16 h. ago ‘It’s a horrible picture’: Gaza faces new threat from antibiotic

Fatal infections more likely due to malnutrition, injuries and lack of medical facilities under Israel’s blockadeGaza is facing a new threat as diseases resistant to antibiotics spread across the devastated territory, research has revealed.Medical supplies are desperately scarce and tens of thousands of people have been injured in the 22-month war, while many others have been weakened by malnutrition, so the high levels of drug-resistant bacteria will mean longer and more serious illnesses, a more rapid transmission of infectious diseases and more deaths, experts said. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago Former England footballer John Barnes 'faces threat of bankruptcy'

Barnes, who has so far paid back £60,000 after agreeing to return the directors loan in instalments, has received six separate bankruptcy petitions since 2010.

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48 h. ago Pakistan's military chief 'warns "we'll take half the world down with us" in nuclear weapon threat'

Pakistan's military chief has allegedly warned that the nuclear nation will 'take half the world down with us' should it face an existential threat from India. 

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3 d. ago Wildfires Scotland: Death forecast within 20 years, and it is up to rural land owners to face the threat

Wildfires are only going to get worse and more frequent in Scotland, writes estate owner Jamie Williamson.

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4 d. ago Texas House again fails quorum as governor escalates threats and Democrats face second bomb threat amid redistricting battle – live

Hotel where several Texas Democrats are staying has second bomb threat this week, police say; Greg Abbott says he will keep calling special sessionsAccording to new reporting by the New York Times, the president has secretly signed a directive to the Pentagon to begin using military force against certain Latin American drug cartels that the Trump administration considers terrorist organizations.According to the Times’ sources, US military officials have started drawing up options for how the military could go after the group. The Times also notes that this escalation would be the most “aggressive step” in the administration’s “campaign against cartels”. They also noted that this continues the president’s preference for using “military forces to carry out what has primarily been considered a law enforcement responsibility to curb the flow of fentanyl and other illegal drugs”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Lions player ratings as two stars now under threat but Jac Morgan faces shut

There were plenty of strong performances but also a lot of room for improvement

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3 w. ago Peppa Pig toy boss sacked from his £160k job after threatening his boss with a pen faces losing his home after being hit with £280k court bill

Mark Dowding, chief financial officer and company secretary of Character Group PLC, home of Peppa Pig soft toys, was sacked from his £160k-a-year salary job in September 2017.

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3 w. ago Peppa Pig toy boss sacked from his £160k job after threatening his boss with a pen faces losing his home after being hit with £300k court bill

Mark Dowding, chief financial officer and company secretary of Character Group PLC, home of Peppa Pig soft toys, was sacked from his £160k-a-year salary job in September 2017.

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3 w. ago Peppa Pig toy boss faces losing his home after being sacked for threatening his boss with a pen

Mark Dowding, chief financial officer and company secretary of Character Group PLC, home of Peppa Pig soft toys, was sacked from his £160k-a-year salary job in September 2017.

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3 w. ago Sudan’s children face growing threat of deadly infectious diseases as vaccination rates halve

The country, beset by war, has the world’s lowest rates of vaccination, says the World Health Organization, as global immunisation drive also stallsChildren in Sudan, caught up in what aid organisations have called the world’s largest humanitarian crisis and threatened by rising levels of violence, are increasingly vulnerable to deadly infectious diseases as vaccinations in the country plummet.In 2022, more than 90% of young children in Sudan received their routine vaccinations. But that figure has nearly halved to 48%, the lowest in the world, according to the World Health Organization. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago NHS Forth Valley face court action threat over continued FOI issues

The health board have been issued with an "action plan" to resolve ongoing issues with waiting times on compliance with Freedom of Information requests - or face being possible action at the Court of Session.

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4 w. ago I'm an FBI spy hunter. This is the biggest threat we face... and it could destroy us all

Today it operates like a shadow economy. If it were a country, it would rank as the third-largest economy in the world, behind only the US and China.

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4 w. ago Recent ‘tough period’ is not the real existential threat facing the BBC

Shifting media landscape and declining income from licence fee point to tough financial choices aheadAs understatement goes, Tim Davie appeared to have mastered it as he presented the BBC’s annual report. Questions poured in over whether he had ever considered his position as a succession of problems landed on his desk this year. In response, he acknowledged he and the BBC had faced a “tough period”.The failure to cut a Glastonbury livestream, missed opportunities to address the behaviour of former presenter Gregg Wallace and criticism over its handling of two Gaza documentaries have seen a huge amount of opprobrium heading the BBC’s way in recent weeks. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago I faced the threat of jail for exposing ministers' secret £7bn migration scheme and saw first

Never before had I witnessed such an extraordinary scene in almost 30 years of reporting from the Press benches of the Royal Courts, writes SAM GREENHILL.

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last month Emmanuel Macron warns Europe’s freedom faces 'greatest threat’ since World War Two

French President pledges to increase military budget as his nation celebrates Bastille Day

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