Man, 76, arrested on suspicion of administering poison at summer camp after eight children taken to hospital
A 76-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of administering poison at a summer camp which led to eight children being taken to hospital, police said.
‘No evidence’ malign activity caused Wednesday’s air traffic disruption
There is no evidence that malign activity was responsible for yesterday’s outage of air traffic control systems, the transport secretary has said.
Nurses threaten industrial action ballot after rejecting pay increase
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has threatened to ballot its members on industrial action if the government fails to reach an agreement on investment in the profession over the…
Two more people arrested in connection with murders of great-grandparents in house fire
Two more people have been arrested in connection with the murders of great-grandparents who died in an arson attack at their home in St Helens.
The state of play as Trump signs order imposing new tariffs – but there are more delays
Donald Trump’s trade war has been difficult to keep up with, to put it mildly.
US doctor in Gaza asks Trump’s envoy to come and see reality on ground
An American doctor working at a hospital in Gaza has pleaded with Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy to come and see the reality of what is happening on the ground.
RAC owners plot route to £5bn sale or stock market listing
The owners of the RAC roadside recovery service are preparing to offload the company in a deal which could value it at up to £5bn.
‘China is preparing to invade Taiwan’ – but there are questions over whether the island is ready
At a critical port on the Taiwanese island of Penghu, there is a sudden bang of explosions.
Christmas food price shock looms, chancellor warned
Food inflation will rise to 6% by the end of the year – posing a “significant challenge” to household budgets in the run-up to Christmas, industry leaders have predicted.
Renae died from a rare brain disease after getting measles as a baby. Now, her mother wants more children to get vaccines
The mother of a 10-year-old girl who died from complications of measles has urged parents to have their children vaccinated amid a surge of cases.