1+ hour, 40+ min ago  (596+ words) Supplying rations to the United States military and people affected by hurricanes has helped to narrow losses at the Scottish food group Baxters. Annual accounts for WA Baxter & Sons show a 3 per cent rise in revenue to almost "390 million. That…...

1+ hour, 50+ min ago  (619+ words) From today, the NHS vaccination programme is being expanded to include chickenpox, also known as varicella, for the first time. GP practices will offer children a combined MMRV vaccination at 12 and 18 months of age, meaning children will be protected from…...

2+ hour, 21+ min ago  (257+ words) Throughout the 1980s, musicians and artists won popular support for the anti-apartheid movement and campaigned to free Nelson Mandela. Bob Geldof and Midge Ure persuaded stars to join together to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia, first with Band Aid's…...

2+ hour, 25+ min ago  (949+ words) At least 40 people were killed and 115 injured, including many teenagers, when fire ripped through a bar popular with British holidaymakers during New Year's Eve celebrations at a Swiss ski resort. In a matter of seconds, Le Constellation bar in the…...

4+ hour, 6+ min ago  (592+ words) Fake news can't disguise Putin's hypocrisy over peace in Ukraine'thetimes.com Fake news can't disguise Putin's hypocrisy over peace in Ukraine Russia's claims of a drone attack on its president's residence are a clear lie with obvious motives Disinformation is…...

4+ hour, 8+ min ago  (572+ words) Keir Starmer must take on the stakeholder state'thetimes.com Keir Starmer must take on the stakeholder state A searing critique by a former aide to the prime minister highlights how groupthink and lobbying by interest groups are corrupting efforts at…...

4+ hour, 16+ min ago  (328+ words) Two people died in firework accidents and New Year's Eve celebrations were marred by violence against police as street riots led to hundreds of arrests in the Netherlands. Sales of fireworks hit record levels in anticipation of a ban on…...

4+ hour, 25+ min ago  (817+ words) Plans to strip back special needs rights could have "catastrophic implications for children and families, campaigners have warned, as senior Labour MPs told the government to step away from the reforms. Parents" legal rights over their children"s special educational…...

4+ hour, 47+ min ago  (487+ words) For decades Constellation bar has been at the heart of Crans-Montana, both geographically and socially, despite the resort's exponential growth. Its elevated position, overlooking the bustling bars, restaurants and boutiques and en route to the ski lifts and lively apr's…...

4+ hour, 50+ min ago  (682+ words) Nothing shatters like a soldier's funeral (writes Catherine Philp). The cost of war written in the furrows of the face of a grieving mother who, still, makes daily visits, long after her son's death, to his graveside. One weekend in…...