1 hour ago What could Labour abolish next after NHS England was scrapped?

There are more than 300 ‘quangos’ in the UK – and the largest is now set to be axed

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2 h. ago Miliband in China to restart climate talks as countries agree to green action

The Government is seeking to refresh a 10-year-old clean energy partnership as part of efforts to strengthen ties with the world’s biggest emitter.

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3 h. ago Which quango is next for Labour's 'bonfire'? The bodies controlling £350bn of public money and 400,000 staff that could be at risk from Starmer's new

NHS England is being merged back into the Department of Health, with ministers arguing that more than 9,000 jobs can be cut by removing 'duplication'.

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13 h. ago KAROL SIKORA: Not a single person on the frontline will shed a tear for the abolition of NHS England

Finally, some good news. That was my first instinct on hearing of Sir Keir Starmer's intention to scrap the overblown bureaucratic folly that is NHS England with immediate effect.

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16 h. ago Finally! Patients to be put before NHS bureaucrats: More than 9,000 jobs to go as Labour scrap 'world's biggest quango' NHS England to improve care and crack down on wokery

NHS England will be scrapped under major reforms aimed at cutting waste and bureaucracy, Sir Keir Starmer announced on Thursday.

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20 h. ago Is the health service being scrapped? What the abolishment of NHS England means FOR YOU

Prime Minister Keir Starmer today startled the nation after announcing he planned to scrap NHS England - which ministers have labelled the 'world's largest quango'.

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21 h. ago Why is NHS England being axed – and will it save the government money?

The NHS England workforce will be halved in a bid to slash costs and cut duplication, but will it work?

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22 h. ago NHS England abolished to return healthcare to government control

More than 9,000 jobs will be lost

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23 h. ago Keir Starmer to abolish NHS England and bring health service under 'democratic control' as over 9,000 jobs cut

The Prime Minister plans to abolish NHS England to cut bureaucracy and bring the health service under government control, promising better patient care

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24 h. ago Keir Starmer scraps NHS England to put health service ‘into democratic control’

Health secretary says end of ‘biggest quango in world’ is final nail in coffin of Andrew Lansley’s 2012 reorganisationUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has brought the health service back under the control of ministers by abolishing NHS England.The prime minister said the NHS should be overseen by politicians rather than an arm’s-length body, as it would bring greater accountability. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago Starmer abolishes NHS England and condemns it as the 'world's largest quango' as he declares war on the 'flabby, unfocused and over

Keir Starmer used a speech to deliver a damning verdict on the performance of the public sector, saying huge expansion in numbers had not worked.

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26 h. ago Starmer says 'world's largest quango' NHS England will be SCRAPPED as he condemns 'flabby, unfocused and over

Keir Starmer used a speech to deliver a damning verdict on the performance of the public sector, saying huge expansion in numbers had not worked.

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32 h. ago Bigger than London and five times the weight of Mt Everest: The impact of the world's biggest iceberg

Bigger than London and five times the weight of Mt Everest: The impact of the world's biggest iceberg  Sky News

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32 h. ago What it’s like to go on the world’s biggest heavy metal cruise

Death metal in a sauna, Lamb of God on the karaoke machine and 2am mosh pits – Kinza Shenn sets sail on a hardcore music cruise that out-rocks all others

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34 h. ago Bigger than London and five times heavier than Mount Everest: The impact of the world's biggest iceberg

Bigger than London and five times heavier than Mount Everest: The impact of the world's biggest iceberg  Sky News

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34 h. ago Bigger than London and weighing five times Mount Everest: The impact of the world's biggest iceberg

Bigger than London and weighing five times Mount Everest: The impact of the world's biggest iceberg  Sky News

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38 h. ago London Marathon expected to take record for biggest in the world from New York

London Marathon expected to take record for biggest in the world from New York  The Independent

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47 h. ago Sorry Flat Earthers! NASA scientist gives brutal response that instantly proves our planet is ROUND

It's one of the biggest conspiracy theories of all time. But if you believe the world is flat, a NASA scientist may finally change your mind with a brutal putdown.

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53 h. ago EU goes on the attack in trade war with Trump: Brussels announces tariffs on US products in response to 25% import duties, risking further anger from White House

The world's biggest trading bloc was expecting the US tariffs and prepared in advance, but the measures still place great strain on already tense transatlantic relations

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62 h. ago ‘Global weirding’: climate whiplash hitting world’s biggest cities, study reveals

Swings between drought and floods striking from Dallas to Shanghai, while Madrid and Cairo are among cities whose climate has flippedClimate whiplash is already hitting major cities around the world, bringing deadly swings between extreme wet and dry weather as the climate crisis intensifies, a report has revealed.Dozens more cities, including Lucknow, Madrid and Riyadh have suffered a climate “flip” in the last 20 years, switching from dry to wet extremes, or vice versa. The report analysed the 100 most populous cities, plus 12 selected ones, and found that 95% of them showed a distinct trend towards wetter or drier weather. Continue reading...

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