78 m. ago Nursing union calls for urgent action after drop in number of new students

The university admission service, UCAS, has published figures that show a decrease in the number of acceptances onto nursing courses beginning this autumn.

Politics

7 h. ago A84 farm shop staff were 'first on scene' when car flipped and crashed into field as campaigners call for urgent action

Activists in the area have called for urgent measures to be put in place to improve safety on the route, which has seen a number of serious crashes in the last month.

Events

47 h. ago British man, 53, plunges 30ft to his death 'through a gap' in multi

The 53-year-old plunged around more than 30 feet from a multi-storey car park and was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency responders called to deal with the situation.

Events

6 d. ago NHS chiefs demand urgent action over staff flu jabs after uptake halves since pandemic

‘Low uptake is neither inevitable nor irreversible,’ health bosses say as flu jab rates fall among staff

Events

7 d. ago NHS Lanarkshire developing campaign to help pregnant women quit smoking

The campaign highlights that tobacco dependency during pregnancy is the biggest preventable cause of harm to babies in Scotland, which underlies the urgent need for action.

Politics

7 d. ago Travellers invade field and transform it into caravan park in just 48 hours

Laura Trott MP says the group arrived at Seasons Farm in Edenbridge, Kent at around 5pm on August 22 to carry out a 'cynical' raid.

Events

7 d. ago Frustrated parents ask if a 'child needs to die' before action is taken at A84 accident blackspot

The A84 has been the scene of five accidents in less than a month this summer - with parents and pupils at Kincardine in Menteith Primary School now calling for urgent action to make the route safer.

Society

9 d. ago Cancer postcode lottery 'puts 100,000 lives at risk' as UK charity calls for urgent action

Tens of thousands of cancer patients could at risk because they live too far from hospitals, Macmillan has warned

Events

9 d. ago Nursing and midwifery vacancies in NHS Scotland rise by 60 per cent in six months

‘Hugely troubling’ data as separate survey prompts calls for urgent action over ‘corridor care crisis’

Politics

9 d. ago Drone images expose disgusting scenes at travellers site as residents complain of 'dire situation'

Local residents have taken to social media to express their anger and call for urgent action

Events

9 d. ago Police car which flipped in East Lancs Road crash was on emergency response

The vehicle was being driven by an officer responding to an incident when it crashed

Events

9 d. ago Urgent action needed to make UK cancer care fair, charity warns

The charity said too many patients feel they need to be "in the right place, at the right time" and called for "urgent action"

Events

1 week ago Major deadly virus outbreak in several countries as urgent spread warning issued

The World Health Organization has warned that the crisis is 'very high risk' and could spread further without urgent action, but has yet to issue travel restrictions

Events

1 week ago More than 700,000 GCSE students without specialist physics teachers as government urged to address shortage

The Institute of Physics (IOP) has called for urgent action to tackle the shortage in physics teachers

Politics

1 week ago Moment police car is flipped over in horror crash on East Lancs Road

The busy route was closed off by emergency services with one man cut free from a car

Events

1 week ago Labour's vow on free childcare is at risk of collapse after raid on National Insurance, Education Secretary warned

In a letter to the Education Secretary, 27 leading organisations representing children, parents and childcare providers said families face being let down without urgent action.

Events

1 week ago Firefighter who held Princess Diana’s hand after car crash shares her heartbreaking final words

One of the emergency first responders on the scene of the fatal car crash that claimed the life of Princess Diana 28 years ago today has shared the devastating final moments he spent with the princess

Events

1 week ago Major motorway is shut down as car bursts into flames to spark huge delays as emergency crews rush to scene

The vehicle caught fire on the southbound carriageway as two crews from the West Midlands Fire Service scrambled to the scene just after 10am

Transport

1 week ago Billie Piper demands 'urgent action' for Palestinian children as she asks fans to 'spare a thought' for youngsters 'starved and traumatised' in Gaza

The 42-year-old actress shared a statement on Instagram highlighting the contrast between her own time with her children and the suffering faced by families in the conflict.

Events

1 week ago 'We must demand urgent action': Billie Piper raises plight of Palestinian children in Instagram post

‘Palestinian children in are barely surviving through unimaginable days and long nights of bombardment, starvation and fear’ - Billie Piper

Politics