In this issue

March 13, 2024

Tory donor's remarks were 'racist and wrong' - No 10

Downing Street has described remarks made about Diane Abbott by the Conservative party’s biggest donor as “racist and wrong” after senior politicians from across the political spectrum piled pressure on Rishi Sunak to intervene.

4 mins

NHS England says children will no longer receive puberty blockers

Children who have gender dysphoria will no longer be given puberty blockers, NHS England has said, ahead of a radical change in how it cares for them.

2 mins

"They're all high': rats eating drug evidence, say New Orleans police

Police in New Orleans are on the tail of a brazen gang who broke into their headquarters' evidence room and pilfered the pot: a swarm of rodents.

1 min

Fun takes centre stage in museum's celebration of Blackpool culture

Blackpool has many claims to fame: two spectacular ballrooms, three raucous piers and a tower so beloved that people wept when it was wrongly reported to be on fire last year. But until this week, in more than 170 years as one of the UK's most popular seaside resorts, it has not had a proper museum.

2 mins

The sounds of thriving coral could lure their larvae back to ailing reefs

Underwater speakers that broadcast the hustle and bustle of thriving coral reefs could bring life back to more damaged and degraded reefs that are in danger of becoming ocean graveyards, researchers say.

1 min

Civil servants threaten to sue ministers if 'forced' to implement Rwanda bill

Civil servants have threatened ministers with legal action over concerns that senior Home Office staff could be in breach of international law if they implement the government's Rwanda deportation bill.

2 mins

Comments about me by £10m Tory donor were frightening, says Abbott

Diane Abbott has said it was \"frightening\" to hear of remarks made by the Conservative donor Frank Hester, who told colleagues that looking at her made you \"want to hate all black women\" and said the MP \"should be shot\".

3 mins

Tate faces extradition to UK over allegations of rape and trafficking

British police investigating allegations of rape and human trafficking have been granted a warrant to extradite Andrew Tate to the UK.

2 mins

Stones of hope Camilla lauds militant suffragettes

Two stones thrown at Buckingham Palace's windows during a suffragette protest more than a century ago and saved for  posterity represented \"hope to the women who threw them\", the queen told equality campaigners.

2 mins

Sarah Jessica Parker among Olivier awards nominees

James Norton, Andrew Scott, Sarah Jessica Parker, Sarah Snook and David Tennant are among the stars to have received Olivier nominations in a year when British theatre was dominated by celebrity castings.

1 min

Families in Hull wait to see if funeral parlour has mixed up ashes

Families who used a funeral director where 35 bodies have been recovered by police over \"concern for care of the deceased\" are waiting to hear if ashes returned to them were those of their loved ones.

2 mins

'Stop the poo' Community campaigns to end overflow of sewage

The brochure boasts of a family-friendly community located in tranquil green space within easy reach of high-speed links to London.

2 mins

Vandalism on rise at historic sites amid cost of living crisis, says report

From York stone gouged from a 200-year-old bridge to graffiti sprayed on a 13th-century chapel, the nation's most cherished historic sites have seen a rise in theft and vandalism, with the cost of living crisis only expected to worsen the problem.

3 mins

Nursery chains run by investment firms make bumper profits

Campaigners called yesterday for tougher regulation of childcare to safeguard taxpayers' money, as analysis showed that more than £1 in every £5 spent at English nurseries backed by large investment companies ends up as profit.

3 mins

UK Foreign Office official floated idea of giving honour to Saudi royals fixer

A Foreign Office official floated the idea of giving an honour to a businessman who was later alleged to have helped facilitate millions of pounds of bribes to a Saudi prince and his high-ranking associates.

3 mins

Power vacuum in Haiti as leader quits after week of gang violence

Haiti is facing a dangerous power vacuum after the resignation of its prime minister, Ariel Henry, after a gang insurrection that erupted while he was on an overseas trip.

3 mins

Ukraine launches drone strikes on Russian oil facilities on election eve

Ukraine targeted Russian energy facilities yesterday in one of its largest cross-border drone and rocket attacks of the war, disrupting production at a major oil refinery, as armed groups claimed to have launched a large raid across the border from Ukraine.

2 mins

First aid ship to Gaza leaves Cyprus port to open sea route after month in dock

An aid ship that has been docked in Cyprus for nearly a month has finally set sail for Gaza, taking almost 200 tonnes of aid in a pilot project to open a sea route for a population on the edge of famine.

2 mins

China President and party tighten grip on power

Xi Jinping did not speak at the Two Sessions China's annual parliamentary gatherings this year, but his presence was still felt.

2 mins

Nationwide bid would be windfall for Virgin Money CEO

Banking bosses at Virgin Money are in line for a £6m windfall if Nationwide Building Society pushes ahead with a proposed takeover of the lender, with more than half of that sum set to be pocketed by long-time chief executive David Duffy.

2 mins

State Man lacks 'wow' factor but success helps Mullins close in on century

There was, as Willie Mullins conceded, no \"wow\" about State Man in the Champion Hurdle here yesterday, but on the softest ground on the Festival's opening day for many years, even the much-missed defending champion, Constitution Hill, might have struggled to find his usual turn of foot.

3 mins

Kim held PGA Tour talks before joining LIV circuit

Jay Monahan, the PGA Tour's commissioner, has revealed Anthony Kim rejected the option of playing his way back on to the circuit before signing with LIV Golf.

1 min

Edwards provides the golden sky for Reds after Klopp storm

Manager and his staff may be leaving Liverpool but former sporting director can minimise major disruption

3 mins

Champions League draw too complex for humans

The new expanded Champions League format is so complex that the draw will be made by computer, after Uefa found it would take up to four hours without digital assistance.

2 mins

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