40 m. ago Pharmacies to provide more frontline health services after £3bn funding boost

After a year of negotiations between pharmacies and Tory and Labour governments, health minister Stephen Kinnock described the new deal as an important step in fixing ‘a broken pharmacy sector’

Economics

56 m. ago Five women plan to pursue legal claim against Mohamed Al Fayed’s estate

The women worked as nannies and private air stewards for the former Harrods boss between 1995 and 2012, their lawyers said.

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56 m. ago Pensioner, 72, says affording household bills ‘becoming impossible’

Melanie Roberts said she worried about internet and mobile bill increases, as she relied on these services to continue to work and speak to family.

Economics

2 h. ago Huge fire rips through building on Scots high street as emergency services rush to scene

Six fire appliances, multiple police vehicles and an ambulance crew are on the scene.

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2 h. ago Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa case update after bodies left unclaimed

Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa's names had been on a list of 'unclaimed decedents' on the New Mexico's Office of the Medical Investigator (OMI) website

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3 h. ago Three children and woman in hospital after stabbing attack in Sydney suburb

Two girls, boy and 46-year-old woman all in stable condition after the attack in Baulkham HillsElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThree children and a woman have been taken to hospital after a stabbing attack on Monday morning in a suburb in Sydney’s north-west.According to a press release from New South Wales police, about 5.20am on Monday emergency services were called to a home in Baulkham Hills, following reports that multiple people had been stabbed. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Three children and woman in hospital after alleged stabbing attack in Sydney suburb

Two girls, boy and 46-year-old woman all in stable condition after the alleged attack in Baulkham HillsElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThree children and a woman have been taken to hospital after an alleged stabbing attack on Monday morning in a suburb in Sydney’s north-west.New South Wales police said emergency services were called to a home in Baulkham Hills about 5.20am on Monday, following reports that multiple people had been stabbed. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Baulkham Hills stabbing: three children and woman in hospital after alleged attack in Sydney suburb

Two girls, boy and 46-year-old woman all in stable condition after the alleged attack in Baulkham HillsElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThree children and a woman have been taken to hospital after an alleged stabbing attack on Monday morning in a suburb in Sydney’s north-west.New South Wales police said emergency services were called to a home in Baulkham Hills about 5.20am on Monday, following reports that multiple people had been stabbed. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Rain turns to ice, cuts power in Great Lakes region while Tennessee braces for wild weather

Thousands of people have no power in Wisconsin and northern Michigan after freezing rain brought down trees and power lines

Politics

5 h. ago ‘Wherever I looked I saw collapsed buildings’: Myanmar quake rescuers and medics struggle with size of task

After two days there are still not enough teams to find dead bodies or sufficient equipment to sift through debrisThe scale of devastation in central Myanmar is unlike anything rescue workers or medics have seen before, even in a country that has endured more than four years of brutal conflict.In Sagaing, buildings have collapsed almost everywhere after Friday’s earthquake. Even the provincial fire department building has been destroyed, damaging all the rescue machinery and vehicles inside. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Station house fire that killed three not believed to be criminal, say police

A man who was arrested on suspicion of murder on Saturday was released without charge on Sunday evening.

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7 h. ago Welsh rugby match abandoned amid serious incident as medics stay with player for five hours

The injury itself was a result of an awkward landing in open play.

Sport

7 h. ago Warning to close doors and windows in Blackwood as fire breaks out

People are advised to avoid the area as emergency services are at the scene

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7 h. ago Richard Chamberlain dead at 90 as fans pay tribute to Dr Kildare and Three Musketeers star

Richard Chamberlain, famed for his starring role in the 1960s medical drama Dr Kildare, has died at the age of 90, his publicist has confirmed

Events

7 h. ago Coronation Street fans spot former star in Casualty leaving viewers 'confused'

Casualty viewers were left shocked on Saturday night as they thought they recognised an inmate who had been stabbed in the latest episode of the BBC medical drama

Politics

8 h. ago F1 legend Jochen Mass suffers 'medical emergency' as family issue emotional statement

Jochen Mass, the former McLaren driver and a popular figure in Formula 1, is recovering from a medical emergency, his family have confirmed via a social media statement

Politics

9 h. ago Man arrested on suspicion of murder after young girl and two adults die in Northamptonshire fire

Emergency services were called on Friday to reports of a large blaze at a property in Beswick Close in Rushton, near Kettering.

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9 h. ago Environment Agency warns people on stretch of UK coastline to 'prepare to evacuate' tonight

People in the area are being advised to 'prepare to evacuate when asked by emergency services'

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9 h. ago Richard Chamberlain dead: Dr Kildare and The Three Musketeers star dies as fan pay tribute

Richard Chamberlain, who was best known for playing the title role in the 1960s medical TV show Dr Kildare, has died at the age of 90, his publicist has confirmed

Events

10 h. ago Before and after satellite images show devastation caused by Myanmar earthquake – video

Rescue efforts are entering their third day and attempts to find survivors are intensifying after a devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand, killing at least 1,600 people and injuring more than 3,400, with at least 139 others missing. The initial quake struck near the central Myanmar city of Mandalay early on Friday afternoon, collapsing buildings, downing bridges and buckling roads, causing mass destruction in the country's second largest city. 'What we’re seeing here in Myanmar is a level of devastation that hasn’t been seen over a century in Asia,' the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies wrote in a post on X Myanmar earthquake: search for survivors continues as UN warns over medical supply shortage – latest updatesAftershocks frighten Myanmar survivors while death toll from Bangkok high-rise collapse rises Continue reading...

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