Pentagon chief makes nuclear pledge to Asian ally
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has reaffirmed Washington’s “ironclad” commitment to South Korea and announced “tabletop” nuclear exercises
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Official UK jobless figures may be missing 3m people, study finds
Report on ‘hidden unemployment’ shows stark north-south divide in adults out of work due to ill health or lack of good opportunitiesUnemployment in the UK could be three times higher than shown by official government figures, according to a report expo…
Urgent action needed to curb rise in prison deaths linked to spice, say UK researchers
Synthetic cannabinoids involved in nearly half of male prisoner deaths analysed in England and WalesResearchers have called for urgent action to tackle the crisis in the Prison Service after data showed a rise in deaths among male prisoners linked to s…
Rishi Sunak’s migration plan ‘would have left 45,000 in permanent limbo last year’
Refugee Council warns tens of thousands who crossed Channel to UK in 2022 would have been detained indefinitely under proposalsMore than 45,000 people who have crossed the Channel in small boats this year would have been detained indefinitely in a “per…
Higher obesity levels linked to lower productivity in England, research shows
Report by former government adviser says plan needed to tackle obesity, thought to cost UK economy £27bn a yearAreas in England with the most overweight and obese people also have the lowest rates of productivity, according to research showing “obesity…
Donald Trump sues Bob Woodward over The Trump Tapes for $50m
Washington Post reporter and publisher Simon & Schuster say lawsuit ‘without merit … we will aggressively defend against it’Donald Trump has sued Bob Woodward for a fraction less than $50m, claiming he did not agree to the veteran Washington Post r…
Kate says supporting children in early years ‘more important than ever’
Princess of Wales launches Shaping Us campaign to boost understanding of early childhood’s formative roleThe Princess of Wales has said “it is more important than ever” to support the development of young children as she launches her early years campai…
Campaigners seek to overturn Liz Truss’s resumption of Saudi arms sales
Lawyers will argue the then trade secretary ignored Saudi air force’s bombing of civilians in YemenAnti-arms trade campaigners will seek to overturn a decision made by Liz Truss to resume UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia, arguing she ignored a pattern of …
Yale honors Black girl, 9, wrongly reported to police over insect project
Bobbi Wilson’s efforts to rid her town of the spotted lanternfly unwittingly touched off a national discussion about racial profilingA nine-year-old girl who had a neighbor call the police on her as she worked to eradicate invasive insects from her hom…
‘We want justice’: Victims of sexual abuse by French Catholic Church seek financial compensation
Victims of sexual assault at the hands of the French Catholic Church are demanding recognition and appropriate financial compensation.