7 h. ago Drugs crisis in jails ‘worse than ever’ as seizures by prison officers near record

Exclusive: Blue-light emergency responses now ‘a normal part of life’ in prison, experts warn

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12 h. ago As ambulance leaders turn to technology, how will the NHS navigate the ‘Wild West’ of AI?

The government has promised that the NHS will become the most AI-enabled health system in the world. But how will it work for the emergency services, when getting it right is a matter of life or death? Rebecca Thomas speaks to health leaders navigating the issue

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61 h. ago Wimbledon icon Anna Kournikova disappeared as reclusive life at 44 now emerges

Anna Kournikova became a worldwide celebrity during her tennis career before it was cut short in 2003 due to injuries, two years after she began dating pop superstar Enrique Iglesias

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5 d. ago Firefighters battle wildfires in Scotland for third day amid ‘danger to life’ warning

There is thought to be a risk to life because the emergency services are struggling to attend other incidents

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6 d. ago Man sentenced to 25 years to life for fatal stabbing of 9/11 emergency responder

A New York man has been sentenced to 25 years to life for fatally stabbing an emergency worker in 2022

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1 week ago Republican who blamed the left for abortion access ‘scaremongering’ says her office was evacuated over ‘death threats’

Kat Cammack hit with disturbing backlash after blaming Democratic scaremongering, not GOP legislation, for life-threatening emergency room ordeal

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1 week ago Albert Einstein's letter reveals his life as an English gent while Nazis wanted him dead

A letter has emerged showing Albert Einstein's life in England as he fled Nazi death threats - he was protected by a 24-hour police guard and local men armed with shotguns

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2 w. ago Economic policymaking needs to adapt to the climate emergency | Heather Stewart

Tackling inflation from companies raising prices during cost shocks requires more than adjusting interest ratesThe heatwave that gripped much of the UK this week was the latest sweltering reminder that the climate emergency is already making daily life more volatile.Many of the places most brutally exposed to out-of-kilter weather patterns and natural disasters are in the global south, and rightly demand solidarity from the wealthier countries responsible for most historical emissions. But the costs of the emergency are being felt everywhere. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago JLS star Aston Merrygold rushed to hospital in ‘interesting’ medical emergency

Singer said the ordeal lasted a total of 13 hours

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2 w. ago JLS star Aston Merrygold shares update from ambulance as he is rushed to hospital

Singer said the ordeal lasted a total of 13 hours

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2 w. ago Inside R Kelly's grim prison life as chilling 'overdose manipulation' theory emerges

R Kelly's lawyers claim that he suffered an overdose and was treated in hospital after prison staff provided the disgraced singer with too much medication

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2 w. ago Leaked prison logs offer rare glimpse into Aung San Suu Kyi’s life in Myanmar prison

First details emerge of ousted leader’s life in detention under military rule

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2 w. ago Brain dead woman on life support gives birth to one pound baby after emergency surgery

Adriana Smith, 31, was declared brain dead while pregnant in the US state of Georgia, and gave birth to a little boy named Chance, who weighed one pound and 13 ounces, via emergency caesarean

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3 w. ago Mystery as British tourist, 29, who vanished on night out in Thailand is found on life support system and having brain surgery in hospital

A British tourist who vanished on a night out in Thailand has been mysteriously found on a life support system and having emergency brain surgery in hospital. 

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4 w. ago Shot Colombian presidential candidate survives emergency surgery

Miguel Uribe still fighting for his life, his wife says, after attack allegedly by 15-year-old who is in custodyMiguel Uribe, the rightwing Colombian presidential candidate who was shot at a campaign event in Bogotá on Saturday, has made it through emergency surgery but is still fighting for his life, according to his wife.Uribe, a 39-year-old senator for the opposition conservative Democratic Centre party and an outspoken critic of Colombia’s leftwing president, Gustavo Petro, was attacked as he hosted the event in a public park in the Fontibón neighbourhood of the Colombian capital.Reuters and AFP contributed to this report. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Australia's worst mass killer is now so overweight he needs three mattresses to sleep on

New details have emerged about the Port Arthur killer's life behind bars, revealing serious health problems and disturbing claims about his sex life.

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4 w. ago Australia's worst serial killer is now so overweight he needs three mattresses to sleep on

New details have emerged about the Port Arthur killer's life behind bars, revealing serious health problems and disturbing claims about his sex life.

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