The proportion of NHS staff who have been attacked at work is at a three-year high, a survey has revealed. The poll of 766,000 NHS staff in England showed some 14.47% reported at least one incident of violence from patients or other members of the public in the past 12 months – the highest figure […]
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Sir Keir Starmer will face accusations he misled the Commons over his appointment of Peter Mandelson if there is not “absolute consistency” between what he told MPs and government files, Harriet Harman has said. The former Labour deputy leader’s comments on Sky’s Electoral Dysfunction podcast come after the government published documents detailing the vetting process
The UK economy grew by 0.2% in the three months to January, according to official figures, as the prospects ahead are clouded by uncertainty due to the effects of the Middle East war. Early estimates from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) pointed to better performances from industrial production and services during January, though wet
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The prison service will pay for a ‘minimalist’ cremation to dispose of Ian Huntley’s body, as part of an arrangement with his mother as next of kin. It is not yet clear how much it will cost, but it’s longstanding policy for taxpayers to contribute up to a maximum of £3,000 for any death in
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The government recently published a National Cancer Plan for England, including a pledge that the NHS will meet its cancer waiting time targets by 2029. The latest figures show a move in the wrong direction. In January, more than a quarter of suspected cancer patients (27.2%) waited longer than four weeks to receive a diagnosis,
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A 17-year-old girl has been shot in the legs in a “targeted attack” in Liverpool, police said. The teenager was injured in the shooting in Toxteth at an address at Lime Grove, off Lodge Lane, at 12.55am on Thursday. Investigators believe it was a “targeted attack by someone known to the victim”, Merseyside Police said.
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Iran’s targeting of Middle East energy has driven oil prices back above the $100 a barrel level, with market experts expressing increased alarm over the prospects for long-term damage to the industry. Brent crude costs briefly hit $101 overnight after it emerged that key infrastructure in Gulf nations had been damaged or destroyed – both
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The John Lewis Partnership (JLP) has announced its first annual bonus since 2022 following further progress in its post pandemic turnaround . The employee-owned retailer, which encompasses not only the department store chain but also Waitrose supermarkets, revealed that its staff, known as partners, would receive an award worth 2% of salary for its last
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The Oscars celebrate the craft and creative excellence behind the best movies of the year – but the red carpet ahead of the ceremony is quite a different matter. It’s about one thing, and one thing only: Fashion. The world’s most famous catwalk, it has the power to take a celebrity’s style moment and elevate
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A mother who held a woman captive as a slave inside her “squalid” home for 25 years has been sentenced to 13 years. Amanda Wixon, 56, forced the woman – now in her 40s – to shave her hair, regularly beat her if she didn’t complete jobs around the home, and made her live off
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