NHS leaders have warned joint strike action by consultants and junior doctors this week will cause unprecedented disruption for patients. Planned care is likely to come to a halt with thousands of appointments cancelled, as the row continues with the government over pay and working conditions. Hospital consultants and other senior doctors in England will
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Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterSep 17, 2023, 06:35 PM Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Samoa fly-half Lima Sopoaga has launched an appeal to find his kicking tee after it went missing after their
Iran will release a British national and four Americans held in the country in exchange for $6bn (£4.8bn) and a prisoner swap. The funds, once frozen in South Korea, are now in Qatar after the Biden administration issued a waiver for international banks to transfer frozen Iranian money without the repercussions of US sanctions, an
Sep 17, 2023, 03:24 PM ET Major champion and six-time PGA Tour winner Jimmy Walker sounded off on the new FedEx Fall format, which has him on the outside looking in for next season. Walker, 44, ended the regular season at No. 124 in FedEx Cup standings, which in the past had been enough to
A lorry driver has been jailed after police seized £70,000 in criminal cash disguised as sandwiches. The money, wrapped in tin foil, was discovered in the cab of the driver’s vehicle in Harwich in Essex. Police were carrying out routine checks when they noticed the lorry driving the wrong way, perhaps in an attempt to
Eric Woodyard, ESPNSep 16, 2023, 09:15 PM ET Close Eric Woodyard covers the Detroit Lions for ESPN. He joined ESPN in September 2019 as an NBA reporter dedicated to the Midwest region before switching to his current role in April 2021. The Flint, Mich. native is a graduate of Western Michigan University and has authored/co-authored
Tesla has announced that it has produced its 5 millionth electric car this week – a milestone that many nayswyers thought impossible not so long ago. I’ve been reporting on Tesla long enough to remember the days where most people in the auto industry thought Tesla would never be more than a niche manufacturer, and
Armenia’s prime minister has said his country and neighbouring Azerbaijan could reach a peace deal over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region by the end of this year. Nikol Pashinyan was quoted as saying he is doing everything he can to conclude an agreement. But the leader also said it was unlikely any documents would be signed
Almost 900 buildings in Libya’s coastal city of Derna were completely destroyed in last week’s catastrophic flooding, officials have revealed. A tally by the country’s government has found at least 891 structures had been totally demolished, while a further 211 buildings were partially damaged and almost 400 others were submerged in mud. It means approximately
Sep 15, 2023, 10:35 PM These daily files will give you the latest reporting from around the World Cup as well as betting lines, what to watch for information and best reads. Check in with ESPN throughout the tournament as we bring you the latest from France. – RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023: Squads | Schedule
Sep 5, 2023, 07:27 PM Taulupe Faletau charged over for a try in the final seconds to secure Wales a potentially vital bonus point in a 28-8 World Cup victory over Portugal on Saturday after the underdogs produced a battling performance. Wales made 13 changes to the team who came through their thrilling win over
Ten years ago today, Grand Theft Auto V debuted on shop shelves. Even by the standards set by previous entries in the iconic video game series, its success – both immediate and long-term – could not have been anticipated. The fastest entertainment product in history to make $1bn (£792m), and the most profitable ever made,
The BBC has said it is “urgently looking into the issues raised” by allegations made against the comedian Russell Brand after he was publicly accused of rape and sexual assault. When asked if it would launch an investigation, the corporation said in a statement: “The documentary and associated reports contained serious allegations, spanning a number
Russell Brand has appeared live on stage in London hours after being publicly accused of rape and sexual assault. The comedian performed a show at the Troubabour Wembley Park theatre, which began just after 8pm on Saturday – roughly an hour after its scheduled start time, the PA news agency reported. A video of him
The central dock in the port of Lampedusa now stands at the meeting point between the developed and the developing world – a point of conflict between the affluent EU and the inequities and poverty of the global south. This reality is uncomfortable and unacceptable for those who govern Italy’s most southerly point. With some
The owners of American XL bully dogs may be able to keep their pets, despite the prime minister pledging to ban them following a series of attacks, the chief vet has said. Rishi Sunak has said he will outlaw the animals under the Dangerous Dogs Act and new laws will be “in place by the
Tesla production at Gigafactory Texas (Source: Tesla) Tesla has added factory tours, a perk it used to offer to all owners long ago, as a new award in its owner referral program. After an extended pause, Tesla relaunched its owner’s referral program earlier this year. Referrers and buyers earn credits when referring buyers and buyers
Police searching for a missing ex-British soldier have been informed by Ukrainian authorities that they have found a body. Former paratrooper Daniel Burke, 36, from South Manchester was reported missing on 16 August, by family who had not heard from him. Mr Burke had travelled to Ukraine last year as a military volunteer. He disappeared
The chief prosecutor of Libya’s eastern government has said he will prosecute those responsible for the neglect of two dams in Derna as the city struggles to cope with the thousands of corpses washing up or decaying under rubble. It comes as the World Health Organisation and other aid agencies urged Libyan authorities to stop
Elon Musk pushed to use Tesla’s internal driver monitoring camera to record video of drivers’ behavior, primarily for Tesla to use this video as evidence to defend itself from investigations in the event of a crash, according to Walter Isaacson’s new biography of the Tesla CEO. Walter Isaacson’s biography of Elon Musk is out, resulting