‘He was trying to fight it and not let it beat him,’ says nephew Nabil Via: Briton who died from rabies after being bitten by cat on holiday in Morocco named as Omar Zouhri
In an extract from his new book, Geoff Lemon recalls the moment Australia’s sporting landscape was scuffed foreverYou know it’s serious when Mluleki Ntsabo isn’t smiling. The South African Broadcasting Corporation commentator is small in stature and huge in energy, beaming a high-wattage grin as he booms away in English Read more
‘Risks associated with ‘no-deal’ in particular are severe,’ warns critical report from the Public Accounts Committee Via: Brexit: Michael Gove's department 'too complacent' over risks to trade and food safety after exit from EU
Successive governments have kicked care funding ‘into long grass’ but system is at breaking point after eight years of authority, LGA says Via: Government must raise taxes to plug £3.6bn social care funding shortfall, councils say
Medical staff was key to waterboarding and other interrogations following 9/11 attacks, newly declassified documents showCIA doctors considered using a “truth serum” on suspected terrorists in detention after waterboarding appeared to be ineffective and traumatic for US personnel who witnessed it, according to newly declassified documents.The proposal to use the Read more
Almost two-thirds of boards in technology have no female representation at allBritain’s technology sector has a “worrying” lack of diversity among its senior leadership, according to a report that shows the sector lags far behind the FTSE 100 and the wider economy on measures including gender, race and class representation.Just Read more
Pilot project aims to close opportunity gap between poorer and wealthier childrenThe scouting movement is getting younger with plans to recruit four- and five-year-olds as part of a pilot scheme targeting disadvantaged children.The aim is to build emotional resilience and encourage independence among children from hard-to-reach families. By developing life Read more
Simon Pellett caught with cocaine, heroin, pistols and revolvers Via: Corrupt UK Border officer convicted of smuggling drugs and guns worth millions
Travel disruption possible due to wet and windy conditions Via: UK weather latest: Flood warnings issued with homes and businesses at risk
A man suspected of shooting and critically injuring three people at a food distribution warehouse in Albuquerque evening was found dead near his truck several hours later. Via: Police: 3 people shot and wounded at Albuquerque business