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Government must look at effects of toxic smoke on Grenfell firefighters, minister says
Snow and freezing rain expected across UK as temperatures plummet
Temperatures across the UK have plunged to-8C (17.6F) as the country shivers under an arctic chill expected to bring widespread heavy snow and freezing rain over the weekend.
On Friday morning, the Met Office upgraded its weather warning for snow and ice from yellow to amber for much of northern …
Arrest standoff shows defiance of impeached South Korean president
South Korean anti-corruption officials attempting to arrest the country’s suspended president,
, must know by now what he meant by his repeated vows to “fight to the end
”.In the month since his calamitous declaration of martial law, Yoon, along with most of his …
Friday briefing: Why Keir Starmer hopes this is the year to end the Channel crossing crisis
Good morning.
The number of people crossing the Channel to the UK in small boats rose by 25% in 2024 compared with the previous year, according to official figures. Over the past seven years, the numbers have risen dramatically – from 299 people arriving in 2018 to 36,816 migrants risking …
Grenfell firefighters exposed to toxic smoke developed health disorders, study finds
More than a quarter of firefighters exposed to toxic smoke during the Grenfell Tower fire have had long-term health disorders, a study shows.
Ministers are facing demands for an urgent review after data from 524 firefighters who risked their lives at the 2017 disaster showed that over the first three …
Removal of waste from site of 1984 Bhopal disaster dismissed as ‘farce’
Forty years after one of world’s deadliest industrial disasters struck the Indian city of Bhopal, a cleanup operation has finally begun to remove hundreds of tonnes of toxic waste from the site.
However, local campaigners have accused the Indian government of greenwashing, arguing that the 337 tonnes of waste removed …
Twelve people including two children killed in Montenegro shootings
Twelve people, including two children, have been killed and four others seriously injured in southern Montenegro, authorities have said, in shootings that began in a restaurant and ended when the gunman shot himself in the head.
The shooter, identified as Aleksandar Martinović, 45, turned his weapon on himself after being …
Thursday briefing: Why Kemi Badenoch’s rough start as Tory leader shouldn’t be a surprise
Good morning. I hope you had a restful Christmas and New Year, spent in a spirit of calm and conviviality. Kemi Badenoch, the already embattled new leader of the Conservative party, spent hers on the front pages after picking an extravagantly unnecessary fight with Nigel Farage over
the reliability …
Israel’s hospital attacks have put Gaza healthcare on brink of collapse, says UN
Israel’s pattern of sustained attacks on Gaza’s hospitals and medical workers has brought the coastal strip’s healthcare system to the brink of “total collapse”, according to a report by the UN’s human rights office.
The report, which catalogues the besieging and targeting of hospitals and their immediate grounds with explosive …
Kyrgios falls short in singles comeback against big-serving Mpetshi Perricard
As Nick Kyrgios returned to the singles court for just the second time in more than two years, he found himself digesting a dose of his own bitter medicine. No matter where he stood or which direction he shifted towards against the imperium serve of Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, aces continued …