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NHS trust declares critical incident at hospital emergency departmen...

The Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust urged patients to make use of pharmacies, urgent treatment centres and 111 to receive care.

NHS trust steps down from critical incident at hospital emergency de...

The Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust urged patients to continue to make use of pharmacies, urgent treatment centres and 111 to receive care.

Man jailed for 15 years for role in robbery of Olympic cyclist Mark...

Jo Jobson, 27, was the third man to be jailed over the raid on the Cavendish home in Ongar, Essex, in November 2021.

‘World-first’ Bletchley declaration on AI safety agreed ahead of sum...

Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan said it was the start of a global conversation around the risks of artificial intelligence.

Two more arrests made over felling of world-famous Sycamore Gap tree

Northumbria Police said two men in their 30s were arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and later bailed.

London mayor Sadiq Khan unveiled as effigy for Kent town’s bonfire n...

The public in Edenbridge voted for Mr Khan because of the unpopularity of extending the Ulez scheme.

Covid inquiry: Johnson’s No 10 was ‘unbelievably bullish’ UK would s...

Former senior civil servant Helen MacNamara said there was ‘laughing at the Italians’ early in the pandemic.

Dozens more JSO activists arrested after refusing to leave major roa...

Protesters are also using the tactic of ‘going floppy’ to make it harder for police officers to take them away when arrested.

County councils ‘running out of road’ to stop insolvency due to £4bn...

Children’s social care accounted for around half of the expected overspend by England’s largest local authorities.

12,000 sandbags deployed as areas of Northern Ireland hit by floodin...

Newry city is among the worst affected with an estimated 80 businesses counting the cost of flood damage.

Tory MSP tells of mother’s care home death and says ‘families deserv...

Murdo Fraser said his mother died ‘without family contact’ in a care home in 2021.

Charles presents medals to Kenyan thought to be one of oldest vetera...

The King handed the five medals to former corporal Samweli Mburia during a poignant ceremony.

Staff strikes close Scottish schools as union warns against imposing...

Janitors, cleaners and pupil support assistants are among the workers to have walked out in four local authority areas.

Shelter’s Christmas ad warns of plight of children in temporary acco...

The feel-good short film ends with stark messaging.

AI could be used to interfere with 2024 elections, Nick Clegg warns

The former deputy prime minister made the warning as the AI safety summit begins.

Samaritans ‘needed more than ever’ as charity marks 70 years since f...

On Thursday it is exactly seven decades since the organisation’s vicar founder Chad Varah took the first call on November 2, 1953.

Gaza-Egypt border crossing offers potential route out for trapped Br...

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said UK teams are ready to help Britons who are able to leave Gaza.

Vice president Harris sets out measures to limit risk of ‘existentia...

Kamala Harris will use a speech in the UK to stress the need for action to prevent some tech firms putting profit before protecting people.

Woman who lost mother and brother to brain cancer welcomes £1.2m inv...

Paul Simons died seven weeks after diagnosis in November 2018 while his mother died 11 weeks later, aged 77.

Londoner to take on four 56km ultra-marathons for ‘hero’ father who...

The first ultra-marathon takes place on November 4, in London.