44 m. ago Dr Ranj Singh becomes latest star to support The Independent’s SafeCall campaign for missing children

Celebrity doctor and former Strictly Come Dancing contestant backs launch of new national lifeline for young people in crisis after donations surged past £100,000 last weekend

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2 h. ago NHS braces for worst winter flu crisis ever as hospital cases surge 55% in a week – latest

Hospitalisations for flu in England hit highest ever levels for this time of year

Sport

5 h. ago Shoppers forecast to embark on £24.6billion Christmas spending frenzy

Despite the ongoing cost of living crisis and Budget blues, a report predicts many people will splash out more on Christmas this year

Economics

5 h. ago Mum tells kids they won't get Christmas presents as grim data lifts lid on food crisis

Research from charity The Felix Project found almost a quarter of working parents have turned to emergency food support services in the past year - while 10% have sent kids to school hungry

Events

8 h. ago ‘Superflu’ mayhem will drag into New Year as mutant bug’s ‘longtail fuels post

THE NHS has been plunged into its worst-case winter scenario as an “unprecedented wave of superflu” pushed hospital cases up 55 per cent in a week.  Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer urged Britons to “be careful” and blasted doctors plotting a mid-crisis strike next week as “irresponsible”.  NHS officials said there are now enough virus...

Science

9 h. ago Rangers injury crisis deepens as key star forced off during Europa League clash against Ferencvaros

THE QUEUE for the treatment table at Rangers is only growing, as another key star was added to the injury list during tonight's game against Ferencvaros. Gers were in Europa League action over in Hungary and took a lead in the first half through Bojan Miovski. The North Macedonian striker made it three goals in...

Events

10 h. ago Terry’s Chocolate Orange hit with sharp price hike this Christmas

Several big brand manufactures have moved to using less cocoa in an attempt to offset the price increases

Events

10 h. ago Voices: What will it take to keep resident doctors in work this winter?

Editorial: The health secretary will point to a ‘worst-case’ outbreak of flu sweeping hospital wards, a public losing sympathy with the strikes and a sensible offer on the negotiating table as he bids to steer a way through this NHS crisis

Science

10 h. ago Lawsuit filed against ChatGPT for ‘helping plot violent acts’

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Politics

12 h. ago There's a crisis at Strangeways, but we might not know the half of it

The Independent Monitoring Board has failed to produce reports on HMP Manchester for each of the last three years, but insists it has been carrying out regular checks

Events

14 h. ago West Lothian homeowners 'hopeful' after crisis meeting with government minister

Mairi McAllan, the Housing Minister, met with local home owners at Livingston’s Civic Centre to hear often tearful evidence from owners of former council and housing association homes which have RAAC roofing panels.

Politics

14 h. ago Are you worried about the 'super flu' crisis? Take our poll and have your say

A new aggressive flu variant known as 'K strain' or H3N2 has already seen a huge spike in hospitalisations with top NHS bosses warning that the worst is yet to come

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15 h. ago Superflu sparks NHS carnage as swamped A&Es turn record number of ambulances away amid fears crisis is going to get even worse with looming threat of strikes and ever

Health chiefs have warned that the NHS is facing the 'worst case scenario' this winter with the latest figures revealing that hospitals are already facing record demand.

Events

15 h. ago Offshore wind farms 'destroying Britain's fishing grounds' as trawler captains see crab and lobster catches plummet

Offshore windfarms are causing a huge downturn in seafood catches at one of the UK's most iconic locations for crab fishing, a local firm claims. Critics say the crisis is being repeated elsewhere.

Politics

16 h. ago Asylum crisis deepens as court backlog more than doubles in a year to nearly 70,000 cases (and guess who's footing the bill!)

New data from the Ministry of Justice showed the backlog of asylum cases in the lower tribunal rocketed by 104 per cent to 69,670 by the end of September, up from 34,234 a year earlier.

Events

16 h. ago Charities’ fury at Starmer for raiding international aid budget to tackle migration crisis

Exclusive: Overseas aid money is to be used to tackle illegal migration from Bangladesh by paying its government to crack down on rogue agents selling bogus visas

Events

17 h. ago Winter storm rips through Gaza, exposing failure to deliver enough aid to territory

Storm Byron has hit Gaza, worsening the humanitarian crisis in the war-torn area

Events

17 h. ago Generational divide: How the Christmas dinner table is facing a quiet crisis

Nine in ten members of Gen Z say they are distracted by tech at the Christmas dinner table - and just under 40% struggle to make festive conversation, a survey shows

Events

18 h. ago 'Something might happen': Sol Campbell makes Arsenal transfer prediction amid injury crisis

Gunners currently have three senior central defenders sidelined through injury

Events

19 h. ago Why Jurrien Timber is missing from Arsenal squad against Club Brugge

Gunners dealt a further fitness blow as defensive injury crisis sees Christian Norgaard start at the back

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