30,000 jobs could go in Labour’s radical overhaul of NHS | Health policy
Employment from the government's radical restructuring of the NHS is at least twice as large as previous ideas, and other parts of health services have also diminished. The staff shaking caused by the abolition of NHS England and unprecedented cost reductions means the number of lost posts will skyrocket from the expected 10,000 to 20,000-30,000. […]
Donald Trump, the mob boss with a messiah complex | Donald Trump
Jonathan Friedland is clearly right when Donald Trump says he is turning the US into a mafia state (Journal, March 7), but we should assume that there is always a possibility that he would do so. The concept of “America First” showed that the United States understands to the world that it not only stands […]
Ukraine’s retreat from Kursk appears to mark end of seven-month incursion into Russia | Ukraine
uConstant attacks from drones attached to fiber optic cables scrambled in groups that passed two or three or fields along hidden tracks, often walking miles on foot to return to Ukrainian territory. Ukraine's retreat from the Kursk region, which took place in stages over the past two weeks, appears to mark the end of one […]
Aid workers warn ‘people are dying and they’re going to continue dying’ as funding cuts hit | Global development
Experts warn that cuts in food aid by the US, UK and others have already led to more people around the world who die. The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said aid clauses in Somalia have been declining after estimates last month as the UN and other agencies are hoping to announce badly how 83% […]
Cheltenham festival 2025: Gold Cup countdown and more – live | Cheltenham festival 2025
Important Events Shows key events only Please turn on JavaScript and use this feature This is where your money went on Thursday. Share Timeform, the venerable racing data bibleHe presented his views on Galopin Des Champs compared to his beloved best mate, who won his third victory in 2004. Best Mate won the 182-year-old's career-high […]
Rashford and Henderson named in Thomas Tuchel’s first England squad: football – live | Soccer
The CIA Book Club by Charlie English review – ‘It was like fresh air’ | History books
In, I think I got a call in November 1978 from a rather spectacular British journalist who heard I was about to go to Moscow. “My Russian friend would sincerely like the latest volume of the “Grag Islands” of Solzenitine. I don't think you'll smuggle it for him? “Of course I disguised it quite subtly […]
TV tonight: an essential report on the civil war in Sudan | Television
Unreported world 7:30pm, Channel 4This documentary strand may be a dark testimony to the miserable amounts the world can produce, but it is just as essential as ever. Krishnan Guru Mursie is in Sudan exploring the horrifying aspects of the ongoing civil war. Approximately 30 million people need humanitarian assistance, certain areas experience hunger, and […]
Matthew Macfadyen to play George Smiley in new John le Carré TV show | Television
Matthew McFadien was cast as George Smiley in a new television series based on the novel by John Le Carré. Various trade publications, including Variety and Deadline, reported on Thursday that the 50-year-old successor star will play Le Curre's most famous Spook on a television show called Legacy of Spies. Le Carré's bestselling novels were […]
Rory McIlroy answers the call after a spot of mobile phone interference | Rory McIlroy
Rory McIlroy chose to let the golf club talk. A mysterious approach to the 18th, setting up birdies for the opening round of 67, highlighted Northern Ireland's ability to create his own storyline. Social media became a typical frenzy in this player championship accumulation after McIlroy was troubled by avid golfers in the practice round […]