The severe measles outbreak in the country is rapidly turning into a major public health crisis. Alongside the rising number of infections, child deaths are also increasing at an alarming rate. According to the latest data from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), 11 more children died from measles and measles-related symptoms in the last 24 hours. Among them, ...

UK public sector borrowing last month hit the highest total for April since the Covid pandemic in 2020, highlighting the challenges facing the government. Borrowing, the difference between spending and income from taxes, was £24.3bn last month, official figures showed, which was up £4.9bn from a year earlier and higher than expected. Separate data showed retail sales volumes fell in ...

Andy Burnham has said UK net migration “needs to fall further”, after new government figures showed it had almost halved since 2024. Labour’s by-election candidate in Makerfield said people on the doorstep have “raised their concerns about immigration” with him. He added the latest figures on net migration – the difference between those entering and leaving the country – show ...

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage failed to pay a debt of £9,400 and had a County Court judgment imposed against him in 2024. The judgment, which is publicly available on an official national database, shows that the County Court Online service made the finding against the Reform UK leader almost two years ago. The basic facts of the ruling do ...

Scientists at Oxford University are developing a new vaccine that could be ready for clinical trials within two to three months to help tackle the Ebola emergency. The outbreak, centred on the Democratic Republic of Congo, has resulted in 750 suspected cases and 177 deaths. The rare species of Ebola, known as Bundibugyo, for which there is no proven vaccine, ...

London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan has been accused of “putting politics over public safety” after blocking a £50m contract between the Metropolitan Police and US tech firm Palantir. Scotland Yard had been in talks to use the company’s artificial intelligence to speed up criminal investigations. Palantir’s UK chief executive Louis Mosley also said the decision would “give hostile states and ...

Standard Chartered CEO Bill Winters apologised for the upset caused to staff by his remarks about artificial intelligence replacing “lower value” human workers, but stopped short of retracting the comments on Friday. Bank bosses in recent weeks have been more forthright about the job cuts they expect to make as AI makes routine tasks more efficient, having previously avoided a ...

Juan Mata has been voted Australia’s A-League player of the year as the veteran Spanish World Cup winner enjoys a late career resurgence. The former Manchester United and Chelsea star, 38, was rewarded for a standout season with Melbourne Victory, where he racked up 13 assists, the most of any player in the league. He also also scored five times ...

Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman walked from his residence to the party’s Gulshan office on Friday afternoon after offering Asr prayers at home, said his Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Ruman. He said the Prime Minister attended the party office on a holiday to take part in a programme involving administrators and mayors of city corporations across the ...

Bangladesh has highlighted its progress, opportunities and ongoing challenges in large-scale food fortification at a high-level international panel discussion held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. The event was jointly organised by the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) and Helen Keller International, bringing together global stakeholders to discuss strategies for combating malnutrition through food fortification. Speaking at ...