January 2025 - Page 2 of 9

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Freed British-Israeli hostage tells PM she was held in UN facilities and denied access to medical care

Muath Alsowadi31 January 2025

A British-Israeli hostage held by Hamas for 15 months in Gaza has told Sir Keir Starmer she was detained in a United Nations facility but denied medical treatment during her...

News Politics

PM has ‘absolute confidence’ in under-fire attorney general

Muath Alsowadi31 January 2025

The prime minister has "absolute confidence" in his attorney general despite negative press briefings, Downing Street has said.

News Politics

Senior Tory doubles down on criticism of party’s immigration record

Muath Alsowadi31 January 2025

The shadow home secretary has doubled down on Kemi Badenoch's criticism of the Conservatives' record on immigration, arguing "mistakes were made".

News Technology

‘Groundbreaking’ sickle cell treatment to be offered on NHS

Muath Alsowadi31 January 2025

A "groundbreaking" £1.65 million treatment has been approved for use on the NHS, offering patients with severe sickle cell disease some hope of a cure.

News Politics

Miliband will find Heathrow third runway support ‘uncomfortable’

Muath Alsowadi30 January 2025

Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband will find the government's support for a third Heathrow runway "uncomfortable" but he won't cause any "disruption", Harriet Harman has said.

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Champion figure skaters and 12-year-old girl on crashed plane: What we know about passengers

Muath Alsowadi30 January 2025

Dozens of people have died after an American Airlines passenger plane was in a mid-air crash with a military helicopter in Washington DC.

News Technology

Scientists monitoring football-pitch sized asteroid that could hit Earth in the future

Muath Alsowadi29 January 2025

The European Space Agency (ESA) has revealed it is closely monitoring an asteroid the size of a football pitch that could hit the Earth in a little over seven years.

News Politics

Growth is a fight Starmer and Reeves want to have – and they can’t afford to lose

Muath Alsowadi29 January 2025

Deregulation, streamlining planning decisions, and clamping down on judicial reviews - you might have found much of what Rachel Reeves said on Wednesday a bit dry and abstract.