23 h. ago Local NHS bosses must axe HALF of their office staff to save £1bn a year for more ops, Streeting orders

LOCAL NHS bosses will today be told to cut half their office staff to save £1billion a year to fund thousands more ops.  Health Secretary Wes Streeting is demanding the integrated care boards get rid of 50 per cent of non-medical employees.  There are 42 NHS boards in England that control how taxpayers’ cash is spent by GPs and...

Economics

3 d. ago Russian activist held in Poland admits he worked as FSB agent, court papers say

Igor Rogov, who left Russia in 2021, due to go on trial accused of informing on other Russian opposition activistsA Russian opposition activist arrested in Poland and due to go on trial next month has admitted he worked as an undercover agent for Russia’s FSB security service and informed on other opposition figures, court documents claim.Igor Rogov, 30, has been associated with various opposition movements in the Russian city of Saransk, including Alexei Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation and Open Russia, linked to the exiled businessman Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Cadbury Heroes fans hail 'elite swap' as chocolate giant adds 'iconic' treat to tubs

The new Cadbury Heroes paper tubs are being sold in Tesco stores nationwide from this month as part of a trial to see what customers think of the move

Politics

2 w. ago 'Evil' man murdered young Stagecoach driver in deliberate head

David Livingstone was found guilty following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow last month.

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2 w. ago Father Ted creator Graham Linehan was the VICTIM of harassment from trans activist, not the other way round, his trial is told

Graham Linehan, known for helping create sitcoms such as Father Ted and The It Crowd, went on trial last month accussed of harassing a young trans activist. Linehan always protested his innocence.

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2 w. ago Liverpool FC parade car crash suspect Paul Doyle appears in court

Paul Doyle, 53, is due to stand trial next month for a number of serious offences

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2 w. ago Man accused of driving into crowds at Liverpool victory parade appears in court

Paul Doyle, 53, appeared at Liverpool Crown Court by videolink from prison for a 30-minute administrative hearing ahead of his trial next month.

Events

3 w. ago AI could save NHS staff 400,000 hours every month, trial finds

The trial found that AI-powered support saved staff an average of 43 minutes every day.

Politics

3 w. ago 'Monster' mum killed son, 2, after he suffered 'worst case of child abuse' in UK

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Rebecca Shuttleworth was found guilty of murdering her two-year-old son Keanu after a five-month trial

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3 w. ago Alexander Acosta said putting Epstein on trial would’ve been a gamble, transcript shows

Former prosecutor testified before House committee on hurdles that prosecution of convicted sex offender would have facedAlexander Acosta, the former US attorney for the southern district of Florida who negotiated a plea deal in 2008 with Jeffrey Epstein, testified before the House oversight committee last month that going to trial would have been a “crapshoot” due to lack of cooperation from victims.In a transcript of the six-hour interview released on Friday, the former prosecutor, who later served in the first Trump administration, described the evidentiary hurdles Epstein’s federal prosecution would have faced, and why his office turned the case over to Florida state prosecutors that resulted in the disgraced financier pleading guilty to charges of soliciting sex from a minor. Continue reading...

Politics

last month We tried Aldi's new £1.35 treat and will be going straight back for more

The product hit the shelves last month after a successful trial earlier this year

Economics