15 h. ago Report reveals rise in levels of violence against nurses in A&E

Examples of the abuse include being spat at, punched and even being threatened with a gun

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26 h. ago Nurse threatened with gun as tensions rise over A&E wait times

Another nurse was knocked unconscious when a patient punched her in the head

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27 h. ago A&E waits fuel 4,000 attacks on NHS staff a year: One worker is attacked every two hours in 'tinder box' hospitals as nurses face violence and gun threats

Middle-class patients and their families are among those driven to rage by long waits and dehumanising care in corridors, the Royal College of Nursing said.

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29 h. ago NHS nurses face 'abhorrent' levels of violence in A&E with guns pointed at them

The Royal College of Nursing said there were 4,054 cases of physical violence against A&E staff recorded in 2024, up from 2,093 in 2019, after sending freedom of information (FOI) requests to NHS hospitals with accident and emergency departments.

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3 d. ago West Brom v Blackburn, Norwich v Millwall: Championship clockwatch – live

All the goals and latest news on EFL SaturdayLive scoreboard | Email YaraHere we go!ChampionshipMiddlesbrough v SwanseaNorwich v MillwallOxford Utd v PortsmouthQPR v Preston North EndStoke v DerbyWest Brom v BlackburnBarnsley v BurtonBolton v PlymouthExeter v BlackpoolLeyton Orient v WiganMansfield v DoncasterNorthampton v Bradford CityStevenage v RotherhamWimbledon v LincolnWycombe v StockportBarrow v MK DonsBromley v BarnetCheltenham v ChesterfieldCrawley v NewportCrewe v AccringtonFleetwood v Bristol RoversGillingham v WalsallHarrogate v GrimsbyOldham v ColchesterSwindon v CambridgeOn this evidence the Welsh club – back at this level for the first time since 1982 after an extraordinary rise from non-league – are sure to be a fun addition but how they were given a galling reminder of the step up in trip, Saints scoring twice in the final nine minutes to earn a comeback victory and a first under Will Still. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Manning and Stephens’ late show earns Southampton dramatic win against Wrexham

Ninety minutes before kick-off a couple of digivans poking fun at Wrexham completed another lap of St Mary’s, whizzing past with a LED billboard that read: “Who needs Hollywood?” with the letters of Southampton studded in the Californian hills.On this evidence the Welsh club – back at this level for the first time since 1982 after an extraordinary rise from non-league – are sure to be a fun addition, but how they were given a galling reminder of the step up, Saints scoring twice in the final nine minutes to earn a comeback victory and a first under Will Still. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago JD Vance blames Secret Service over raising of Ohio river level to accommodate VP’s birthday kayaking trip

JD Vance’s office claimed the vice president was ‘unaware’ that the water levels had been raised to accommodate his trip

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5 d. ago Emma Raducanu: ‘I hope Francisco Roig can help me beat the top players’

British No 1 has good ‘first impressions’ of her new coach before their opening assignment at the Cincinnati OpenEmma Raducanu believes her new coaching partnership with Francisco Roig can help to take her game to the next level as she tries to continue her recent rise up the rankings.“First impressions are it’s going really well,” Raducanu said, speaking for the first time on the move in an interview with the Guardian. “We did a few days after Wimbledon together and I was really happy with how it went. I’m just so excited to have him on board, so much experience. I’m really looking forward to continuing.” Continue reading...

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6 d. ago ‘Horrific’: report reveals abuse of pregnant women and children at US Ice facilities

Report from senator Jon Ossoff’s office found 510 credible reports of human rights abuses since Trump’s inaugurationA new report has found hundreds of reported cases of human rights abuses in US immigration detention centers.The alleged abuses uncovered include deaths in custody, physical and sexual abuse of detainees, mistreatment of pregnant women and children, inadequate medical care, overcrowding and unsanitary living conditions, inadequate food and water, exposure to extreme temperatures, denial of access to attorneys, and child separation. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Titan Ocean Submersible tragedy that killed Scots student 'could have been prevented'

Scots student, Suleman Dawood, 19, was among five killed in Titan implosion as report reveals tragedy was 'avoidable'.

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7 d. ago Great Barrier Reef suffers biggest annual drop in live coral since 1980s after devastating coral bleaching

Researchers warn reef may reach tipping point where coral cannot recover fast enough between major catastrophic eventsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Great Barrier Reef has suffered its biggest annual drop in live coral in two out of three areas monitored by scientists since 1986, a new report has revealed.The Australian Institute of Marine Science (Aims) report is the first to comprehensively document the devastating impacts of the early 2024 mass coral bleaching event – the most widespread and severe on record for the Great Barrier Reef. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Trump firing of labor statistics chief ‘undermines credibility’, ex

Former commissioners call on Congress to act after Trump fires Erika McEntarfer over ‘rigged’ employment dataThe former Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) commissioners and non-partisan economic groups have criticized Donald Trump’s shock firing of BLS commissioner Erika McEntarfer after the July jobs report data revealed jobs growth stalled this summer.Trump, without any evidence to back his claims, alleged McEntarfer “faked” employment numbers in the run-up to the 2024 election to boost Kamala Harris’s chances and said that the recent data was “rigged” to make Trump and Republicans look bad. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Surgeons forced to finish operation using torches on their mobile phones amid power cut at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, damning report reveals

The central London hospital, which treats 76,000 kids a year, has been blighted by power outages, water leaks, and issues with air filtration systems.

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9 d. ago Surgery staff at Great Ormond Street forced to work using phone torches during power cut

The incident, revealed in a report by the care watchdog, highlighted significant maintenance issues in hospitals across England

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3 w. ago Retail profit warnings more than double as high street pressures mount – report

The report from EY-Parthenon also revealed that overall profit warnings among UK-listed firms jumped by a fifth amid trade and geopolitical woes.

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3 w. ago SNP 'sitting on cash' rather than investing in Scottish hospices, warns Labour

Labour has pledged hospice-based doctors and nurses would see their wages rise to NHS levels if the party takes power at the Holyrood.

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3 w. ago Trump administration intervenes to help block law requiring priests to report child abuse revealed in confessions

The Department of Justice had lent its support to Catholic leaders who said the new law would force them to choose between prison and excommunication

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3 w. ago Crypto donations could entirely corrupt British politics. Labour must act quickly | Liam Byrne

We need to know who is funding our parties, but this new frontier is custom-built for hostile actors. The elections bill is a good start – but only thatLiam Byrne is the Labour MP for Birmingham Hodge HillOur party finance rules are riddled with loopholes. Shell companies. Unincorporated associations. Anonymous donations routed through digital campaigns between elections. All legal. All ripe for abuse. And now, a new gateway has opened: cryptocurrency.When someone buys a cryptocurrency their identity is anonymous, but the transaction itself is recorded on the blockchain and is publicly visible. So far we know that this anonymity has allowed cryptocurrencies to be used to fund everything from sanctions evasion to election interference. A recent report from the Centre for Information Resilience revealed that A7A5, a new “digital rouble”, has already been linked to sanctions evasions by Russians. The report also found that Ilan Shor, a fugitive oligarch who has been accused of being in...

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3 w. ago Trump’s reported birthday letter to Epstein revealed in bombshell report: Live updates

A letter sent to Jeffrey Epstein on his birthday was apparently penned by President Donald Trump, a new report claims

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3 w. ago 'Chaotic' Pentonville prison released criminals too early and kept others locked up for too long, damning report reveals

Prison staff had a backlog of release dates to calculate leading to mistakes being made, an official report said, including some prisoners being freed earlier than they should have been.

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