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Leading medics are raising concerns about the safety of patients in A&E departments as winter approaches Leading emergency doctors have raised concerns about the safety of patients in A&E departments as winter approaches. A new snapshot survey from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) found that many medics feel patients are already coming to harm because of the current conditions in A&E departments around the UK. Emergency doctors have […]

He will be the first British prime minister to meet the Chinese leader in more than five years Sir Keir Starmer will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Brazil, Downing Street has confirmed. He will be the first British prime minister to meet the Chinese leader in more than half a decade when they hold talks in Rio de Janeiro on Monday and has pledged to […]

Northamptonshire Police have named Pankaj Lamba as the prime suspect An international manhunt is under way for the husband of a woman who was murdered and found in the boot of a car. Northamptonshire Police have named Pankaj Lamba as the prime suspect in the murder of 24-year-old Harshita Brella, of Corby. Chief Inspector Paul Cash told a press conference in Kettering: “Inquiries lead us to suspect that Harshita was murdered […]

Up to 20cm of snow may accumulate in the worst affected areas, according to the Met Office The UK is braced for “disruptive snow”, ice and cold temperatures over the coming days, the Met Office has said. Up to 20cm of snow may accumulate in the worst affected areas in the country’s “first taste of winter”, according to the forecaster. The Met Office has issued several yellow weather warnings for snow and ice for parts […]

It's a major US policy shift and comes just before President Biden leaves office President Joe Biden has authorised Ukraine’s use of US-supplied long-range missiles to strike inside Russia for the first time, according to AP sources. The decision is a major US policy shift and comes as Mr Biden is about to leave office. President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to limit American support for Ukraine and end the war as soon as possible. […]

Steve Borthwick is facing questions over his England future but Jamie George believes it is the players who should be held accountable for a run of five-successive defeats. South Africa emerged 29-20 winners at Allianz Stadium on Saturday to continue an autumn washout in the wake of losses to New Zealand and Australia, with the visit of Japan completing the series in a week’s time. It is their worst sequence […]

Members of the clergy are choosing not to call out senior Church of England leaders over the John Smyth abuse scandal because of “a culture of silence and fear”, a bishop has alleged. In an interview on Sky News’ Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips, Bishop of Newcastle Dr Helen-Ann Hartley said her fellow bishops may also be staying silent as they are thinking about their own career prospects, after the […]

The Government has revealed where £1 billion in funding will go to deliver London-style buses nationwide as part of a massive Budget boost. Transport Secretary Louise Haigh on Sunday confirmed £712 million in funding for local authorities to improve services, alongside a further £243 million for bus operators. Areas receiving an “unprecedented” amount of funding include Peterborough, the Isle of Wight, Torbay, Cambridgeshire and Leicester. Combined authorities representing South Yorkshire […]

An Arctic air is bringing the first chills of winter to the UK. The Met Office, which has issued weather warnings for snow and ice for parts of the country from Sunday to Tuesday, has urged people to get their “woolly jumpers at the ready!” as “temperatures are set to drop next week with wintry weather on the way”. There is a yellow warning for snow and ice in northern […]