2 h. ago Number of police forces in England and Wales could be slashed from 43 to 12 in 'generational' reforms

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is said to favour the creation of a dozen regional mega-forces as part of an endeavour to cut costs and increase efficiency.

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4 h. ago Scale of A&E crisis laid bare as one in five patients treated in corridors or waiting rooms

Patients are being forced to wait two days for a bed as corridor care become ‘endemic’

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5 h. ago Urgent energy drink warning after man suffers a stroke when he guzzles triple the safe limit

ENERGY drinks can cause a stroke, warn doctors who treated a man who nearly died after guzzling eight a day. Medics at Nottingham University Hospitals said the unnamed patient in his 50s has been left with permanent nerve damage in his left hand and foot. Under-16s are already banned from buying super high caffeine drinks...

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5 h. ago Almost one in five A&E patients cared for in corridors – worst time of the week and map revealed

NHS A&E patients now have a one in five chance of being treated in a corridor or waiting room, a “shameful” study reveals. Data from 165 emergency departments across the UK show the areas and time of the week where your risk of “corridor care” is highest. Across Britain an estimated 18 per cent of...

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5 h. ago A&E alert as medics warn ‘this winter we will see NHS gridlock’

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has found almost one in five A&E patients were being treated in inappropriate spaces as NHS ‘corridor care’ crisis continues to get worse

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7 h. ago Trump advertises for latest shock troops in his immigration battle: ‘Become a Deportation Judge today’

The Department of Justice encouraged lawyers to apply in order to “make decisions with generational consequences.”

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7 h. ago Starmer calls on European leaders to modernise ECHR ahead of gathering

European ministers, including Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy, are due to meet in Strasbourg, France, on Wednesday to discuss reforming the treaty.

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8 h. ago EastEnders' Molly Rainford in tears watching final scene and shares decision behind exit

EastEnders actress Molly Rainford has opened up about her decision to leave the BBC soap after two and a half years playing Anna Knight

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8 h. ago Molly Rainford's real reason for quitting EastEnders as Anna Knight revealed

EastEnders star Molly Rainford has opened up about her Anna Knight exit on The One Show, calling it 'really bittersweet' after two and a half years and hinting at a possible return

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8 h. ago EastEnders actress reveals real reason for quitting BBC soap 'it was really bittersweet'

Molly Rainford played Anna Knight in EastEnders for over two years before deciding to quit the BBC soap opera

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8 h. ago 'Awkward' action film tops Netflix charts despite abysmal Rotten Tomatoes score

A "stupid" film starring a Hollywood legend has quickly become one of Netflix's most-watched movies.

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8 h. ago McDonald’s absolutely Mcskewered for ‘creepy and depressing’ AI

The fast-food giant is the latest to deliver a fully AI-generated ad campaign, following Coca-Cola, whose advert also raised eyebrows online

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9 h. ago Asda reveals twist on classic festive dessert and shoppers say it 'works so well'

One shopper described the dessert as a "treat and a half"

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10 h. ago England’s Ashes approach is scrambling the brains of the next cricketing generation | Mark Ramprakash

This squad aren’t just throwing away the series, they’re messing up the minds of the young cricketers I try to coachThe cracks are starting to show with this England team and with the narrative we’ve been fed for three years after another defeat. Their identity of always taking the aggressive option, of relentlessly putting pressure on their opponents, isn’t holding up to scrutiny. So far in this series they haven’t had the strength needed to achieve it, and they haven’t had the skills either.I was confident that they could win the Ashes this time, mainly because I thought there was quality in the squad and that they had adapted their game to add intelligence and adaptability to their armoury. It’s becoming clear that neither of those beliefs were completely true. And meanwhile I’m seeing things at home that make me worry that this team aren’t just messing up this series, they’re messing up a whole generation of young cricketers. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago A rare drug made from blood is saving babies from botulism. Here’s what to know

Produced in small batches every five years, the medicine costs nearly $70,000 per treatment

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13 h. ago Virgin Media customers receive two extra channels for free TODAY

VIRGIN Media customers are getting a TV treat today as the provider adds two new free channels to its line-up, giving viewers more to watch without paying a penny extra. Virgin Media has expanded its FAST channel lineup to a total of 34 with the launch of two new Stingray channels. According to reports from...

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13 h. ago He was called one of the most violent prison guards in America. Then he got promoted

Roderick Gadson showed no remorse after beating a man to death. As Alabama advances him to lieutenant, the case lays bare a culture of violence the state has long failed to controlThe most dramatic moment in the deposition came when Roderick Gadson, an Alabama prison guard, was questioned under oath about an incident in which he and other officers used such devastating force against a prisoner that the man had to be airlifted to hospital to treat his injuries.Gadson was shown a photograph of the man, Steven Davis. He was lying in an ICU bed breathing through a tube, his cadaverous face bruised and covered with blood, his eyes black and sunken. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago He was called one of the most violent prison guards in America. He got promoted

Roderick Gadson showed no remorse after beating a man to death. As a new film, The Alabama Solution, shows how the case lays bare a culture of violence the state has long failed to controlThe most dramatic moment in the deposition came when Roderick Gadson, an Alabama prison guard, was questioned under oath about an incident in which he and other officers used such devastating force against a prisoner that the man had to be airlifted to hospital to treat his injuries.Gadson was shown a photograph of the man, Steven Davis. He was lying in an ICU bed breathing through a tube, his cadaverous face bruised and covered with blood, his eyes black and sunken. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Community pharmacist urges Lanarkshire residents to make pharmacies their first stop for winter advice and treatment

Pharmacies can give fast, expert help for many common winter illnesses - such as coughs, colds, sore ears and throats, tummy bugs and skin conditions.

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14 h. ago Swedish billionaire Sir Hans Rausing who was so distraught by his wife's death he hid her body in a barricaded room for two months is knighted by King Charles

King Charles III made 62-year-old Swedish philanthropist Sir Hans Rausing a Knight Bachelor during an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle this afternoon.

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