75 m. ago Inside England's 'worst hospital' where 'everything cracks' and 'death trap ceilings' leave patients in fear

Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn, Norfolk, was this week branded the worst of 134 acute hospital trusts in England in damning government analysis.

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80 m. ago Ollie Pope set to lose England role as Brendon McCullum ponders Ashes shake

Pope may be in danger as England look to snatch a victory in Australia this winter

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81 m. ago Farage admits he failed to register US trip to headline Trump fundraiser

MPs are required to register visits abroad that cost more than £300 within 28 days if they are not wholly paid for by the MP or public funds.

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94 m. ago Scotland star retires aged 29 after Scottish Rugby contract decision

Back row played 74th and final cap against England

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2 h. ago The forgotten town on the frontline of Britain's migrant crisis: How locals in Dover have been left behind by the small boats war

The Dover coastline is a key arrival point for Channel crossings and with more than 182,000 people reaching England since the migrant crisis began.

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2 h. ago Scotland tears after England World Cup defeat carry double meaning as cruel cut beckons

Scots suffer quarter-final defeat but team has come so far

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2 h. ago Inside the UK's 'worst hospital' where 'everything cracks' and 'death trap ceilings' leave patients in fear

Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn, Norfolk, was this week branded the worst of 134 acute hospital trusts in England in damning government analysis.

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3 h. ago Brendon McCullum mulls appointing Harry Brook as England vice

Coach confirms Ollie Pope will be reserve wicketkeeperRain washes out last game in South Africa T20 seriesHarry Brook could replace Ollie Pope as England vice-captain for the Ashes after Brendon McCullum, the head coach, revealed it was up for discussion in an otherwise “easy” squad to select.Speaking after an afternoon of solid rain in Nottingham caused a washout of the third Twenty20 between England and South Africa – the international home summer ending with a 1-1 series draw – McCullum floated the possibility of Brook as Ben Stokes’s deputy given his role as the limited-over captain. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Haaland doubles up as City sweep United aside in Manchester derby

Erling Haaland urged Manchester City to “get our asses going”, then showed how with the second and third goals that sealed this 197th derby for Pep Guardiola’s men, and ended a two-defeat run.This is no vintage City iteration – currently, at least – but witnessing how the prolific Norwegian bagged his strikes, and performed throughout, suggests their main man is up for leading the revival. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago England vs Scotland LIVE: Women's Rugby World Cup result, latest updates and reaction as Red Roses dominate

The Red Roses hope to book a place in the semi-finals

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3 h. ago Rock band’s frontman 'disgusted' after song used in Tommy Robinson protest

Rock band’s frontman Tim Booth, lead singer of the band James, is looking into his 'options' after his song Sit Down was played in the background of the Tommy Robinson protests

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3 h. ago He conquered the world as 'The Hitman', but in Hattersley he had a different name

Ricky Hatton, an iconic Mancunian hero, has passed away at the age of 46

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4 h. ago Nigel Farage admits breaching parliamentary rules over Trump event

Reform leader says failure to register trip to speak at Republican party dinner in Florida was due to an error by his officeNigel Farage has admitted breaching parliamentary rules by failing to register a trip to Florida to headline a fundraising event for Donald Trump.The Reform UK leader was the main speaker at the $500-a-head Republican party dinner in Tallahassee in March. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Headteachers in England doubling up as caretakers as funding ‘hits rock bottom’

Exclusive: Research finds more than 1,000 schools have suffered cumulative real-terms cuts in excess of £1m eachSchool leaders in England are having to double up as caretakers and lollipop men and women as funding “hits rock bottom”, teaching unions have said.Others are having to call on relatives to help fix crumbling buildings and do other odd jobs after years of “inadequate” funding for schools, they said. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Unforgettable Ricky Hatton turned boxing into a spectacle for his vast army of fans

The ‘Hitman’ was extraordinary in his fleeting prime with his career bringing adoration and the demons of fameRicky Hatton used to look like a ghost-faced urchin as he slipped into an old hat factory on the edge of Stockport. It was easy then to imagine him in a past life, stealing through Victorian Manchester as a gaunt fingersmith, his nimble hands relieving rich men of their excessive wealth. But the gory marks on his face always brought us back to the jolting present and his bruising reality as a young and aspiring boxer.In 2003, when I interviewed him for the first of many times in the atmospheric setting of that converted factory turned into a boxing gym, Hatton was 24 years old. The troubles of the future lay deep in the unknown because everything Hatton did then burned with an immediacy and urgency. He didn’t care that his gaunt and sickly face was mottled with dark blue bruises and crimson nicks which had yet to scab over and start to heal. “Basic wear and tear,” he said wi...

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4 h. ago Vladimir Putin embarrassed by major blow after key chemical plant hit in audacious strike

Ukraine has showed it is able to launch it's drones further into Russia as it hits three sites - including chemical plants and oil refineries - crucial to Putin's evil war machine

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4 h. ago England vs Scotland live: Red Roses cruising in Women’s World Cup quarter

A place in the last four is on the line as Scotland look to upset their Six Nations rivals

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5 h. ago Strictly’s Dianne Buswell and Joe Sugg expecting first child together

The couple made the announcement in a video soundtracked by Sir Elton John’s hit track Tiny Dancer.

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5 h. ago Three in four English hospitals failing to hit two cancer targets in league tables

Exclusive: Cancer experts declare ‘national emergency’ as hospitals miss targets on diagnosis and starting treatmentThree in four NHS hospital trusts are failing cancer patients, according to the first league tables of their kind, prompting experts to declare a “national emergency”.Labour published the first league tables to rank hospitals in England from best to worst since the early 2000s this week. The overall rankings score trusts based on a range of measures including finances and patient safety, as well as how they are bringing down waiting times for operations and in A&E, and improving ambulance response times. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago England v South Africa: third men’s T20 international abandoned by rain – as it didn’t happen

IT20 series between England and South Africa tied 1-1 after rain washes out decider in NottinghamEngland Head Coach Brendon McCullum has been in the Sky Pod chatting to Ian Ward and Nasser Hussain.“We balanced things a little bit better,” he says of England’s tempo with the bat in the Test series v India. “We grew up quite a lot through that series... We saw the emergence of the fast-bowling cartel we’ve been trying to build over the last couple of years. I left the series thinking we’d become a better team, despite the 2-2 result.” Continue reading...

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