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Lib Dems say face-to-face GP bookings ‘almost extinct’ in some areas as their survey shows a rise in self-prescribing Almost one in four people have bought medicine online or at a pharmacy to treat their illness after failing to see a GP face to face, …
President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine believes waiting times for December will be the worst he has ever seenAs many as 500 people could be dying each week because of delays to emergency care, a senior healthcare official has said.The pre…
Met police officers drew their batons to stop ‘small but determined group’ from gatecrashing ticketed areasScuffles broke out shortly before midnight on New Year’s Eve in London as ticketless revellers tried to access restricted areas. But overall ther…
Network Rail says no trains will run between Carlisle and Glasgow until 6 January due to a landslipFlooding has damaged part of the west coast mainline, meaning no trains will run between Carlisle and Glasgow until 6 January, Network Rail has said.The …
Johnny Brady, 19, ran away from a mental health hospital on New Year’s Eve and three rubbish bag fires have been reported sinceA 19-year-old convicted arsonist may have started three separate fires since he ran away from a mental health hospital on New…
Oscar-winning actor accompanied Texas lead singer on piano during impromptu Hogmanay performanceDame Judi Dench treated guests to an impromptu Hogmanay performance of Abba’s Waterloo at a hotel in Scotland just moments before the clock struck midnight….
Ministers have asked NHS pay review body to cap increase for 2023-24, below predictions for inflationNHS strikes could continue for many months amid anger at UK government plans to raise staff salaries by only 2% next year, which health unions have con…
Slow uptake of ad-supported offering has meant lower than expected viewing figures, made worse by UK cost of living crisisNetflix is expected to suffer a second year of falling subscriber numbers in the UK in 2023 as the cost of living crisis takes its…
More than 8,700 chargers installed, bringing total to 37,000 in a 30% increaseBritish companies installed a record number of public electric car chargers during 2022 as they raced to dominate a fast-growing and potentially lucrative market.There were m…
One in five takeaways in some areas of UK did not satisfactorily meet required standards, data showsTakeaways in poorer parts of England are twice as likely to need improvement in food hygiene as those in wealthier areas, with as many as one in five in…