Police have identified the man behind Thursday’s attack on a Manchester synagogue as 35-year-old Jihad al-Shamie, a British citizen who grew up in the city after moving from abroad as a child. Al-Shamie, whose surname translates as “the Syrian”, became a naturalised citizen in 2006 while still a teenager. Officials confirmed he had no prior […]
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The Health Secretary has ordered an urgent review into the vetting of foreign-trained doctors after a Times investigation revealed that medics banned abroad for serious misconduct were able to practise in the NHS. Wes Streeting described the findings as “horrific” and a “serious failure in our medical regulatory systems”, promising that such lapses “will not
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A new study has revealed that record NHS waiting times are leading patients to delay or even avoid seeking treatment, with some ignoring potential cancer symptoms as a result. The survey of 2,000 adults found nearly a third (29%) had put off seeing a doctor because of long waits, while more than one in five
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Kemi Badenoch has pledged to repeal the Climate Change Act if the Conservatives win the next general election, a move that would dismantle the legal framework underpinning Britain’s climate policy for nearly two decades. The Tory leader has already promised to scrap the UK’s net zero target, but scrapping the 2008 Act would go further
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A day of solemn prayer turned into horror on Thursday when a knifeman launched a deadly attack outside a synagogue in north Manchester, leaving two people dead and several others seriously injured. Worshippers at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation in Crumpsall were marking Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, when the attacker
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The mother of a student who died on the day he should have graduated has said her son was “failed” by the University of Glasgow after it wrongly told him he would not be eligible to complete his degree. Ethan Scott Brown, 23, from Coatbridge in North Lanarkshire, was studying geography and due to graduate
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The President of the United States is set to visit Hampton Roads, Virginia, on Friday, according to a report from The Washington Post. A senior White House official, speaking on the condition of anonymity as plans have not been formally announced, said the trip will highlight the nation’s “great Naval assets” in the region. The
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On 9 October 2025, Wembley Stadium will witness a historic moment as England and Wales players walk out side by side with 22 fans living with dementia. The powerful event will take place ahead of their international friendly and will be delivered by Alzheimer’s Society and The Football Association (FA) at the Alzheimer’s Society International
Norfolk Mayor Kenny Alexander has confirmed that a joint meeting between the city council and the school board will not go ahead, after the board once again postponed a vote on the city’s controversial school consolidation plan. The school board was expected to vote on the closures at a special meeting on Monday night, but
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A Glasgow pastor who carried out a two-decade campaign of sexual and physical abuse has been jailed for 14 years. The Rev James Haram, 51, a former minister with the Free Church of Scotland (Continuing), was convicted at the High Court in Glasgow of 19 offences including rape, sexual assault, and violent abuse against a
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