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Every NHS hospital in England has been told to improve patient waiting times for planned treatment as the government has made hitting the 18-week target one of its key priorities for this parliament.By March 2026, the government wants to see at least 65% of patients waiting no longer than 18 weeks.To get there, every NHS trust has to either get to 60% or improve on its November 2024 figures by five percentage points – whichever is greater.That is just a stepping stone towards the ultimate goal of achieving 92% by July 2029.Use your postcode to find out whether waiting lists…

This article contains descriptions of violent activity which could be imitatedDricus du Plessis is nonchalant but firm when asked if he has been punished with a Taser-like implement during his training camp before facing Khamzat Chimaev.”Absolutely, multiple times,” the South African tells BBC Sport. “I get tased every fight camp.”That’s how it is. If you make mistakes constantly – if you repeatedly make the same mistake – you’re getting tased, and that’s it.”It was revealed last year that Du Plessis’ coach Morne Visser uses the Taser-like tool on the fighters he trains as punishment for mistakes they make in the…

The Met commissioner should scrap plans to deploy live facial recognition (LFR) at next weekend’s Notting Hill carnival because the technology is riven with “racial bias” and subject to a legal challenge, 11 civil liberty and anti-racist groups have demanded.A letter sent to Mark Rowley warns that use of instant face-matching cameras at an event that celebrates the African-Caribbean community “will only exacerbate concerns about abuses of state power and racial discrimination within your force”.The Runnymede Trust, Liberty, Big Brother Watch, Race on the Agenda, and Human Rights Watch are among those who claim the technology “is less accurate for…

Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, has met with all public transport operators in Soweto as part of efforts to find lasting solutions to issues affecting the sector. Stakeholders included local taxi associations, e-hailing service operators and law-enforcement officials. This comes in the wake of resurging violence which left one person dead and two others injured near the Maponya Mall, in Soweto, on Wednesday night. The MEC described the attack as “senseless, unacceptable, and a direct threat to the safety and stability of our public transport system”. She said such acts undermined public safety, tarnished the image of…

Dracula, the new film from Romanian provocateur Radu Jadu (Kontinental ’25, Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World), world premiered in the competition program of the 78th edition of the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland. Among the co-producer credits, you find the name of Romanian producer Ada Solomon (Toni Erdmann, Aferim!), known for her work through her company microFILM and long-time collaboration with Jude. But Solomon has had a much busier Locarno than most. She has the same co-producer credit on fellow Locarno competition title God Will Not Help, directed by Hana Jušić, about a Chilean woman who comes into a firmly structured and…

203 Mandela Millers Ltd, one of Uganda’s leading milling and agro-processing companies, has achieved the globally recognised FSSC 22000 Certification, a milestone that places it among top food manufacturers meeting the highest international safety standards. The announcement was made on Friday, August 15, during an event in Kampala attended by industry leaders, regulators, and government representatives. The FSSC 22000 certification — issued by the Foundation FSSC in the Netherlands — combines ISO 22000, ISO/TS 22002-1, and other additional requirements to create a robust global standard for managing food safety risks. To earn the certification, companies must undergo rigorous third-party audits…

Director Jesse Noah Klein is world premiering at Edinburgh the jet-black comedy thriller “Best Boy,” starring Caroline Dhavernas and Aaron Abrams, (“Hannibal”), Marc Bendavid (“Good Witch”) and Lise Roy (“Tom At The Farm”). Set in Québec’s Eastern Townships, the film follows three adult siblings and their mother as they return to their long-dormant summer home. Years earlier, a strange family competition tore them apart; now, under the shadow of an absent patriarch, they are drawn back into a world of rules, rivalries and unspoken histories. Klein’s third feature, “Best Boy” is produced by Laurent Allaire for Chasseurs Films alongside Band With…

African Heads of State have expressed strong confidence in investors following positive responses to commitments made on the opening day of the African Union-Africa Water Investment Programme (AU-AIP) Water Summit 2025. Speaking on the sidelines of the summit on Thursday, Executive Secretary and CEO of the Global Water Partnership (GWP), Alex Sialabwi, said investors and partners were “excited” after a high-level matchmaking session and the launch of the Global Outlook Council on Water Investments. Unveiled on Wednesday by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, the council aims to scale up the Africa Water Investment Programme into a Global Water Investment Platform.…

In the digital era, many organizations face a significant challenge: how to create efficient information flow that enables fast and accurate decision-making. What few understand is that the tools and methodologies developed for organic SEO can serve as a powerful engine for improving the organization’s internal processes. Beyond the external results visible to the eye, SEO creates a quiet revolution in organizational work culture. How Does Keyword Research Change the Organization’s Way of Thinking? The process of keyword research for SEO requires deep understanding of the language that the target audience uses to express needs, desires, and problems. When employees…

Sam TigheBeth LindopCloseBeth LindopCorrespondentBased in Liverpool, Beth Lindop is ESPN’s Liverpool correspondent and also covers the WSL and UWCL.Aug 15, 2025, 12:31 PM ETAfter investing heavily in dramatically revamping their attack, Liverpool have bolstered their defensive line with the £26 million signing of center back Giovanni Leoni from Serie A side Parma. At just 18 years of age, the Italy youth international is still just dipping his toes in the pool of top-level senior football, but the Reds have seen enough from 14 league starts to sanction a quick move.Leoni began the 2024-25 campaign on the bench, but by Christmas…