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Trucks will be supplied by Mercedes and Volvo Online giant Amazon is expanding zero-exhaust emission deliveries in the UK, with its biggest ever order of electric heavy goods vehicles. The company also announced the launch of on-foot customer deliveries for the first time, with trolleys that can be restocked while on-the-go. The developments will help take traditional diesel vans and trucks off the roads, said Amazon, adding it was part […]

That's according to think tank, the Nuffield Trust Efforts to reshape the NHS workforce with emerging non-medical roles like physician associates have come before “significant issues have been addressed”, a think tank has warned. The Nuffield Trust urged the health service to heed lessons from history, and called for a “proactive approach” to addressing challenges in order to prevent “negative consequences” for patients, staff and productivity. The new report, commissioned […]

The UK has refused to follow the US in declaring that a genocide is being committed in Sudan, but said those responsible for “atrocities” should be held to account. Foreign Office minister Anneliese Dodds told the Commons the UK Government’s position would be based on the International Criminal Court’s determination. Sudan descended into conflict in April 2023 after months of worsening tensions turned into open fighting between rival factions seeking […]

Wes Streeting has described nurses as “the backbone of our NHS” after a staff member was left in a critical condition by a stabbing in a hospital’s acute medical unit (AMU). A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after the nurse, a woman in her 50s, was seriously injured at the Royal Oldham Hospital at about 11.30pm on Saturday, Greater Manchester Police said. It is believed a […]

Poundland has said it is plugging more money than ever into new security measures to tackle retail crime after losing more than £40 million worth of stock last year. ch prompted the group to take steps to bolster its financial performance, including lowering prices for customers and increasing cost savings. As well as bodycams and headsets for staff to communicate quickly when incidents occur, Poundland said it was working more […]

Tyson Fury has claimed he has retired from boxing in a video post on social media. The 36-year-old former world heavyweight champion lost his second fight with current title holder Oleksandr Usyk last month in Saudi Arabia. Fury said in a cryptic video message posted on Instagram: “Hi everybody, I’m going to make this short and sweet. “I’d like to announce my retirement from boxing. It’s been a blast. I’ve […]

The UK will be an AI “superpower”, Sir Keir Starmer said as he unveiled plans to expand use of the technology in a bid to boost growth. The Prime Minister conceded there would be “teething problems” involved in the process but insisted changes would help revolutionise creaking public services and turn around Britain’s economy. The Government has said it will “take forward” all 50 recommendations made by tech entrepreneur Matt […]

He's been cleared manslaughter, but convicted of assault and prolonged domestic violence A man has been found guilty of assault and prolonged domestic violence towards his partner, but cleared of her manslaughter. Kiena Dawes, 23, had written a suicide note saying, “Ryan Wellings killed me”, before leaving their nine-month-old daughter with a friend and taking her own life on a railway line on July 22, 2022. Wellings, 30, had denied […]

Just Stop Oil (JSO) supporters have spray-painted “1.5 is dead” on Charles Darwin’s grave following confirmation that last year was the first to breach the key global warming threshold. Two people used chalk paint on the 19th-century biologist’s grave in Westminster Abbey, London, at about 9.30am on Monday, the climate protest group said. Alyson Lee, 66, a retired teaching assistant from Derby, and Di Bligh, a 77-year-old former chief executive […]