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Sunak to hold emergency No 10 talks in bid to ease winter care crisis

Sunak to hold emergency No 10 talks in bid to ease winter care crisis

Sunak to hold emergency No 10 talks in bid to ease winter care crisis

07 January 2023

But health leaders said the meeting would not be able to reverse ‘years of inaction and managed decline’ in the NHS.


Home Secretary planning to ditch post-Windrush pledges, report suggests

Home Secretary planning to ditch post-Windrush pledges, report suggests

Home Secretary planning to ditch post-Windrush pledges, report suggests

06 January 2023

Suella Braverman is said to be considering reneging on a Home Office commitment to create a migrants’ commissioner post.


Man charged with causing bomb explosion in 1990

Man charged with causing bomb explosion in 1990

Man charged with causing bomb explosion in 1990

06 January 2023

The suspect will appear in court to face terrorism offences.


Fresh talks to be held in Royal Mail dispute

Fresh talks to be held in Royal Mail dispute

Fresh talks to be held in Royal Mail dispute

06 January 2023

Members of the Communication Workers Union staged a series of strikes last year in a bitter row over jobs, pay and conditions.


Andrew Tate: Four more luxury cars seized ahead of court appearance next week

Andrew Tate: Four more luxury cars seized ahead of court appearance next week

Andrew Tate: Four more luxury cars seized ahead of court appearance next week

06 January 2023

The former professional kickboxer and his brother were detained as part of a human trafficking and rape investigation.


London to host international war crimes meeting to discuss Ukraine

London to host international war crimes meeting to discuss Ukraine

London to host international war crimes meeting to discuss Ukraine

06 January 2023

It comes as Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to target crucial energy infrastructure in a military offensive.


It’s Now Or Never for Elvis tribute artists at ‘fierce’ European Championships

It’s Now Or Never for Elvis tribute artists at ‘fierce’ European Championships

It’s Now Or Never for Elvis tribute artists at ‘fierce’ European Championships

06 January 2023

The competition forms part of the UK’s longest-running Elvis festival.


Johnson’s ‘track record’ meant he had ‘problem’ replying to race report – claim

Johnson’s ‘track record’ meant he had ‘problem’ replying to race report – claim

Johnson’s ‘track record’ meant he had ‘problem’ replying to race report – claim

06 January 2023

Lord Sewell reportedly said Boris Johnson ‘can’t… deliver a nuanced argument about race given his track record’.


Author Hanif Kureishi says he cannot move his arms or legs after fall in Rome

Author Hanif Kureishi says he cannot move his arms or legs after fall in Rome

Author Hanif Kureishi says he cannot move his arms or legs after fall in Rome

06 January 2023

The 68-year-old British playwright, novelist and filmmaker’s works include The Buddha Of Suburbia, Intimacy and Mother.


Hospital discharge rate for medically fit patients falls to new low

Hospital discharge rate for medically fit patients falls to new low

Hospital discharge rate for medically fit patients falls to new low

06 January 2023

Some trusts discharged as few as one in 20 patients who were ready to leave.


Unite ambulance workers to stage further strike

Unite ambulance workers to stage further strike

Unite ambulance workers to stage further strike

06 January 2023

Unite said its ambulance members will walk out on January 23.


Train operating companies offer two-year pay deal to drivers’ union

Train operating companies offer two-year pay deal to drivers’ union

Train operating companies offer two-year pay deal to drivers’ union

06 January 2023

The offer also includes a commitment to no compulsory redundancies until at least March 31 2024.


‘Significant increase’ in Covid-19 infections in Northern Ireland

‘Significant increase’ in Covid-19 infections in Northern Ireland

‘Significant increase’ in Covid-19 infections in Northern Ireland

06 January 2023

On January 5 there were 374 patients in hospital with confirmed Covid-19, up from 226 in December.


Glyndebourne cancels 2023 tour after cuts to its public funding

Glyndebourne cancels 2023 tour after cuts to its public funding

Glyndebourne cancels 2023 tour after cuts to its public funding

06 January 2023

The tour would have visited Liverpool, Canterbury, Norwich and Milton Keynes.


Meghan ‘placed hands on Diana’s grave and asked for guidance’

Meghan ‘placed hands on Diana’s grave and asked for guidance’

Meghan ‘placed hands on Diana’s grave and asked for guidance’

06 January 2023

Harry said his wife visited his mother’s final resting place on the 20th anniversary of her death.


Death of ‘heroic’ teenager who saved relatives from drowning was an accident

Death of ‘heroic’ teenager who saved relatives from drowning was an accident

Death of ‘heroic’ teenager who saved relatives from drowning was an accident

06 January 2023

The inquest into the death of 18-year-old Callum Baker-Osborne concluded on Friday.


Harry wanted Diana inquiry reopened and once believed she faked her own death

Harry wanted Diana inquiry reopened and once believed she faked her own death

Harry wanted Diana inquiry reopened and once believed she faked her own death

06 January 2023

The duke said he and William were talked out of calling for a reopening of the inquiry by the ‘powers that be’.


Postman jailed over death of girlfriend’s young son

Postman jailed over death of girlfriend’s young son

Postman jailed over death of girlfriend’s young son

06 January 2023

Last year Scott Coombe admitted manslaughter and child cruelty relating to three earlier incidents of assault or mistreatment.


Royals are welcome to complain about press coverage, says regulator

Royals are welcome to complain about press coverage, says regulator

Royals are welcome to complain about press coverage, says regulator

06 January 2023

The chairman of the newspaper regulator, Ipso, said press regulation ‘applies just as much to the royal family as it does to anybody else’.


Victims who died in fatal Perth hotel fire named by police

Victims who died in fatal Perth hotel fire named by police

Victims who died in fatal Perth hotel fire named by police

06 January 2023

Three people and a dog died in the fire at Perth’s New County Hotel in the early hours of Monday.


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