British waters are being treated ‘like a sewer’, Environmental Audit Committee says Via: UK must support 'Paris agreement for the sea' to protect global oceans, say MPs
‘This report should therefore concern parents who use childcare services, and the government’ Via: Childcare workers 'experiencing serious financial hardship' because of real terms pay cut, report finds
A doctor in New York City is having success with a nerve grafting surgery in which he can replace nerves damaged by acute flaccid myelitis and help people like Kale Hyden (pictured) move again. Via: Hope for children left paralysed by polio-like illness
The 37-year-old Ugandan woman, and a Ghanaian man aged 43, got a ‘witch’ to help them carry out the surgery at a filthy flat in east London, the Old Bailey heard. Via: Woman, 37, hired ‘witch as she performed genital mutilation on girl, three, in east London flat’
Theresa May is facing the threat of Cabinet meltdown today as ministers clashed openly over a ‘Plan B’ for Brexit. Via: Brexit: EU urges May to DROP red lines as PM faces no confidence vote
A mix of images taken by Western and Chinese photographers, which span from the 1850s to the 1880s, from a private collection are now on display for the first time at a Beijing museum. Via: Singular photos capture China during the 19th Century from its merchants to monasteries
Police are hunting a hit-and-run driver who attempted to mow down a group of teenagers after chasing them onto the sidewalk with his pickup truck in Portland, Oregon. Via: 4×4 driver plows into group of fleeing teenagers in Portland
Parliament to debate Labour no-confidence motion after resounding loss that gives May just days to present a fresh vision for EU withdrawalHow did your MP vote on the Brexit deal?Explained: how a no-confidence motion worksThe noes tweeted it: which MPs can you spot in the division lobbies? 1.57pm GMT Ken Read more
Messages received by Marvin Rees and deputy Asher Craig spark security clampdownThe mayor and the deputy mayor of Bristol have received racist death threats, sparking a security clampdown for politicians in the city and a police investigation.One threat sent to mayor Marvin Rees and his deputy Asher Craig through Facebook Read more
This week, Timothée Chalamet chucks crystal meth for easy awards bait. Next week, Clint Eastwood smuggles coke for dodgy social commentary. When will the movies stop their substance abuse?Films are doing drugs again. The appeal is irresistible – the pure hit of human drama that comes with the needle or Read more