Employers say strike by doctors will put patients in danger

Patients have been harmed as a result of doctors striking this year, and others needing time-critical treatment will be at risk during next month's walkout in England, hospital employers have said.

U-turn on minimum salary for family visa

The Home Office has made a U-turn on its much criticised plan to imminently raise the minimum salary requirement for British nationals to bring foreign family members to the UK. Instead of imposing a £38,700 requirement now, it says the threshold will first be raised to £29,000.

Prague student kills 14 in gun attack

A student at Charles University in Prague shot and killed 14 people and injured 24 others, nine of them seriously, yesterday before being found dead, in what is believed to be the worst mass shooting in the Czech Republic's modern history.

Earps receives Nike promise on replica shirt availability

Mary Earps has revealed she has received a commitment from Nike that the manufacturer will never again fail to make replica shirts for girls and women after the controversy over the England keeper’s kit during the World Cup this summer.

Jones doubles up to send Liverpool marching to semi-finals in high style

After the stalemate came the slaughter. Liverpool, the model of frustration having been held by Manchester United on Sunday, cruised into the semi-finals of the League Cup for a record 19th time with an emphatic destruction of West Ham at Anfield. David Moyes’ visitors were abysmal, their defending a disgrace in the second half, but they were driven to submission by a superb Liverpool display.

Cuthbert double downs Häcken to put Blues in control of group

Emma Hayes’s Chelsea finished 2023 on a high with a professional victory against a stubborn BK Häcken that showed all of their experience.

Top of the props: Stuart beds down in his kitchen to boost Bath's ambitions

England forward talks about his odd post-match ritual, World Cup frustration and facing Joe Marler on Saturday

'He's getting better' Lyon's bowling guru puts batters in a spin after shy country kid joins fabled 500 club

He’s got country boy hands, strong fingers, the ball looks completely at home in them,” says John Davison, aka the Spin Whisperer, the satisfaction in his Queensland burr plain to hear.

More than 100 ships rerouted to avoid Houthi rebels' attacks

More than 100 container ships have been re-routed around southern Africa to avoid the Suez Canal, in a sign of the disruption to global trade caused by Houthi rebels attacking vessels on the west coast of Yemen.

Italy drafts law to protect school nativity scenes as 'cultural roots'

Italy’s ruling far-right party has identified a new battleground in its ongoing war to protect the country’s “cultural roots”: the humble school nativity scene.

'Looking ahead in fear' The terrible plight of Ukrainians held captive

In a small apartment in a highrise block on Kyiv’s left bank, 50-year-old Natalia struggled to remain composed as she contemplated spending a second New Year’s Eve without her son Artem.

MPs cast doubt over Congo vote as polling stations hit by chaos

Opposition parties have questioned the legitimacy of yesterday’s high-stakes general election in the Democratic Republic of Congo after voting was marred by administrative chaos, delays, and closed polling stations.

Rare pearly clouds hover over UK as far south as the Midlands

Weather watchers have captured images of rare iridescent clouds over Scotland, northern England, and the West Midlands, with some people likening them to UFOs.

Woman who pretended to be a man and duped partner into sex is jailed

A woman has been sentenced to 10 and a half years in jail for sexual assault after pretending to be a man to dupe a woman into sex using a blindfold, a sex toy, and a “wholly fake persona”.

Palestinian prisoners Numbers held in Israeli jails highest for 14 years

More than 8,000 Palestinians are being held in Israeli jails amid an intensified wave of arrests and detentions in Gaza and the West Bank since the October 7 attacks by Hamas, according to human rights groups.

Voters complain of broken promises as Tory MP Bone is ousted

Jonathan Ashworth has accused the Conservative party of being weak in its handling of disgraced former MP Peter Bone and said the prime minister is being “pushed around” by members of his party, as he campaigned in Wellingborough ahead of the upcoming byelection.

Government's trans guidance puts schools 'at risk of legal action'

Schools in England could face legal action if they follow new guidance on how to treat transgender children, ministers’ own lawyers have reportedly warned.

Colorado ruling barring Trump from ballot ignites political firestorm

The Colorado Supreme Court ruling that bars Donald Trump from the state’s presidential ballot has kicked off a firestorm among Republicans and legal scholars, and fury from Trump himself.

'It will break down barriers' - deaf campaigners hail sign language GCSE

After becoming the first deaf contestant to ever feature on Love Island, the model Tasha Ghouri urged others to explore and learn sign language, saying people often felt uncomfortable trying to talk to those who were deaf or hearing impaired “because they don’t know how to communicate”.

Teenagers convicted of Brianna Ghey's murder

Two teenagers who hada thirst for killing’ convicted for Brianna Ghey murder

Biden says US pushing for second deal on hostages

New deal on Gaza hostages draws closer but talks on ceasefire stall

Outrage over police access to 50m driving licences to run face checks

New law poses risk of bias and threat to civil liberties, say critics

Petrovic sends relieved Chelsea into last four

Chelsea advanced to the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup after beating Newcastle 4-2 on penalties. The win would not have been achieved without Mykhailo Mudryk coming off the bench to punish an error in stoppage time from Kieran Trippier, whose night went from bad to worse when he shot wide during the shootout.

Leno and Fulham hold their nerve to overcome Everton

Fulham reached the semi-finals of the League Cup for the first time in their history as Everton endured penalty torment in the competition yet again.

Starc signed for record £2.34m at auction

The Australia fast bowlers Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins have become the most expensive players sold at the Indian Premier League auction, smashing the record held by England's Sam Curran.

Banker under sanctions sold shares in ex-chancellor's firm

A Russian banker who has been placed under sanctions sold more than £15m of shares in a cryptocurrency firm chaired by the former chancellor Philip Hammond in a transaction experts say could have attracted scrutiny from US sanctions enforcers.

Union calls for urgent action to tackle safety at Sellafield

The GMB trade union has called on the government and nuclear authorities to take “urgent action” to address concerns over safety at Sellafield.

Greece to grant legal status to migrants as labour shortage bites

Greece is to give thousands of undocumented immigrants legal status as part of efforts to curb an acute labour shortage that is hitting key sectors of an otherwise resurgent economy.

Democrats call on US attorney general to block Texas migrant bill

A group of Texas and Hispanic Democrats have demanded the US attorney general blocks \"the most extreme anti-immigrant state bill\" in the US, which was signed by the Texas governor, Greg Abbott, on Monday.

Rescuers battle extreme cold as quake kills at least 126 in China

Cold weather hampered rescue efforts after an earthquake in China's Gansu and Qinghai provinces killed at least 126 people and injured more than 500.