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Met Office issues yellow weather warning for southern England
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning across southern England – with the risk of more flooding, power cuts and travel disruption.
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Former England manager Terry Venables dies aged 80
The world of football has been paying tribute to Terry Venables who has died at the age of 80.
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Conditions in youth detention in England and Wales ‘frightening’, says Chief Inspector of Prisons Charlie Taylor
A damning new report on children in custody by HM Inspectorate of Prisons has warned that young offender institutions in England and Wales are becoming more violent than adult prison, with young offenders spending way too much time locked up on their own.
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‘NHS England need to take mental health services seriously’, says health policy analyst
We spoke to the health policy analyst Roy Lilley, a former vice chair of West Surrey and North East Hampshire Health Authority.
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Backlog for hospital treatment now stands at 7.8 million in England
The number of people waiting for hospital treatment in England has hit another record high, with the backlog for treatment now standing at 7.8 million. That backlog has increased every month since January – when the prime minister promised to reduce it.
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Storm Ciaran: Damage across parts of southern England and the Channel Islands
Gusts of wind reaching more than a hundred miles an hour along with heavy rain have caused major damage across parts of southern England and the Channel Islands.
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Rail ticket office closures in England cancelled in government U-turn
The Government has done an about turn over plans to close most of England’s railway ticket offices, asking train operators to scrap the idea. Passenger watchdogs said they opposed every single planned closure – after a huge number of complaints over issues like accessibility. Disability campaigners welcomed what they called a major campaign victory –…
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Judges in England and Wales told not to jail criminals as prisons are full
Judges have been told to delay the sentencing of criminals currently on bail because prisons are full, according to a report in today’s Times newspaper. This morning the Health Secretary Steve Barclay acknowledged that prisons “are under huge pressure”, adding that the Justice Secretary will make a statement to the commons on Monday. But he…
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NHS waiting lists in England hit all-time high
NHS waiting lists in England have hit an all-time high, according to the latest figures. And the number of waits over 65 weeks for specialist clinical care or surgery rose by nearly 13,000 – the biggest monthly increase in over two years.
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Investment outside London could bring £100bn boost to economy, says Bank of England’s former chief economist
Andy Haldane, the former chief economist at the Bank of England, has jumped into the controversy over the future of the HS2 high-speed rail link.
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Activists call for England to join Scotland in right to roam laws
They want the right to roam to be enshrined in English law – and today activists gathered to mark 20 years since the Land Reform Act. It allowed people in Scotland to wander almost everywhere in the countryside and our chief correspondent Alex Thomson has been out with campaigners who want access to all areas…
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Bank of England freezes interest rates after 14 increases in a row
For the first time in nearly two years the Bank of England has frozen interest rates.
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NHS strikes: unprecedented action by consultants and junior doctors in England
Now this year has been marked by repeated strike action across the UK: today it was England’s NHS consultants walking out again.
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Covid boosters rolled out early in England care homes
People in care homes in England started receiving their Covid boosters today – a month earlier than planned following the spread of a new variant.
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Exclusive: Scotland school used by Gillian Keegan to change RAAC guidance in England
Scotland’s Education Secretary has told Channel 4 News that a Ministry of Defence school in Perthshire was one of three cases used by Gillian Keegan, her counterpart in the UK government, to justify changing guidance on RAAC in England.