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Strikes by London Underground drivers will go ahead next week, threatening travel chaos for commuters and visitors to the capital. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) confirmed that its members will walk out from 12 noon for 24 hours on Tuesday April 21 and Thursday April 23, accusing Transport for London (TfL) of imposing a new four-day working week. RMT general secretary Eddie Dempsey said: “We have approached negotiations […]

A mother has launched an urgent appeal to find stem cell donors for her two young sons in a bid to “give them a chance at a normal life”. Cezar Nica, two, and David Nica, 10 months, have been diagnosed with Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome (WAS), a rare and life-threatening genetic disorder. Their mother, Marcela Zberea, 29, said the boys currently lead “very restricted lives” and are too vulnerable to go to […]

The UK’s biggest mobile providers have been outperformed by smaller rivals in an annual customer service survey by watchdog Which? Three, O2 and Lycamobile were the lowest performing networks in the survey of more than 5,000 mobile users, receiving customer scores of 65%, 67% and 68% respectively. Three received a two-star rating in every category including network reliability and technical support, the consumer group found. O2 received just two stars […]

Three cases of meningitis B have been confirmed in young people in Weymouth, Dorset, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said, adding that those affected are recovering well. Antibiotics and vaccines are now being offered to young people currently in school years 7 to 13 across the Weymouth, Portland and Chickerell areas of Dorset. The UKHSA said the three cases were confirmed between March 20 and April 15. The three […]

The UK and France will lead a peaceful mission to protect freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, Sir Keir Starmer said. The Prime Minister said the mission would be put in place as soon as conditions allow, once hostilities in the Iran war are over. But US President Donald Trump belittled the efforts of Nato nations, saying the transatlantic allies had been “useless when needed” and were only […]

A nursery worker who killed a 14-month-old boy while trying to get him to sleep has been jailed for three years and four months for gross negligence manslaughter. Kimberley Cookson stared downwards in the dock as a judge said it was “blind luck” that there had been no other deaths at Dudley-based Fairytales Day Nursery before that of Noah Sibanda. Wolverhampton Crown Court heard Cookson was recorded by CCTV cameras […]

Saturday sees Scotland play England - the largest standalone women's sporting event in Scotland A giant artwork has been unveiled on the pitch of Murrayfield stadium ahead of a record-breaking match for women’s rugby taking place this weekend. When Scotland’s women play England’s Red Roses on Saturday, it will be the largest standalone women’s sporting event in Scotland, with more than 25,000 tickets sold. Ahead of the match, a 100 […]

Police are investigating whether items found near the Israeli embassy in central London are connected to a video posted by an Iran-linked Islamist group claiming it was going to be attacked. The Metropolitan Police said officers were assessing “a number of discarded items” in Kensington Gardens, and urged people to avoid the area. A video, which appears to have been shared by the group Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia, shows a […]

It's after Thursday night’s 24-14 defeat to St Helens Hull FC have announced that head coach John Cartwright has stepped down from his duties with immediate effect. Cartwright had indicated after Thursday night’s 24-14 defeat to St Helens that his future was set to be thrashed out in a series of meetings early next week. However, Hull said in a statement on Friday that Cartwright will be replaced by his […]