5 h. ago Thousands back plans to see HMRC Inheritance Tax threshold raised to £1m

Tens of thousands of people are calling on HMRC to raise the threshold

Economics

7 h. ago Stroke patients at higher risk by travelling to A&E themselves, charity warns

Stroke patients who seek help via 999 have a better chance of getting specialist help, the Stroke Association said.

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12 h. ago Thousands of people risk serious stroke harm with driving mistake

Experts say it is happening once every 22 minutes

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12 h. ago Stroke patients going to A&E themselves are ‘at higher risk’

Waiting for an ambulance is the ‘fastest and most efficient way to get the best treatment and care’

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18 h. ago Stroke patients putting themselves at risk by going to A&E themselves amid ambulance wait time concerns

Waiting for an ambulance is the ‘fastest and most efficient way to get the best treatment and care’

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26 h. ago He took young girls into his prayer room and left them damaged for life

Delivery driver caused young victims "unspeakable mental and physical harm"

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31 h. ago Rescuers in Pakistan scramble to save residents as swollen rivers reach dangerous levels

Officials say rescuers backed by the military and volunteers are racing against time to evacuate thousands of people from flooded villages near Jalalpur Pirwala in eastern Pakistan

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44 h. ago DWP to deny thousands of people the £300 Winter Fuel Payment

There are six groups of people who will not be eligible for the DWP's Winter Fuel Payment, which is worth up to 300 to eligible households

Economics

52 h. ago Thousands of people call for review of Welsh school transport rules

A petition has been submitted to the Senedd calling for a review of the guidance around home to school transport across Wales

Politics

56 h. ago Rick Davies brought a peculiar funk to Supertramp, a band that existed on its own unfashionable terms

The tension between co-founders Roger Hodgson and Davies – who has died aged 81 – was the driving force of a band who refused to fit into any genreIt must be odd to have been a band’s co-founder and joint frontman and to know that when thousands of people came to see you, they did so on condition that not only did you play songs you neither wrote nor sung, but had also initially agreed not to perform. That was what happened to Rick Davies, who formed Supertramp with Roger Hodgson in 1970. Hodgson left the band in 1983 – on the agreement that he took his songs, and Davies took the name. But touring as Supertramp is impossible without The Logical Song or Dreamer or Breakfast in America, and so, to Hodgson’s irritation, Davies played the songs.It was fitting though, because the tension between Davies and Hodgson was very much the driving force of Supertramp. Davies loved jazz and blues, whereas Hodgson was in love with pop. And it was in the combination of their two impulses that Super...

Culture

3 d. ago Great North Run chiefs say 'wear sorry' after medal sparks route change rumour

Thousands of people collected medals after taking part in the annual event on Sunday leaving some asking if a change is planned for next year

Politics

3 d. ago Tear gas and water cannons fired at Nepal social media ban protests

Police fired tear gas at protesters during clashes as tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Nepal's capital on Monday (8 September) after authorities blocked most social media platforms, including Facebook, X and YouTube.

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3 d. ago Millions of Britons face higher risk of heart failure due to dirty air, study suggests

Exclusive: stroke risk is 7% higher and heart failure risk increases by 27% in areas with worst level of pollution, research showsMillions of Britons face a higher risk of stroke or heart failure because of dirty air where they live.People living in areas of the UK with the worst levels of air pollution are 27% more likely to develop heart failure, compared with people in areas with the cleanest air, a study suggests. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Driver set off for Blackpool Illuminations...and ended up in custody

Tens of thousands of people travel to see the lights every year - this motorist did not make it

Politics

4 d. ago Tens of thousands of Britons face vision loss or blindness from lung illness

Tens of thousands of people in the UK are facing vision deterioration and even blindness without knowing it, experts have warned.

Politics

5 d. ago Daughter of Holocaust survivor plans to be arrested in support of Palestine Action

Carolyn Gelenter plans to be arrested when she joins over a thousand people supporting Palestine Action in Parliament Square on Saturday

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6 d. ago HMRC brutal social media tax rules could catch out thousands of people

HMRC rules could end in a financial penalty, warns one specialist

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6 d. ago Anger as NHS may have wrongly diagnosed thousands of people with Type 2 diabetes

NHS says at least 55,000 people will need further blood tests after errors were discovered at one in ten NHS labs in England as national clinical director Dr Clare Hambling called it "worrying"

Science

6 d. ago US government blames power company for LA fires that destroyed hundreds of homes: suit

The Eaton Fire killed 19 people in January as it raged across Los Angeles, destroying thousands of structures

Politics

6 d. ago Federal government sues California utility, alleging equipment sparked deadly wildfires

The federal government has filed two lawsuits against Southern California Edison, alleging the utility’s equipment sparked fires in the Los Angeles area that destroyed thousands of structures and killed 17 people

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