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GPs strike deal to help end '8am scramble' for appointm...

It gives general practices a big funding boost, as well as reducing red tape and...

'I've lost 4,500 sheep to thieves on Dartmoor'

A farmer has described Dartmoor as the "Wild West" amid ongoing sheep thefts.

Cancer patients 'may starve' without vital drug

Creon, a pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy, helps digestion but stocks are d...

BBC visits US supermax jail the government hopes will s...

The government wants to adopt a scheme which encourages inmates to gain qualific...

Trump commends Zelensky ahead of White House talks

The US leader plays down earlier frictions and predicts a "very good meeting" on...

Nations salvage funding deal to reverse wildlife decline

Funding agreed at UN conference in Rome that would attempt to tackle the rapid l...

Disabled people demand cash access: 'It makes me feel i...

Disability Rights UK and the RNIB are warning that a cashless society could crea...

Japan's MeToo icon is up for an Oscar - but the film ca...

Shiori became the face of Japan's MeToo movement after she accused a prominent j...

Auto-enrol eligible pupils for free school meals, say MPs

Education select committee calls for change "without delay", warning that pupils...

Did the White House help end the Tate brothers travel ban?

The release of Tate and his brother came after discussions between US and Romani...

Israel releases remaining 46 Palestinian prisoners to Gaza

Emotional reunions unfold as Israel releases the remaining 46 Palestinian prison...

PKK leader urges group to disband itself in letter from...

The jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) released a letter saying...

Israel releases Palestinian prisoners, sends negotiator...

Egypt says talks on second phase of Gaza ceasefire have begun as final batch of ...

Trump tariffs of 25% on Canada, Mexico set to kick in M...

Trump said drugs, especially fentanyl, continued to pour into the US at 'very hi...

Sudan facing ‘the abyss’ unless war ends as mass starva...

Rights chief Turk warns of ‘explosion into chaos’ unless action is taken to end ...

Will PKK leader Ocalan’s call for group to dissolve end...

Abdullah Ocalan urges the PKK to disarm and dissolve, signalling a possible end ...

Trump receives invite from King Charles for second stat...

US President Donald Trump received an invitation from King Charles for a second ...

What is behind tougher European policies on immigration?

Centrist parties adopting harsher stance as far-right support rises.

Putin ‘hopeful’ as Russia and US press on with diplomat...

Bilateral talks on embassy issues in Istanbul come as Trump positions himself as...

Trump and Starmer on Ukraine ceasefire deal

US President Donald Trump and visiting UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer say that a...

How is Israel violating the Gaza ceasefire deal?

Israel's refusal to withdraw from Gaza-Egypt border threatens crucial negotiatio...

Five key takeaways as Donald Trump hosts UK Prime Minis...

Faced with criticisms of the UK's handling of free speech and trade, Starmer off...

Nakba survivors see echoes of the past in Trump’s calls...

Members of the Palestinian diaspora in the US say Trump’s proposal to depopulate...

North Korea says it launched cruise missiles in message...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw missile drills this week in the Yellow S...

‘Business is not good’: Vietnam’s floating markets dwin...

Cai Rang and other floating markets are in decline amid rapid economic developme...

Canada’s Doug Ford wins Ontario election focused on Tru...

Progressive Conservative Party wins third consecutive majority in vote dominated...

Maleeha calls for integrating soft power into diplomacy

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan must integrate soft power into its foreign policy and diplom...

Parliament’s first year

WHILE reviewing the performance of the current National Assembly (NA) — the 16th...

‘I, expert’

OVER the past 27 years of my academic life, post PhD, I have been asked by many ...

No remorse

THE Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights, Azam Nazeer Tarar, sang a strang...

Nation’s progress hinges on provinces’ role: Nawaz

LAHORE: PML-N Pre­sident Nawaz Sharif on Thursday emphasised that Pakistan’s dev...

NA passed more laws in fewer sittings

ISLAMABAD: The current National Assem­bly passed more laws in its first year tha...

Elahi gets exemption from court appearance

LAHORE: An accountability court on Thursday allowed a permanent exemption to for...

Leaked audio reveals Greek complacency in 2023 shipwreck

GREEK authorities were complicit in their efforts to rescue a migrant boat that ...

Opposition sees fair polls as panacea for all ills

ISLAMABAD: A two-day opposition conference ended on Thursday with a declaration ...

Israel frees 643 Palestinians after Hamas delivers

• Netanyahu dispatches negotiators to Cairo • FM says delegation will look into ...

Poet’s detention during Zia regime echoes in SC militar...

• Justice Hilali asks which of Ahmad Faraz’s poems landed him in jail • Accused ...

Austerity takes a back seat as cabinet swells

• 12 federal ministers, nine state ministers, three advisers, four SAPMs among n...

What happens if the US pulls out from IMF, World Bank?

LONDON: Alarm is rising over Washington’s potential withdrawal from global insti...

AJK police chief orders SHO’s arrest for alleged harass...

Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Inspector General of Police (IGP) Rana Abdul Jabbar...