted to 'kill as many nurses as possible' with hospital bomb jailed for 37 years

He took a home-made bomb into St James Hospital in Leeds in January 2023

Events

1 week ago Hospital worker who took pressure cooker bomb into maternity ward jailed for life

Mohammad Farooq was only stopped after being talked down by patient Nathan Newby

Events

2 w. ago Gunman 'in scrubs' on the loose at major hospital as 'doctors and nurses flee'

Police were called to a Michigan hospital after reports of a gunman on the loose emerged, with 'one victim in the emergency department for medical treatment' according to the hospital

Science

2 w. ago Patients at risk as one in three hospitals are failing to fill their rotas with nurses

At least a third of hospitals routinely have dangerously large gaps in their rotas, with baby and critical care units worst hit.

Science

2 w. ago Lucy Letby inquiry chair rejects calls to pause investigation

Lawyers for jailed nurse had argued there was ‘overwhelming’ evidence undermining guilty verdictsThe chair of the public inquiry into the murder of babies by Lucy Letby has rejected calls to pause her investigation.Lady Justice Thirlwall was urged by the jailed nurse and former executives at the Countess of Chester hospital to halt the inquiry until the outcome of Letby’s legal appeals. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Labour's plan to save money on the backs of disabled people is wrong

Writing in the Daily Record, Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville says the Labour Government is stigmatising disabled people and those who are affected by ill-health.

Politics