81 minutes ago The SNP government is failing patients and staff feel worn out and demoralised

Record View says it's encouraging that John Swinneyhas taken charge of the way his government runs the NHS, but they must cut waiting times, improve staffing levels and ease the pressure.

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7 hours ago Scott McTominay's Napoli increase Serie A lead amid more £40m Man Utd links as Scotland ace ends drought

Rollercoaster weekend in Italy for number of Scotland stars

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11 hours ago Manchester United player ratings vs Arsenal with a 9/10 in excellent FA Cup victory

Man United beat Arsenal in the FA Cup third round and here are how the players rated at the Emirates Stadium.

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2 hours ago Inside Harry and Meghan's LA fire 'crisis plan' from survival kits to 'plans to flee'

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have opened up their home to those in need as the LA wildfires continue to spread, but the couple are also said to be preparing to evacuate

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7 hours ago Nurse who was stabbed in hospital's A&E department was 'attacked by a patient who got angry about having to wait': Medic fighting for her life

The 'distressing and frightening' attack happened at the Royal Oldham Hospital, Greater Manchester, with the assailant said to have used a 'sharp instrument' that wasn't a knife.

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5 hours ago How much the average house seller made last year compared to when they bought

On average, sellers had owned their home for just under nine years

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9 hours ago How to protect YOUR money from an economic meltdown: JEFF PRESTRIDGE on what you need to do NOW

Are the wheels coming off Rachel Reeves's 'wagon'? Political allegiance may determine your answer to this question, but financial markets are adamant in their opinion.

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14 hours ago Tamworth vs Tottenham LIVE: FA Cup result and final score as Spurs survive major scare against non

Tamworth 0-3 Tottenham (after extra time): The non-league side were close to a major upset before the eight-time winners saved themselves from embarrassment

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7 hours ago Hospital nurse stabbed in A&E 'by furious patient who was angry about waiting'

It is believed the attack was motivated by the man becoming angry at having to wait to be seen at the hospital's A&E department.

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5 hours ago UK manufacturers increase pressure on government over industrial strategy

Despite gloomy outlook on business costs, executives report ‘heightened optimism’ about investment

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27 hours ago How to protect YOUR money from Rachel Reeves's economic meltdown: Finance guru JEFF PRESTRIDGE talks to Britain's top experts to reveal what you need to do NOW

Are the wheels coming off Rachel Reeves's 'wagon'? Political allegiance may determine your answer to this question, but financial markets are adamant in their opinion.

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8 hours ago Anger as 'woke' council chiefs BAN drug treatment staff from telling addicts to get 'sober' and 'clean'

Bosses at Hampshire and Isle of Wight Councils have been told to describe drug use as 'non-prescribed use' and banned terms such as 'alcoholic' 'drug-free' and 'mentally ill'

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7 hours ago Britain's A&E crisis! Fury as half a million patients languished on hospital trolleys for 12 hours or more last year

The rate is 400 times higher than the 1,306 reported a decade ago in 2015 and comes amid a major shortage of beds which is preventing staff moving new arrivals on to wards

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7 hours ago ‘Mainlined into UK’s veins’: Labour announces huge public rollout of AI

Keir Starmer plans to ‘unleash’ technology with massive investment and deployment, despite public fearsArtificial intelligence will be “mainlined into the veins” of the nation, ministers have announced, with a multibillion-pound investment in the UK’s computing capacity despite widespread public fear about the technology’s effects.Keir Starmer will launch a sweeping action plan to increase 20-fold the amount of AI computing power under public control by 2030 and deploy AI for everything from spotting potholes to freeing up teachers to teach. Continue reading...

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10 hours ago Nurse fighting for life after A&E stabbing 'attacked by angry patient having to wait'

A nurse was stabbed at Royal Oldham Hospital's A&E on Saturday night and is in a critical condition with what are believed to be 'life changing' injuries. A 37-year-old man has been arrested

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9 hours ago NHS hospital recruits 'corridor nurses' to treat patients on trolleys in overwhelmed A&E department

A London hospital is recruiting staff to work as 'corridor nurses' to treat patients waiting in trolleys as they face a period of 'extraordinary pressure'.

Science

11 hours ago The Guardian view on capital punishment: an upsurge in executions should concern us all | Editorial

The vast majority of countries have outlawed the death penalty. Yet the annual toll is growing – and Donald Trump wants to increase its useThe good news: Zimbabwe has just banned the death penalty. While it should remove an exemption clause, which might allow for capital punishment’s return were a state of emergency to be declared, the decision is another welcome step in the global journey towards abolition: 113 states have now banned executions.The bad news is that fewer countries have been killing more people in the last few years. Last May, Amnesty International recorded 1,153 executions in 2023, a 31% increase from the previous year and the highest level for almost a decade. (The figure is an underestimate since countries including China, believed to be the world’s largest executioner, do not publish data on the death penalty.) There was no letup in 2024. Iran reportedly executed more than 900 people. Saudi Arabia is believed to have killed another 330, compared with 172 in...

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10 hours ago Miracle man survives terminal brain cancer diagnosis for eight YEARS and isn't done yet

Matt Henry, a man diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, has been dubbed a miracle after surviving the diagnosis, and is making the most of his time this year with a resolution

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11 hours ago Oldham hospital nurse stabbed in A&E was 'attacked by furious patient who was told to wait'

A nurse in her 50s is said to be fighting for her life after an impatient service user stabbed her at the Royal Oldham Hospital, Greater Manchester, because of the wait

Science

11 hours ago Tobers and Okkels Aberdeen debuts rated as fans and Thelin see Pittodrie bows the same way

Both players only arrived in the Granite City through the week and were thrown straight into action by Jimmy Thelin

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10 hours ago A dad and daughter help evacuees learn whether their homes survived the California wildfires

A father-daughter team in the Los Angeles area are staying in their home behind the fire barricades and taking inventory of destroyed properties

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11 hours ago Nurse who was stabbed in hospital's A&E department was 'attacked by a patient who got angry about having to wait': Medic fighting for her life 

The 'distressing and frightening' attack happened at the Royal Oldham Hospital, Greater Manchester, with the assailant said to have used a 'sharp instrument' that wasn't a knife.

Science

16 hours ago Boeing production in 2024 expected to be less than half of rival Airbus

US planemaker may have delivered 340 aircraft compared with 766 of European group, analysis suggestsBoeing is expected to confirm it made less than half of the aircraft of its rival Airbus in 2024, with analysts questioning whether the troubled US planemaker will be able to increase its rate of production as planned.The company is expected to report that it delivered only 340 aircraft to customers, when it publishes numbers on Tuesday, according to forecasts by Flight Plan. That is far below the 766 delivered by Airbus, Europe’s planemaking champion. Continue reading...

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11 hours ago Swedish PM says country neither at war nor at peace as armed forces enter Baltic

Ulf Kristersson says ‘hostile intent cannot be ruled out’ as increased surveillance follows suspected cable sabotage The Swedish prime minister has said that his country is neither at war nor at peace as he announced that Sweden would be sending armed forces into the Baltic sea for the first time as part of increased surveillance efforts amid a spate of suspected sabotage of undersea cables.The country announced it will contribute up to three warships and a surveillance aircraft to a Nato effort to monitor critical infrastructure and Russia’s “shadow fleet” as the alliance tries to guard against sabotage of underwater infrastructure. Continue reading...

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12 hours ago NHS hospitals recruit 'corridor nurses' to care for virus patients in crammed hallways

Flu-hit NHS hospitals are advertising for 'corridor nurses' to look after patients stuck in busy hallways as the health service faces 'unprecedented demand' for beds

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16 hours ago Michaela Strachan opens up on suffering 'year of heartbreak' before Dancing On Ice stint

BBC Springwatch and Dancing On Ice's Michaela Strachan has spoken out about her 'year of heartbreak' after losing friends and family members to cancer and other illnesses

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11 hours ago Sweden neither at war nor at peace, says PM, as warships sent to Baltic Sea

Ulf Kristersson says ‘hostile intent cannot be ruled out’ as increased surveillance follows suspected cable sabotage The Swedish prime minister has said that his country is neither at war nor at peace as he announced that Sweden would be sending armed forces into the Baltic Sea for the first time as part of increased surveillance efforts amid a spate of suspected sabotage of undersea cables.The country announced it will contribute up to three warships and a surveillance aircraft to a Nato effort to monitor critical infrastructure and Russia’s “shadow fleet” as the alliance tries to guard against sabotage of underwater infrastructure. Continue reading...

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13 hours ago Why our hospitals are so full, according to top GP, as Greater Manchester patient waits '60 hours' for bed

'These are the reasons people are going into hospitals', says one top GP, as people face huge waits

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16 hours ago Alive in the Merciful Country by AL Kennedy review – peace of mind meets a monster from the past

This provocative novel contains two narratives: the memoir of an activist starting a new life and the violent manifesto of a spy cop who knew herAnna McCormick, as many people did, is discovering that the first pandemic lockdown is playing havoc with time. Becalmed in her deliberately fortress-like London home with her young adult son Paul, she is simultaneously under pressure – teaching primary school children on Zoom, maintaining her stockpile of tinned goods, attempting to communicate with her mother’s care home – and forced into unnatural, unwanted inaction. As a survivor of domestic abuse, and several other threats to her safety and sanity, she is aware of the immense prize – a sanctuary, a job, meaningful relationships – she has secured, but also of its precariousness. Amid these conditions of unbidden contemplation, she begins to write a sort of memoir.So too does Buster, the shape-shifting, monstrous undercover cop who once infiltrated the OrKestrA, the “merry little band of...

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11 hours ago China's mystery HMPV virus spreads to India and Malaysia as cases 'skyrocket' in UK

The human metapneumovirus (HMPV) has recorded a 'significant increase' in China and is now reportedly spreading to other countries, with India and Malaysia being hit

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17 hours ago HMPV latest: Chinese health officials give update on virus infection rate

The update comes amid international concern over a potential pandemic

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17 hours ago Body language expert reveals key difference between Meghan Markle and Prince Harry as they serve food to LA wildfire victims

Meghan Markle was 'practical' yet 'emotional' as she and Prince Harry visited survivors of the Los Angeles wildfires, a body language expert has claimed.  

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13 hours ago Fired US Center for SafeSport investigator arrested again, this time charged with rape

An investigator fired from his job at the U.S. Center for SafeSport for allegedly stealing money seized at a drug bust has been arrested again

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17 hours ago Hospital advertises for nurses to work in corridors caring for patients

It comes amid multiple critical incidents and people wating 50 hours in A&E

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20 hours ago UK weather maps show rain incoming for Wales but snow and ice could return

While temperatures are set to increase in Wales and the rest of the UK for the rest of January, we could be seeing more unsettled weather during that time

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13 hours ago Tottenham survive extra time, ‘torpedo’ long throws and Tamworth heroics in FA Cup thriller

Tamworth 0-3 Tottenham (after extra time): Ange Postecoglou had to send on Dejan Kulusevski and Son Heung-min to finally put the non-league side away

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20 hours ago HMPV virus infected 28,000 people in the US last year alone, worrying research reveals

The 'mystery virus' has sparked fears of another devastating pandemic due to videos of patients being treated in overwhelmed Chinese hospitals circulating on social media

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21 hours ago ‘It’s an enormous emergency’: the doctor saving Sudan’s most vulnerable

MSF medical teams provide vital care in the war-torn country where pregnant women, new mothers and newborns are dying needlessly at alarming ratesDonate to our charity appeal hereIn Sudan, where a war that has caused the world’s biggest humanitarian disaster is in its second year, Dr Javid Abdelmoneim has his own daily struggles, trying to save lives in a place where the health system has all but collapsed.Rockets and bullets have an immediate effect on people caught in the crossfire, but the wider consequences of war are wreaking havoc on the population’s health. Continue reading...

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14 hours ago Staff 'incredibly shocked' after nurse stabbed at hospital left fighting for life

Patients and staff have been left 'distressed and frightened' bosses say

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20 hours ago Dancing on Ice: Michaela Strachan's surprise career, cancer diagnosis and partner

Michaela Strachan is taking to the ice for Dancing on Ice 2024

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24 hours ago Note to No 10: one speed doesn’t fit all when it comes to online safety | John Naughton

Legislation to protect children in the digital realm is essential. But if it results in the loss of small cycling and cancer-care forums, something’s gone wrongLondon Fixed Gear and Single-Speed (LFGSS) is an admirable online community of fixed-gear and single-speed cyclists in and around London. Sadly, this columnist does not qualify for membership: he doesn’t reside in (or near) the metropolis, and he requires a number of gears to tackle even the gentlest of inclines – and therefore admires hardier cyclists who disdain the assistance of Sturmey-Archer or Campagnolo hardware.There is, however, bad news on the horizon. After Sunday 16 March, LFGSS will be no more. Dee Kitchen, the software wizard (and cyclist) who is the core developer of Microcosm, a platform for running non-commercial, non-profit, privacy-sensitive, accessible online forums such as LFGSS, has announced that on that date he will “delete the virtual servers hosting LFGSS and other communities, and effectively immedi...

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14 hours ago Sweden to contribute up to 3 warships to reinforced NATO presence in the Baltic

Sweden's government says the country will contribute up to three warships to a NATO effort to increase the alliance’s presence in the Baltic Sea as it tries to guard against sabotage of underwater infrastructure

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17 hours ago ‘Brother for life’: man injured in New Orleans attack witnessed friend’s death

Ryan Quigley was celebrating the new year with former teammate Martin ‘Tiger’ Bech, one of the 14 victims killedAmong those who were injured but survived the deadly New Year’s Day truck attack on New Orleans’ most famous street was a former Princeton University football player whose ex-teammate was murdered by the assailant.Ryan Quigley, 26, was in New Orleans with Martin “Tiger” Bech – who grew up about a two-hour drive west of the city in Lafayette, Louisiana – to ring in 2025 after both had forged a friendship while playing for Princeton University’s college football team. They had joined other revelers on Bourbon Street when a former US army veteran inspired by the Islamic State (IS) terror group managed to drive a pickup truck into the crowd that had gathered on one of the world’s most festive thoroughfares. Continue reading...

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17 hours ago Dancing On Ice Michaela Strachan's horror health battles and ordeal with worm living under her skin

Dancing On Ice star Michaela Strachan has had to overcome many health struggles throughout her life, from anorexia in her teens to cancer and more recently a worm living under her skin

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19 hours ago Drinking tap water 'could be putting 27million people at greater risk of dementia'

Millions of people who live in 'softer water' areas could be at an increased risk of developing dementia, according to a new study

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19 hours ago Legal 'drug use rooms' likely to roll out in these three UK cities as first opens

EXCLUSIVE: Glasgow City Councillor Allan Casey said that there were a number of cities that had been looking into it, but was only at liberty to list three that had made clear steps to have such facilities of their own

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19 hours ago Max George made difficult decision in hospital after thinking he was ‘going to die’

Singer said he was ‘30 years younger’ than other patients on the heart ward

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19 hours ago Lost and found: a mother and daughter on surviving teenage mental breakdown in the social media age

In an extract from their unflinching memoir, Christie Watson and daughter Rowan Egberongbe recall the post-Covid psychological collapse that fractured their bond, and how social media was both the hero and villain of the hour “Can you collect Rowan, please? It’s pastoral care at the school. We’re just a bit worried about her ... She seems manic.’ Continue reading...

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20 hours ago Meghan and Harry serve meals to LA wildfire survivors but are overlooked by California news anchor who puts focus on embattled governor's wife

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex stood next to the wife of the Democrat California Governor Gavin Newsom who has come under increasing pressure for his response to the raging wildfires.

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