Exclusive: the true scale of the cuts to come
The scale of the cuts is the prime reason why no politician – Labour included – wants to spell them out.
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A candlelit vigil is held outside the Saudi Arabian embassy in London, against the public flogging of blogger, Raif Badawi, sentenced to 1,000 lashes, as activists criticise the UK’s response.
Dr Hamed Khan, a south London GP who also works in A&E departments explains how the increasing workload on GPs means their traditional role as “NHS gatekeepers” has been undermined.
Waiting times in England are the worst in a decade, as four hospitals declare “major incidents” and the health secretary says health bosses are “running just to keep still”.
Ed Balls says voters have a “big choice” between rival economic strategies. But how much clear blue water really lies between the parties’ plans?
A move by Public Health England to broaden the definition of a “five a day” portion of food has people wondering whether it could include “composite” meals like pizza.
A ban on building schools, hospitals and care homes next to major roads must be introduced to help cut thousands of deaths estimated to have been caused by air pollution, MPs say.
The scale of the cuts is the prime reason why no politician – Labour included – wants to spell them out.
Had Osborne’s 2010 predictions actually happened, the deficit would be small, the debt falling, and the much vaunted rebalancing of the economy would have taken place.
Ahead of the chancellor’s Autumn Statement tomorrow, here are eight questions about the speech, the economy and the politics answered.
The British government’s flagship Ebola treatment centre in Sierra Leone is running at only a fraction of its capacity as it continues to face challenges.
If Andrew Lansley were to submit a CV for the top humanitarian role at the UN – which David Cameron is nominating him for – what would he write under “relevant experience”?
The first group of GPs, nurses and other medical staff leave the UK today to fly to Sierra Leone to help treat people with Ebola. More than 1,000 volunteers from the NHS have stepped forwards so far.
As a new study reveals more than one in 10 British men has paid for sex, one man tells Channel 4 News that “the guilt overwhelms the enjoyment”.
A major incident has been declared at Colchester hospital as patients are asked to only visit accident and emergency if they have a “serious or life-threatening condition”.
President Obama calls it a ‘wonderful day’ for the families of two US citizens being held for crimes against the reclusive communist state.