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Environment Agency issues five flood warnings across southern England and 19 flood alerts including parts of Wales Torrential rain has flooded roads and tube stations in London after thunderstorms hit the south of England on Sunday. Barts Health NHS trust declared a major incident after the flooding led to problems […]
A senior intensive care registrar urges youths to get jab saying Covid patients are ‘getting younger and younger’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Increasing numbers of young people with coronavirus are being admitted to hospital – including to intensive care wards – doctors have said, begging […]
Almost 70 million people watched the Games on TV in the host nation but some British viewers were left disappointed After a year of apathy, swirling uncertainty and widespread anxiety about Covid, the Japanese public appeared to suddenly catch Olympic fever on Saturday as the games exploded into life on […]
Scheme to prevent knock-on effect on food of self-isolation is branded an absolute disaster as railways and airports are hit by staff self-isolating An emergency government plan to prevent the spiralling “pingdemic” from hitting food supplies has descended into chaos, with industry leaders condemning the scheme as an “absolute disaster” […]
Bereaved families, Labour and Lib Dems all condemn health secretary, accusing him of insensitivity Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Sajid Javid has provoked a wave of anger from families of the victims of Covid after he said people must no longer “cower” from the virus. The […]
Planet Fun in Carrickfergus Harbour is provisionally closed after emergency services treat injured children Four children have been taken to hospital after a funfair ride collapsed at Planet Fun in Carrickfergus Harbour, County Antrim. Emergency services were called to the scene shortly before 6pm on Saturday after a ride collapsed. […]
Landmark parliamentary report features evidence of gang rape, sex for career advancement and trophies to ‘bag the woman’ Almost two-thirds of women in the armed forces have experienced bullying, sexual harassment and discrimination during their career, according to a parliamentary report that says the UK military is “failing to protect” […]
Ceremony began as the most downbeat in Olympic history but finished in spectacular fashion Tokyo Olympics – live updates Amid the darkness of the Tokyo skyline, a moment of hope and raging illumination. After nearly four hours of an opening ceremony that veered from the sombre to the spectacular, the […]
Britain is eroding global reputation for conserving its historic assets, culture bodies are warning Why could Stonehenge be stripped of world heritage site status? The UK is eroding its global reputation for conserving its “unparalleled” historic assets, culture bodies have warned, with Stonehenge expected to be next in line to […]