Homeless people to be given cash in first major UK trial to reduce poverty

Led by King’s College London, study will recruit 360 people in England and Wales to explore benefits of scheme. Researchers are conducting the UK’s first major scientific trials to establish ...

World - The Guardian - 6 hours ago

Number of homeless people in Wales at record high

Charmaine, 38, has been waiting to move for two years and says it is affecting her mental health.

One thousand UK workers to join first four-day week trial under Labour

Pilot scheme said to have ‘groundbreaking’ potential for the hospitality industry. One thousand workers in the UK will get extra time off with no loss of pay in the first official pilot by the ...

World - The Guardian - November 4

Prince William: ‘I’ll show people how to prevent homelessness’

Heir to the throne responds to criticism about his Homewards programme in two-part ITV documentary. Prince William has said criticism about his privileged lifestyle and many residences drives him ...

World - The Guardian - October 26

When Kentucky Bans Homeless Camps, Where Do People Go?

Angel Sivado tries to move people from the streets to permanent housing. A new law makes helping her clients more of a challenge.

Business - The New York Times - November 5

Defendant takes stand in trial over Cash App founder's murder

Nina Momeni, the tech consultant accused of fatally stabbing Cash App founder Bob Lee, claimed in testimony Monday that he acted in self-defense. CBS News Bay Area reporter Lauren Toms has the ...

How Diana's trips to homeless shelters changed Prince William

Prince William sets out the personal motivation behind Homewards, his project to tackle homelessness.

The UK’s Award-Winning Centenary Building May be Reduced to Rubble

A building once celebrated for its innovation is deemed obsolete. Those trying to save it ask what its demolition means for British architecture.

World - The New York Times - November 13

Semaglutide linked to reduced arthritis knee pain in people with obesity, study finds

People who lost a significant amount of weight with semaglutide saw major improvements in osteoarthritis knee pain, research published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine finds.

More than one in three children in poverty as UK deprivation hits record high

Exclusive: Study finds almost quarter of UK population living in poverty, reaching the highest level this century. • Poverty figures render government numbers too little and action very late . ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

Harwood-Bellis and Hall given first England call-ups

Lee Carsley names Taylor Harwood-Bellis and Lewis Hall in his final England squad for this month's Nations League fixtures.

The NHS and education are big winners in Reeves’ spending plan

But some Whitehall departments including the Home Office face real terms cuts to their budgets

World - Financial Times - October 30

UK flying taxi firm pins hopes on investors as cash runs short

Vertical’s crash and cash crisis highlight challenge of making flying taxis a reality after nearly a century of efforts. On a dreary November day in the Cotswolds, England, the VX4 – a cross ...

World - The Guardian - November 15

Turkish man accused of being major supplier of Channel smuggling boats arrested

The man was held in Amsterdam after an operation by the National Crime Agency and Dutch and Belgian police.

Winter Storm in Colorado: Denver Hit With First Major Snow of the Season

The National Weather Service said snowfall accumulations from Friday into Saturday morning could be significant, with 12 to 20 inches expected south of Denver.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 8

Disruptive snow to hit UK as weather warnings issued

Snow and ice warnings have been issued and disruption is possible as the weather turns colder across the UK.

The UK was crying out for a new kind of budget. Labour has given it repackaged Tory ideas | David Edgerton

A fairer, happier and more equal country is possible – but only if the party in power actually wants to make it happen. Has Labour got a radical economic programme, on a par with 1945 or 1964? Has ...

World - The Guardian - November 6

Can you fend for yourself? The advice given to people in Nordic nations in event of war

Sweden said the new advice follows a worsening security situation, by which it means the war in Ukraine.

Graphene-chip implant in UK trial could transform brain tumour surgery

Cancer cell detector made of material that won its inventors Nobel prize is hailed as ‘clinical milestone’. A revolutionary device designed to transform the surgical treatment of brain tumours is ...

World - The Guardian - November 3

UK trial to assess if red grape chemical can prevent bowel cancer

Resveratrol, which is also found in blueberries and peanuts, has been found to slow tumour growth in mice. Red wine was once heralded as a boon for health that could protect the heart and even ...

World - The Guardian - November 11

Teen charged in UK dance class stabbings faces January trial

A teen charged with killing three girls and wounding 10 other people in a stabbing rampage at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England this summer is scheduled to go on trial early next year

World - ABC News - November 13

How many people still smoke in the UK?

The government wants to create a smoke-free generation and restrict the sale and marketing of vapes.

Two treated after fire at BAE nuclear shipyard

Police say there is "no nuclear risk" and an investigation is under way into the cause of the blaze.

UK jobcentres not fit for purpose, says Liz Kendall ahead of major reforms

The work and pensions secretary is to overhaul benefits system, pushing young people into work or education. Britain’s network of jobcentres has become a hollowed-out “benefit administration ...

World - The Guardian - 6 hours ago

No verdict on first full day of jury deliberations in Delphi double-murder trial

Richard Allen could be sentenced to up to 130 years in prison if convicted of all the charges.

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai denies foreign collusion in security trial

Fierce critic of Beijing testifies for first time as he faces up to life in prison

World - Financial Times - 4 days ago

Thai woman sentenced to death for cyanide poisoning in first of 14 murder trials

Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn is accused of swindling thousands from victims before killing them. A Thai woman alleged to be among the worst serial killers in the kingdom’s history has been convicted and ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

‘If I can’t afford a first-class ticket, I don’t fly’: Airlines should raise prices to reduce the number of passengers. Am I wrong?

“The airlines have crammed every last bit of humanity onto planes. They offer horrible service.”

Business - MarketWatch - November 11

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