The Royal College of Nursing says it will pause strike action as it is “confident” of agreeing to a pay deal during “intensive talks” with ministers. RCN members in England were set to walk out for 48 hours from 1-3 March, including by emergency departments for the first time, as part of the long-running dispute
Joe Biden has said Vladimir Putin expected his enemies to “roll over” when he invaded Ukraine but was met with the “iron will” of its allies – as the Russian president suspended a key nuclear treaty with the US after accusing the West of starting the war. The US president gave a historic speech from
For months there has been speculation over the health of President Putin with his appearance, movement and behaviour all being analysed. Sky’s Security and Defence Editor Deborah Haynes reports on how both America and the UK have said “there is no evidence that Putin is suffering from serious ill health.” #skynews SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube
Meduza’s Ivan Kolpakov says Putin believed his own “huge propaganda narrative about Ukraine as a failed state.” Puck’s Julia Ioffe says “the Russian propaganda machine has trained the Russian public to want blood, and now they want blood.” #CNN #News
Asda and Morrisons are imposing limits on some of the fruit and vegetables customers can buy due to supply shortages. Asda is temporarily limiting the purchase of tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, lettuce, salad bags, broccoli, cauliflower and raspberries to three of each item per customer. “Like other supermarkets, we are experiencing sourcing challenges on some products
Shamima Begum – who left home in east London at the age of 15 to join Islamic State in Syria – will find out today if she is allowed back to the UK. Back in 2015, Begum was pictured leaving Bethnal Green with two other girls to make the journey to Turkey and then onto
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Vladimir Putin has blamed the West for starting the war in Ukraine and claimed Russia responded with force “in order to stop it”. In a speech describing his aims as the first anniversary of the conflict nears, the Russian president said Ukraine was in talks with the West about weapons before Russia invaded its neighbour
Former RAF pilot and now adviser at Universal Defence and Security Solutions, Air Vice Marshal Sean Bell, says Russian forces have retreated from northern Ukraine with the intention of refocussing their efforts on the south and east of Ukraine. The governor of Ukraine’s eastern Luhansk region has said Russian forces will likely launch a full-scale
Security video caught a female bodybuilder fighting off a man trying to attack her while she was working out alone in a Florida gym. #CNN #News #shorts
Feb 20, 2023 Associated Press HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — Steve Asmussen became the first trainer with 10,000 victories in North America on Monday, when Bet He’s Ready won the fifth race at Oaklawn Park. He’s already the all-time winningest trainer in the United States and Canada, having set the mark of 9,446 on Aug. 7,
Singapore’s new digital retail banks are offering lower fees, more incentives and waiving minimum account balances to win over customers from traditional banks. But how viable is this in the long run? Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Digital retail banks in Singapore are pulling out all stops to win new customers. Trust
Russia’s president will give an update on what he calls his “special military operation” in Ukraine later. Vladimir Putin will address members of both houses of parliament, military commanders and soldiers – nearly one year after he sent troops into the country. Despite superiority in numbers, Russian troops have been defeated a number of times
The world’s biggest trial of a four-day working week has been hailed a success – with most of the companies involved saying they would continue offering a shorter week. A total of 61 companies across several sectors in the UK were involved in the pilot, which ran for six months from June last year. Employers
US President Joe Biden has become the latest and most powerful Western leader to visit Kyiv since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February last year. The show of solidarity for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his people came as a surprise to many, as the White House said last week that the US president had no
Women going through the menopause will soon be able to access a year’s supply of a key treatment for just under £20. The Department of Health and Social Care said from 1 April, women prescribed hormone replacement therapy (HRT) will be able to access a new scheme that will cut prescription costs. They will be
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In this article DUK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Transmission towers are shown on June 15, 2021 in Houston, Texas. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which controls approximately 90% of the power in Texas, has requested Texas residents to conserve power through Friday as temperatures surge in the state. Brandon Bell |
Alec Baldwin no longer faces the possibility of five years in prison after prosecutors dropped part of the charges being levelled at him for his part in a fatal film set shooting – but he still could be jailed for a lesser time. Baldwin was charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter over the death
8:07 AM ET Mixed martial arts will never experience anything like this year’s NBA trade deadline — when second-round draft picks seemingly turned into Monopoly money — but it’s fun to dream. So, in the spirit of all the drama that unfolded on the hardwood, here are a few trades we’d like to see take