Macmillan says government action is needed to relieve pressure on cancer services Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Soaring numbers of women are being diagnosed with advanced breast cancer, undermining their chances of survival, because of Covid’s disruption of NHS care, a charity has warned. The number […]
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Plymouth officers continue to question 24-year-old arrested over teenager’s death Police investigating the killing of 18-year-old Bobbi-Anne McLeod, who disappeared from a bus stop in Devon, have confirmed there is no known link between her and a man being held on suspicion of murder. In an attempt to calm growing […]
Indicative BMA ballot follows government drive to force surgeries to increase face-to-face appointments GPs in England have voted in favour of taking limited forms of industrial action to protest against the government’s drive to force them to see patients face to face. The results led the profession’s new leader to […]
Some residents evacuated and public told to avoid area as emergency services respond to incident Firefighters have been sent to tackle a huge blaze and apparent explosions on an industrial estate near Hull. Some residents were evacuated from nearby houses and emergency services warned residents to keep their doors and […]
Travis McMichael, Greg McMichael and William ‘Roddie’ Bryan all face the possibility of life in prison Ahmaud Arbery murder trial – latest updates The three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery have been found guilty of murder following his 2020 shooting death in south Georgia, which led to […]
Collin Reeves, 34, is accused of killing Stephen and Jennifer Chapple as their children slept upstairs A former soldier has been charged with the murder of a husband and wife who died at their home in a Somerset village as their children slept upstairs. Collin Reeves, 34, is accused of […]
Two survivors in intensive care as four are arrested after deaths in boat described as like ‘a pool you blow up in your garden’ Dozens of people including a young girl have died trying to cross the Channel to the UK in an inflatable dinghy, officials say, in what is […]
Judge reveals identities of more than 30 people whose wills – showing details of their assets – were sealed Wills detailing the assets of distant relatives of the royal family have been kept secret through an obscure legal procedure, a court document has revealed. The Windsor family has over the […]
Two arrested as neighbours say there had been disputes about parking in area A husband and wife were stabbed to death at their Somerset home as their children slept upstairs, police have said. Paramedics tried to save Stephen Chapple, 36, a teacher, and Jennifer Chapple, 33, who worked in a […]
Report from cross-party MPs calls for scheme to be taken away from Priti Patel’s department Just 5% of Windrush victims have received compensation four years after the scandal emerged, according to a damning report by cross-party MPs which called for the scheme to be taken out of Home Office control. […]