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Student volunteers will be trained to teach groups of up to three children who fell behind during pandemicUniversity undergraduates are being trained to tutor disadvantaged pupils who have fallen behind as a result of the Covid pandemic, in a new pilot…
PM urged to ‘come clean’ amid suggestions he is out of touch with millions who face long NHS waitsRishi Sunak has refused to say whether he uses private healthcare amid suggestions he is out of touch with millions of ordinary people who face long waiti…
Six flood alerts issued in Scotland as downpours hit UK and more unsettled weather expected this weekendThirty-five flood warnings have been issued across England and Wales after heavy downpours hit parts of the country.As a band of rain pushed eastwar…
Industrial action over pay and working conditions has caused almost four weeks of disruptionThe last day in the latest stretch of railway strikes has begun, ending a run of almost four weeks of continuous disruption caused by industrial action over pay…
Thousands gather as centuries-old rough-and-tumble contest is held for first time since pandemicIn the north Lincolnshire villages of Haxey and Westwoodside, 6 January is bigger than Christmas.For the first time since the start of the pandemic, thousan…
Specialisms such as dentistry have shortages and EU exit still causes issues with medicines in Northern Ireland, thinktank findsNHS trusts in England have increased recruitment from low-income “red list” countries to make up for the post-Brexit loss of…
Potential March stoppage could lead to further major disruption to hospitals and other servicesUK politics live – latest news updatesJunior doctors in England will go on strike for 72 hours in March in protest about pay if their forthcoming ballot prod…
Offences committed in England and Wales have included murder, kidnap, and child rape, study of data showsNearly 900,000 offences including murder, kidnap, and child rape, have been committed by people on bail in England and Wales since the Conservative…
NHS trusts in south-west using hotels to free up beds to help them cope with winter crisisUK politics live – latest news updatesHospitals in several parts of England are discharging patients into “care hotels” in an effort to free up desperately needed…
Environmental cash incentives part of government scheme to replace EU common agricultural policyFarmers are to receive additional payments of up to £1,000 a year for protecting nature and the environment, as the government reforms post-Brexit subsidies…