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Nursing strikes could continue ‘for next six months’ following legal...

Heath Secretary Steve Barclay won a case in the High Court that part of a 48-hour strike was unlawful.

Government offers ‘flexibility’ on £300m overspend as it tables Stor...

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has outlined the funding plan for 2023/24 in a written ministerial statement at Westminster.

Estimated £300m overspend on Barlinnie prison replacement to be inve...

HMP Glasgow, the prison which will replace HMP Barlinnie, was originally expected to cost £100 million.

FM says there should be no more Ferguson bonuses as bosses being pai...

One instalment of a bonus for to senior staff at the yard has been paid with another expected in June.

Transport for London creates ‘crowndels’ to celebrate coronation

The so-called crowndels feature a likeness of St Edward’s Crown, which will be used to crown the King at Westminster Abbey on May 6.

Patients in England to receive cancer test results within 10 days

NHS England has written to local NHS leaders urging them to speed up test turnaround times.

Chinese coastguard ship blocks Philippine patrol boat near disputed...

Hostilities peaked in the Philippine-occupied Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratlys archipelago, the most fiercely contested region in the sea channel.

Pc who appeared in TV show denies two charges of sexual activity wit...

Pc Matthew Tregale appeared in Channel 4 mini-series Call The Cops in 2019.

Labour suggests Government’s commitment to Ukraine is ‘flagging’

Defence minister Andrew Murrison said the suggestion was ‘just a little bit unfair’.

China welcomes Ya Ya the panda home after 20 years abroad

Memphis Zoo in Tennessee held a farewell party and said it will miss the panda.

Nursing union’s strike plans for May 2 would be unlawful, High Court...

Health Secretary Steve Barclay took legal action against the union.

Ed Davey brands pumping sewage into waterways ‘a crime against natur...

The Liberal Democrats released analysis of figures that show water companies dumped sewage into English streams for 14,162 hours last year.

Ed Davey brands releasing sewage into waterways ‘a crime against nat...

The Liberal Democrats released analysis of figures that show water companies released sewage into English streams for 14,162 hours last year.

King’s crowning and causes on new stamps celebrating coronation

The set is based on newly-commissioned wood engravings by artist Andrew Davidson.

Police officer accused of throttling girl, 16, will not face trial u...

Pc Kevin Markowski denies attacking the teenager in the back of a patrol car as she was being detained.

‘Incredibly unlikely’ UK would leave human rights convention, says m...

Andrew Mitchell warned strongly against leaving the ECHR amid the ongoing debate about small boats crossing the Channel.

Accused nurse wrote note because ‘everything got on top of me’, cour...

Lucy Letby denies murdering seven babies and attempting to murder another 10 at the Countess of Chester Hospital’s neo-natal unit.

Police hunt man linked to suspicious death of ‘lovely’ pregnant teac...

Marelle Sturrock was found dead at a home in Glasgow on Tuesday.

Met ‘has not learned from failures in Stephen Port case’ – watchdog

Serial killer Port drugged his victims with overdoses of GHB and dumped their bodies near his flat in 2014 and 2015.

Watchdog unsure if Ferguson Marine bonus cash can be recovered

A total of £87,000 was shared among six senior managers at the yard, without the knowledge of the Scottish Government.