7 hours ago Dad, 78, told A&E wait would be 10 HOURS, with ‘nowhere to sit and people sleeping on beds in corridors’

The hospital responded to the claims warning that ‘A&E services are extremely busy, which is impacting waiting times’

Politics

17 hours ago Royal Mail to cut deliveries under regulator proposals; Shell hikes investor payouts – business live

Live coverage of business, economics and financial news as UK postal service set to deliver on alternate weekdays and drop SaturdaysGermany’s Dax stock market index is also in on the party with a new record high, while Spain’s Ibex benchmark is at its highest since 2008, before the Eurozone crisis crunched its economy for a decade.Spain’s stock market has risen strongly in the last couple of years, as the country has become the surprise leader of the European economy – with a growth rate far outstripping the EU’s largest economy, Germany.Posts record funds under management of £190.21bn at 2024-end, above analysts’ views of £187.4bn, according to company-compiled consensus. Continue reading...

Economics

15 hours ago Norovirus hospitalisations surge as NHS issues urgent guidance to avoid bug

Norovirus is still piling pressure on the NHS as health chiefs issue advice to families how to protect yourselves against the sickness and diarrhoea bug

Science

15 hours ago Shoplifting offences surge to another record high: Store thefts rise by a QUARTER in a year with nearly 500,000 crimes reported, police figures reveal

The shocking data is further proof of Britain's worsening retail theft epidemic, which an industry body warned today was 'out of control'.

Events

16 hours ago Shoplifting offences in England and Wales hit new record high of nearly 500,000 crimes last year

Police recorded the equivalent of 1,350 shoplifting offences every day in year to September 2024, new Office for National Statistics figures show

Events

26 hours ago Attacks on shop staff hit a record 2,000 every day, damning figures reveal

The alarming figures show the issue is getting worse, with cases of attacks and shoplifting beating last year's record numbers to be a fresh high since the surveys began in 2001.

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