Yvette Cooper warns NHS faces ‘more challenging’ winter than normal The NHS faces a more challenging winter than normal, the Health Secretary has warned as she announced a £140 million boost for urgent care in England. Yvette Cooper said the money would help increase capacity, and NHS has been preparing since July to deal with
Daniel Dubois retains WBO world title with brutal second-round stoppage Daniel Dubois retained his WBO world heavyweight title with a brutal second-round stoppage of Fabio Wardley as their fight of the year rematch at The O2 Arena ended in a furious assault from the champion. There were 39 seconds of the round left when referee
Pope Leo returns to Vatican four days after lung cancer surgery “I am better, thank you,” the pope said when asked how he was as he was driven away in a black SUV Leo, 71, had greeted patients inside the hospital before waving to well-wishers outside as he walked to the waiting vehicle. He briefly
Tear gas used in Paris as protesters rally across France Scuffles broke out between demonstrators and police in the French capital Protests are taking place across France against rising living costs and in support of demonstrations by high school students. Police used tear gas to push back people wearing hoods and masks and throwing fireworks
Harry Styles shares song written for Liam Payne on two-year anniversary of death Harry Styles has shared an unreleased song written for late One Direction bandmate Liam Payne on the two-year anniversary of his death. The 32-year-old singer marked the occasion with an emotional tribute to his late friend during his performance at Madison Square
Sonay Kartal reaches maiden WTA 1000 final as brilliant Wuhan run goes on Sonay Kartal’s dream comeback continued as she beat Jelena Ostapenko in straight sets to advance to the biggest final of her career at the Wuhan Open. Kartal hit back from behind in both sets and fought off a total of six set
Boy aged 16 and 80-year-old man killed in light aircraft crash A 16-year-old boy and a man aged 80 have been killed during a light aircraft crash in Scotland. Emergency services were called to reports of a collision north-east of Drymen, Stirling, at around 4.45pm on Friday. Police said the next of kin of a
Trump waives Russian sanctions as US-Ukraine relationship frays Donald Trump has waived new sanctions on Russia, as the UK prepares to join a major wargame intended to demonstrate support for Ukraine. The US president used his executive powers late on Friday to block a raft of tough new sanctions he had previously endorsed, claiming the
Teenage gunman who killed four at Oregon school was former student, police say A teacher threw her phone at the teenage gunman who killed four people at an Oregon primary , then tackled and fought with him – probably saving lives before he was shot by a father who followed him into the building, police
More than half of shoppers ‘recently encouraged by businesses to pay in cash’ More than half (54%) of people said in September that they had visited a business in the past eight weeks that encouraged them to pay in cash, according to a survey commissioned by ATM and cash access network Link. The encouragement may