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November 20, 2022

Funding boost 'won't save NHS from crisis'

NHS funding is hundreds of millions short, experts warn

5 mins

The human cost of Qatar's World Cup transformation

The Doha Metro is one of the engineering jewels of Qatar, a $36bn (£31.5bn) ultra-modern transport system, speeding people around the Gulf state's glass-towered futurescape capital and beyond.

7 mins

Fifa president criticises West in bizarre monologue

Fifa president Gianni Infantino claimed \"today I feel gay\" as he scolded Western media for giving \"moral lessons\" about the controversial Qatar World Cup.

2 mins

Tech giants are 'facilitating discrimination' in making Qatari app available online

Google and Apple have been accused of facilitating discrimination by making an app available for download that men can use to stop unmarried Qatari women aged under 25 from leaving the country.

5 mins

Sunak meets Zelensky on first visit to Ukraine as PM

Rishi Sunak has travelled to Ukraine to meet its president, Volodymyr Zelensky, and confirm a major new package of air defence for the war-torn country.

2 mins

Fossil fuel demands take Cop27 talks to the wire

Dozens of countries have demanded that the final Cop27 pact should put the world on a path to phasing out all fossil fuels as negotiations went down to the wire on Saturday, The latest draft agreement from the Sharm el-Sheikh summit has failed once again to include a call to wind down fossil fuel use, the primary cause of the global climate crisis.

3 mins

Raab's actions 'led to delays' during crisis in Afghanistan

Dominic Raab's refusal to speak to Foreign Office staff he considered \"time-wasters\" allegedly led to delays during the Afghanistan evacuation in 2021. The then foreign secretary has previously been heavily criticised for his actions during the drive to get people out of the country as the Taliban moved in.

1 min

Sunak wants Swiss-style relationship with Europe

Senior figures in Rishi Sunak's government are reportedly planning to move Britain into a Swiss-style relationship with the European Union.

1 min

Rayner demands election after 'nightmare' Budget

Labour's deputy leader has called for a general election in the wake of Jeremy Hunt's \"nightmare before Christmas\" autumn statement.

2 mins

It's good to talk: less is not politicians more for our

Reducing the amount of time spent by ministers on air might seem like a good idea but Kate Devlin isn't totally convinced

1 min

Parents of boy who died in mouldy flat call for 'Awaab's law' as housing boss sacked

The parents of a boy who died from exposure to mould in a housing association property have called for a new law to be implemented in their son's name, insisting his \"death must not be in vain.\"

3 mins

Ardern urges China to use influence over North Korea

New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern has urged China's president Xi Jinping to use his \"influence\" over North Korea and raised concerns about tensions in the Taiwan strait, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in Bangkok yesterday.

1 min

Comic-book movies are the reason our cinemas are open

There's a definite feeling of comic-book-film fatigue among film critics. One podcast I regularly listen to seemed positively offended by Black Adam, The Rock's entry into the DC Extended Universe.

3 mins

Tesla recalls 300,000 cars over tailgate software glitch

Tesla is recalling more than 300,000 vehicles in the US because a software glitch can make taillights go off intermittently, increasing the risk of a collision.

1 min

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