Tackling the NHS backlog was – and still is – one of the Government’s key six missions Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer says he has a plan to end it, But what’s remarkable about this new year’s waiting list announcement is how few levers ministers will have to pull. Much of this plan is about…
Weather warnings for high winds are due to come into force in parts of Britain from Saturday morning, as millions of people take to the streets ahead of Christmas. The Met Office says winds could reach 50-60mph and motoring experts are predicting the busiest weekend of motoring this year, with disruption expected. A yellow warning…
The impeached former president has refused questioning three times since the December 3 martial law decree. South Korea’s anti-corruption agency says it has extended the court warrant for the arrest of impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol. The Corruption Investigation Office (CIO) on Tuesday did not immediately confirm how long the warrant would remain in effect for…
BBC Chronic absenteeism levels show how many pupils have attended less than 90% of lessons Education experts have described school absenteeism rates in parts of the South West as a “really serious issue”. According to OfstedSchools in Cornwall, Plymouth and Torbay had rates of persistent absence – meaning pupils attend less than 90% of classes…
Liverpool manager Arne Slott says clean sheets are “one of the reasons” teams win a lot, following his team’s 5–0 win over West Ham at the London Stadium. Source link
BBC/Toffee International Limited/Tom Jackson The gang is partying but what are they celebrating? you’ll have to wait until christmas night It’s been five years since the last Gavin and Stacey Christmas special aired in 2019, and since then everyone has been curious to know if Smithy said yes. Well, I actually know the answer… but…
The Russian Defense Ministry says Russia and Ukraine have exchanged hundreds of prisoners of war. In a deal brokered by the United Arab Emirates, Russia said it had exchanged 150 captured Ukrainian soldiers for an equal number of Russian soldiers. The Russian Defense Ministry said the freed Russian soldiers were in Russia’s ally Belarus and…
Donald Trump has described the Prince of Wales as a “good looking guy” after meeting him in Paris at the weekend. The US president-elect told the New York Post, “He looked really beautiful last night. Some people look better in person. He looked great. He looked really good, and I told him it was told.”…
Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro sworn in for a third six-year term as president. Source link
The French president’s office says a new prime minister will be named on Friday morning following Michel Barnier’s resignation last week. French President Emmanuel Macron will announce a new prime minister on Friday morning, his office said. “A statement in the name of the prime minister will be published tomorrow morning,” the Elysee presidential palace…
