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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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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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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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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In the end, the first drop of the Mandelson files contained neither a smoking gun nor bombshell revelation. The most newsworthy elements in this 147-page document detailing the vetting, appointment and severance of the ex-US ambassador were the eye-watering £75,000 payoff Peter Mandelson received for being sacked – he had asked for near £550,000 –
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A UK man has been told to prepare himself for prison after admitting to goading a “vulnerable” US citizen into shooting himself over a video call. Dylan Phelan, 21, from Morley in West Yorkshire, pleaded guilty to encouraging the suicide of Travis Dyer in Louisiana on 30 October 2024. During the call, alongside two other
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A woman has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison after falsely accusing 10 men of raping her. Stacey Sharples, 31, from Farnworth in Bolton, pleaded guilty on Monday at Bolton Crown Court to 10 counts of perverting the course of justice. The allegations were made between 2013 and 2019, with most of the men
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A committee of MPs is launching an inquiry into the student loan system and whether it’s fair for graduates The investigation will put further pressure on the government to relieve the burden on young people. Politics Hub: Follow the latest The Treasury Committee, a cross-party group, said it’s responding to people who are “intensely dissatisfied
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