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Probe launched after trust admits giving baby to wrong mother at maternity unit

Probe launched after trust admits giving baby to wrong mother at maternity unit

Probe launched after trust admits giving baby to wrong mother at maternity unit

17 April 2024

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust said it is investigating an incident.


Briton living in Dubai says floods are ‘crazy’ as torrential rain hits region

Briton living in Dubai says floods are ‘crazy’ as torrential rain hits region

Briton living in Dubai says floods are ‘crazy’ as torrential rain hits region

17 April 2024

Jake McCulloch, from Essex, said he had to wade through knee-deep water to get to his car on Tuesday


No Downing Street flea problem after ‘vast’ expense of new carpets, says Hunt

No Downing Street flea problem after ‘vast’ expense of new carpets, says Hunt

No Downing Street flea problem after ‘vast’ expense of new carpets, says Hunt

17 April 2024

Liz Truss said the No 11 flat was invested with fleas, but Jeremy Hunt said he had not experienced the problem after paying for new carpets.


Rwanda Bill stuck in deadlock as defiant peers insist on changes to asylum plan

Rwanda Bill stuck in deadlock as defiant peers insist on changes to asylum plan

Rwanda Bill stuck in deadlock as defiant peers insist on changes to asylum plan

17 April 2024

The House of Lords snubbed ministerial calls to back down over the contentious legislation.


Labour urged to support oil and gas sector to enable green transition

Labour urged to support oil and gas sector to enable green transition

Labour urged to support oil and gas sector to enable green transition

17 April 2024

A leading industry figure said skills and capabilities in existing supply chains can play a key role in the move to clean energy.


European countries need to recognise Palestinian statehood – Irish premier

European countries need to recognise Palestinian statehood – Irish premier

European countries need to recognise Palestinian statehood – Irish premier

17 April 2024

Simon Harris was attending a European Council meeting in Brussels.


Police probe bone marrow injections ‘offered to children with autism’

Police probe bone marrow injections ‘offered to children with autism’

Police probe bone marrow injections ‘offered to children with autism’

17 April 2024

A person claiming to be a doctor plans to travel to the UK next week to offer the treatment, the Royal Borough of Greenwich said.


GPs in England launch dispute over new contract with threat of industrial action

GPs in England launch dispute over new contract with threat of industrial action

GPs in England launch dispute over new contract with threat of industrial action

17 April 2024

Family doctors have reacted angrily to the imposition of a new contract for 2024/25.


Badenoch to warn business chiefs Labour would impose ‘stifling’ conditions

Badenoch to warn business chiefs Labour would impose ‘stifling’ conditions

Badenoch to warn business chiefs Labour would impose ‘stifling’ conditions

17 April 2024

Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch will criticise a rising tide of state regulation, which she will claim would become even stronger under Labour.


‘I might make the end of this year, I might not’, says broadcaster James Whale

‘I might make the end of this year, I might not’, says broadcaster James Whale

‘I might make the end of this year, I might not’, says broadcaster James Whale

17 April 2024

Whale, 72, was speaking after being made an MBE for his services to broadcasting and to charity.


Jamie Driscoll says some liken quitting Labour to ‘leaving abusive relationship’

Jamie Driscoll says some liken quitting Labour to ‘leaving abusive relationship’

Jamie Driscoll says some liken quitting Labour to ‘leaving abusive relationship’

17 April 2024

The left-wing North of Tyne Mayor mayor has lashed out as his former party, which described his comments as ‘offensive’.


Harry may be forced to settle claim against Sun publisher due to legal costs

Harry may be forced to settle claim against Sun publisher due to legal costs

Harry may be forced to settle claim against Sun publisher due to legal costs

17 April 2024

The Duke of Sussex is bringing legal action against News Group Newspapers over alleged unlawful information gathering.


Shannon Matthews’ kidnapper dies 16 years after nine-year-old went missing

Shannon Matthews’ kidnapper dies 16 years after nine-year-old went missing

Shannon Matthews’ kidnapper dies 16 years after nine-year-old went missing

17 April 2024

Michael Donovan, who was jailed with Karen Matthews for the 2008 kidnap of the Dewsbury schoolgirl, reportedly collapsed at a hospital.


Analysis shows £1.2bn annual upfront cost of renters’ forced evictions

Analysis shows £1.2bn annual upfront cost of renters’ forced evictions

Analysis shows £1.2bn annual upfront cost of renters’ forced evictions

17 April 2024

A survey found tenants endured costs totalling £550 million which cannot be recovered after being forced to leave their homes.


Tory demands for Hate Crime Act to be repealed are rejected by MSPs

Tory demands for Hate Crime Act to be repealed are rejected by MSPs

Tory demands for Hate Crime Act to be repealed are rejected by MSPs

17 April 2024

The Hate Crime Act took effect on April 1.


Marcus Trescothick urges more sports stars to speak about mental health struggle

Marcus Trescothick urges more sports stars to speak about mental health struggle

Marcus Trescothick urges more sports stars to speak about mental health struggle

17 April 2024

The former England cricketer was been made an OBE for services to mental health.


Netanyahu says ‘we will make our decisions ourselves’ as UK pushes for restraint

Netanyahu says ‘we will make our decisions ourselves’ as UK pushes for restraint

Netanyahu says ‘we will make our decisions ourselves’ as UK pushes for restraint

17 April 2024

Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak have urged Benjamin Netanyahu not to escalate the crisis in the Middle East.


NHS can recover with effort and resources, surgeon tells Scottish Covid inquiry

NHS can recover with effort and resources, surgeon tells Scottish Covid inquiry

NHS can recover with effort and resources, surgeon tells Scottish Covid inquiry

17 April 2024

Mike McKirdy, president of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, was speaking to the inquiry on Wednesday.


MP condemns ‘conspiracy of silence’ over Pc Yvonne Fletcher’s death

MP condemns ‘conspiracy of silence’ over Pc Yvonne Fletcher’s death

MP condemns ‘conspiracy of silence’ over Pc Yvonne Fletcher’s death

17 April 2024

Former Met detective Allan Dorans accused the Government of failing to release evidence related to the police officer’s murder in 1984.


Peers urged to relent on Rwanda Bill as MPs reject latest round of changes

Peers urged to relent on Rwanda Bill as MPs reject latest round of changes

Peers urged to relent on Rwanda Bill as MPs reject latest round of changes

17 April 2024

Home Office minister Michael Tomlinson said allowing the Bill to pass now would ‘send a clear signal’.


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