Exclusive: DHSC alleges gowns were not sterile, could not be used within NHS ‘for any purpose’, and technical labelling was ‘invalid’ UK politics live – latest news updates The UK government has accused a company linked to the Conservative peer Michelle Mone of supplying defective gowns that could have compromised […]

Party leader’s new year speech to promise ‘national renewal’ if elected but stress role of private sector too Labour will not open the “big government chequebook” in an attempt to repair Britain’s faltering public services if it wins the next election, Keir Starmer will warn. In a new year speech […]

Ministers urged to recall parliament amid warnings patients are dying needlessly due to inaction The crisis engulfing the NHS will continue until Easter, health leaders have warned, as senior doctors accused ministers of letting patients die needlessly through inaction. More than a dozen trusts and ambulance services have declared critical […]

Mid-air collision near Sea World on the Gold Coast also left three people critically injured Two British people were among four killed after two helicopters collided in mid-air near a marine theme park on Australia’s Gold Coast, it has been confirmed. A Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) spokesperson said: […]