Day: February 6, 2024
Victims of epilepsy drug and mesh should get compensation, ministers told
February 6, 2024The government is being told to urgently set up a financial package to help patients damaged by epilepsy drug valproate and vaginal mesh. Calculations for the cost of the package amount to half a billion pounds – just for the initial payments, according to a report by the Patient Safety Commissioner for England, Dr Henrietta […]
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Players’ responsibility to get England fans back onside – Freddie Steward
February 6, 2024Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Freddie Steward has called on England to win back the support of Twickenham as they launch a new era with Saturday’s Guinness Six Nations clash […]
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HS2 ‘offers very little value for money’ after northern leg ditched, MPs warn
February 6, 2024Rishi Sunak’s plan to build HS2 between London and Birmingham but not extend it to Manchester will be “very poor value for money”, cross-party MPs have warned. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC), which examines government spending, said there are “many uncertainties” in the assessment that it was better to complete Phase 1 of the project […]
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UK’s first black female Michelin-starred chef: ‘We’re at the forefront of west African food’
February 6, 2024Fermented rice cake, mushroom puree and a side of plantain. West African cuisine is gaining traction in London, according to the first black woman to be awarded a Michelin star in the UK. Adejoké Bakare is the founder and head chef at Chishuru, which received the honour on Monday. The restaurant, which specialises in modern […]
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Person dies on board train after ‘medical emergency’
February 6, 2024Ben AshtonPublished Feb 6, 2024, 6:07pm|Updated Feb 6, 2024, 6:46pm A person has died after a medical emergency on board a train from London to Liverpool. Passengers were forced off the 2.43pm Avanti West Coast service from Euston to Liverpool Lime Street shortly after departure today. The train came to a halt at Watford Junction […]
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Met officers investigated after black boy, 16, stopped six times in five months
February 6, 2024Eight Metropolitan police officers are under investigation after a black 16-year-old was stopped six times in five months, on each occasion with nothing criminal found. The police watchdog is investigating after the case triggered claims of racial profiling and a friend of the boy’s family said he had been left traumatised. The Guardian has learned […]
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New CCTV emerges of Clapham chemical attack suspect’s last known movements
February 6, 2024The manhunt for Abdul Ezedi is continuing, almost a week after the chemical attack in Clapham, south London. The Metropolitan Police is putting together the next known steps of the suspect behind the incident on Thursday evening in which in 12 people were injured with a corrosive substance. Officers from the Counter Terrorism fugitive team have now […]
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Woman sued boss after wrongly thinking he was coming onto her
February 6, 2024A woman has lost a discrimination case against her boss after accusing him of making ‘sexual’ comments and saying she ‘looked like Pocahontas’. Shivali Patel claimed that Ben Combes made an ‘uncomfortable’ remark while talking about his wife over drinks at a work do. The British-born Indian, who was working as a senior consultant at […]
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Hundreds of drivers stung after fake 50mph sign appears in 40mph zone
February 6, 2024Brooke DaviesPublished Feb 6, 2024, 3:39pm|Updated Feb 7, 2024, 8:31am Hundreds of motorists have been fined after an ‘unauthorised’ 50mph sign was erected in a 40mph zone. The fake speed sign was placed on the A20 in Sidcup, south east London, despite Transport for London (TfL) lowering the limit due to water flooding. Although the […]
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Apple Vision Pro: I went hands-on with the hottest gadget in the world — and I’m a believer
February 6, 2024This article was originally published on June 6 2023. It has been republished in light of recent news around the Apple Vision Pro. I’ll be honest, I was sceptical about this headset at the start. I’ve tried plenty of other virtual-reality and augmented-reality devices. I imagined Apple would do something better than its rivals, but […]
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