53 h. ago Italy looks at hiding state flight paths after jamming of Von Der Leyen plane

EU member states debate how to make leaders’ flights more secure as Russia blamed for GPS lossEurope live – latest updatesItaly is considering keeping state flights secret after the satellite signal of the aircraft carrying the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, was allegedly jammed by Russia, Italian defence ministry sources said.Von der Leyen, a fierce critic of the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, and Moscow’s war in Ukraine, was flying to Bulgaria on Sunday when her charter plane lost satellite navigation aids, delaying its arrival in Plovdiv, and reportedly forcing it to circle an airport for an hour. Continue reading...

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53 h. ago Italy considers hiding state flight paths after jamming of von der Leyen plane

EU member states debate how to make leaders’ flights more secure as Russia blamed for GPS lossEurope live – latest updatesItaly is considering keeping state flights secret after the satellite signal of the aircraft carrying the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, was allegedly jammed by Russia, Italian defence ministry sources said.Von der Leyen, a fierce critic of the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, and Moscow’s war in Ukraine, was flying to Bulgaria on Sunday when her charter plane lost satellite navigation aids, delaying its arrival in Plovdiv, and reportedly forcing it to circle an airport for an hour. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago City analyst, 28, died days after his ADHD medication was increased as coroner calls on Labour to launch a review into drug

The new warning comes following the death of London banker and musician Jacob Wooderson, originally from Hereford.

Events

4 d. ago Sheku Bayoh inquiry hit with legal action by police over judge impartiality row

The Scottish Police Federation has launched a judicial review of Lord Bracadale's chairmanship of the inquiry after he held private meetings with Mr Bayoh's family.

Events

1 week ago Offer to increase UK spending on medicines shelved, Government says

Officials launched a review of the voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing, access and growth earlier this year.

Politics

1 week ago DWP launches independent review into Post Office staff prosecutions

There were around 100 prosecutions against Post Office staff by the DWP between 2001 and 2006

Politics

2 w. ago Council launch 'rapid' safeguarding review into mysterious death of schoolgirl, 13, feared to have been raped and murdered while in their care

Casey-Louse Horrocks, 13, was found unresponsive in a flat, in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, last Monday night. A 'rapid' safeguarding review is taking place into her death.

Events

2 w. ago United Airlines flight reportedly delayed after passenger smokes cannabis in plane toilets

Crew did not want to risk being affected by secondhand smoke, so they deplaned and requested a new crew

Events

2 w. ago Faulty NHS knee implants left thousands in agony and unable to work... now experts reveal a new shocking twist in scandal and the other implants that face safety questions

Having spent three years in pain, Gillian Bodell felt reassured when she saw a private orthopaedic surgeon about her upcoming knee replacement surgery.

Economics

2 w. ago Police launch major crime review of Nuked Blood Scandal evidence

Top cops say they are taking allegations of a criminal over-up by the British state "very seriously" and have launched a review of the Nuked Blood evidence

Events

3 w. ago Trump’s space order risks environmental disaster while rewarding Musk and Bezos, experts say

US president is pushing an ‘end run around’ on safeguards, risking harm to wildlife, air and water, attorney saysA draft executive order from Donald Trump that aims to largely exempt space launches from environmental review is viewed as a gift to commercial space industry players such as Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and others who have long targeted the regulations.But its central components may be illegal and the US president “is trying to do an end run around” on the law, said Jared Margolis, an attorney with the Center for Biological Diversity, which has litigated environmental issues around launches. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago NHS launches review after more than 10,000 knee replacement patients were fitted with a potentially faulty implant that left many immobile and addicted to painkillers

The part failed up to six-times more often than would usually be expected, requiring corrective surgery costing £10,000 to £30,000 a time.

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3 w. ago Review launched over reports of delayed response to faulty knee replacement part

BBC’s File on 4 said patients were left immobile and addicted to painkillers due to issues with the joint replacement.

Politics

last month BP to cut 6,200 jobs as it launches second business review in 6 months

Oil major raises dividend after reporting adjusted profits of $2.4bn for second quarter

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last month BP to launch fresh business review just months after ‘fundamental reset’ fell flat

Review to follow arrival of new chair Albert Manifold as oil major moves to placate restless investors

Economics

last month BP launches fresh costs review; Trump attacks ‘woke’ JLR as it announces new boss – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsOvernight, UK luxury-car maker Jaguar Land Rover has named a new CEO – winning a blast from Donald Trump.JLR named P B Balaji, the finance boss of parent company Tata Motors, as its new chief executive, increasing the Indian owner’s influence over the company.The CEO just resigned in disgrace, and the company is in absolute turmoil. Who wants to buy a Jaguar after looking at that disgraceful ad.Shouldn’t they have learned a lesson from Bud Lite, which went Woke and essentially destroyed, in a short campaign, the Company. Continue reading...

Economics

last month BP to launch fresh business review as profits beat expectations

Review to follow the arrival of new chair Albert Manifold as oil major moves to placate restless investors

Economics