NHS backlog would not be as bad if No 10 had agreed beds funding, inquiry told
Giving evidence to the UK Covid-19 Public Inquiry, NHS England chief executive Amanda Pritchard said that the decision was “disappointing” and that the nation “could be in a different position” when ...
Ex-chief medical officer had ‘nightmares’ about someone picking up Novichok vial
Dame Sally Davies told the Dawn Sturgess Inquiry that she worried someone would pick up discarded Novichok after the Skripals were poisoned.
Man arrested for violent incident in White Horse, Ripon
North Yorkshire Police were called just after 11.15pm on Friday (November 8) to reports of a disturbance at the White Horse on North Street in Ripon.
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Defence Secretary John Healey challenged to increase department spending to 2.5%
Defence Secretary John Healey has been challenged to press the Prime Minister to increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP if the UK’s threat levels are found to have risen. The Government’s Strategic ...
Starmer to tell Cop29 that climate transition offers huge investment opportunity
He is expected to tell the nearly 100 other delegations in Baku that Britain is returning to ‘responsible international engagement’.
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Home workers spend more time sleeping and exercising, survey shows
People who work from home spend more time sleeping and exercising than those who travel to work, a survey has found. Home workers save an average of 56 minutes a day from not commuting, according to ...
Re-elected Japanese PM vows to step up reform
In his second cabinet in just over a month, Mr Ishiba reappointed most of its previous members, including foreign minister ...
Toxic smog in Pakistan province is endangering children, UN warns
Toxic smog has shrouded Pakistan’s cultural capital of Lahore and 17 other districts in Punjab since last month. Health officials say more than 40,000 people have been treated for respiratory ailments ...
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David Coote: Premier League referee suspended by PGMOL
Premier League referee David Coote has been suspended after a video appeared to show him making derogatory comments about Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool FC. In the footage, the 42-year-old allegedly uses ...
Thrilled shoppers react to House of Fraser Darlington deal
Thrilled shoppers have reacted to the news that House of Fraser has agreed a deal to stay in the historic Binns building, on High Row in Darlington.
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One of Sycamore Gap accused excused attendance at court due to illness
One of the two men accused of felling the Sycamore Gap tree was excused attendance at a pre-trial hearing today (Mon Nov 11) due to illness. But the trial of the pair accused of cutting down the ...
Graham Soult: Binns is saved - but hard work starts now
Retail guru Graham Soult has given his verdict on the news that House of Fraser will remain in the Binns building on High Row, in Darlington.