The first part of March 2024 in the spotlight

Friday, March 1 2024 Russians chant ‘no to war’ near Navalny’s grave Crowds in Moscow chanted anti-Ukraine war slogans as they lined the streets to pay their respects to Alexei Navalny. Thousands of people, including senior diplomats, headed out to mourn the Russian opposition leader, who died in prison last month and was buried on

The start of 2024

2024 starts with a bang Tens of thousands of revellers started 2024 with a bang as fireworks and drones lit up the sky over London. In Edinburgh, Pulp headlined a special concert before a firework display over Edinburgh Castle. Take a look at the best of the night’s photographs. Thousands gather to watch New Year’s

2023 1st half of November health overview

A selection of articles in The Telegraph on health matters A baby at Nasser Hospital, born after his mother was killed in an Israeli airstrike Credit: Mustafa Hassona/Anadolu via Getty Images Doctors in Gaza are delivering babies as their mothers die in childbirth and performing complicated surgeries, including caesareans, by torch light, aid groups and

Facts from Monday July 31 up to Sunday August 06 2023

Monday July 31 Rishi Sunak grants hundreds of new North Sea oil and gas licences Rishi Sunak said it would make “absolutely no sense” for the UK not to take advantage of its domestic fossil fuel resources as he announced hundreds of new oil and gas drilling licences. The Prime Minister said the new licences

NHS loosing senior doctors

Rising numbers of middle-aged consultants are opting for a new life abroad, which is exacerbating the NHS workforce crisis.

Reforms UK Labour proposes are current Tory policy

In the editorial of the Daily Star of Monday 17 July 2023 you could read: It’s all very well to talk of “reform” of public services, but the reforms Labour proposes — in the NHS, for example — are current Tory policy, that is increased reliance on the private sector to carry out NHS work,

Biggest NHS reform in its history to save taxpayer £10bn

75 years old NHS may be looking at a 15-year NHS plan sets out measures to plug a black hole of up to 360,000 staff by creating an army of junior and apprentice roles and speeding up clinical training.

Princess of Wales wades into contentious scone debate

Cornish or the Devon method to pronounce the word scone.

National Health Service turns 75

Today the NHS is in a deep crisis. Those who can afford it are going private: the number paying for private hospital treatment has risen by nearly a third since 2019.

The Telegraph Frontpage for Tuesday 2023 June 06

By Daniel Hardaker The Prime Minister has indicated that he is prepared to use controversial legislation to force through his small boats Bill. Meanwhile, a vast Soviet-era dam was blown in Russian-controlled Ukraine as Kyiv’s forces step up offensive operations along the front line. Rishi Sunak willing to defy Lords over small boats Bill The