'Shocking' rise in coroner warnings over NHS patient deaths, says Labour
Tory austerity policies and lack of resources are to blame for increase, says partyThe number of legal warnings issued by coroners over patient deaths in England attributed to NHS resourcing issues has...
View ArticleMore than 1 million patients forced to change GP since 2013
Sharp rise in practice closures blamed on lack of staff and shortfalls in fundingAround 1.3 million patients in the UK have been forced to change GP surgery over the past five years because of practice...
View ArticleGrenfell inquiry: woman collapses in distress at tribute video - live updates
The commemorative hearings section of the inquiry into the fire which killed 72 people concludes with tributes to the six remaining victims4.52pm BSTThe inquiry has yet to resume. Bernard Richmond QC,...
View ArticleIsis supporter admits to Prince George school attack plot
Husnain Rashid faces possible life sentence after calling for Battersea school to be targetedAn Islamic State supporter who posted hundreds of thousands of propaganda messages, including encouraging...
View ArticleLondon Bridge attack: police officer planning return to work next month
Wayne Marques, speaking ahead of one-year anniversary of terror attack, says he can now walk unaidedA police officer who was stabbed in the head while fighting off the three London Bridge attackers...
View ArticleUS police officer who punched woman told her 'you're about to get dropped'
Bodycam films moment when Emily Weinman was punched in head by New Jersey officerPolice bodycam footage of a woman who was punched in the head by an officer on a beach in the US shows she was told...
View ArticleWindrush scandal: Javid to review 'hostile environment' policy
Home secretary hints at possible softening of UK immigration systemSajid Javid has announced he will be reviewing the Home Office’s “hostile environment”, in light of the Windrush scandal, as he...
View ArticleSimon Cowell says giving up mobile phone has made him happier
Not using phone is ‘a strange experience but really is good for you’, music producer saysSimon Cowell has revealed that he has not used his mobile phone for 10 months in an attempt to boost his mental...
View ArticleGeorge Soros says EU should compensate Italy over migration
Strong showing of far-right parties partly due to Europe’s ‘flawed’ migration policiesThe billionaire philanthropist and financier George Soros has called for the EU to compensate Italy for migrants...
View ArticleGrenfell inquiry: fire service advice to 'stay put' failed residents – as it...
Follow how events unfolded on the eighth day of the inquiry as experts criticised the safety measures at Grenfell Tower3.27pm BSTHere is a link to our latest news story on day eight of the...
View ArticleGrenfell Tower: inquiry fails to consider 'institutional racism', says...
Imran Khan QC representing bereaved, survivors and relatives says terms of reference should be extended to take in race, religion and social class4.04pm BSTHere is a summary of the day’s main...
View ArticleA million NHS workers agree to pay rise worth 6.5% over three years
Members of 13 unions in England accept deal to end 1% pay cap but GMB rejects itMore than 1 million NHS workers in England are to receive a pay rise worth at least 6.5% over the next three years after...
View ArticleRow over rail boss CBE overshadows Queen's birthday honours
Stars including Emma Thompson, Mary Beard and Ms Dynamite honoured, alongside Mark CarneArise, Sir Kenny: Dalglish is knighted in Queen’s birthday honoursThe Queen’s birthday honours list, in which...
View ArticleThousands of UK visa applications by doctors refused, figures show
Only one-third of requests by overseas medics accepted, despite NHS staff shortagesMore than 2,300 visa applications by doctors looking to work in the UK have been refused in five months, official...
View ArticleStorm Hector: woman injured as high winds strike UK
Woman in her 40s in hospital in Scotland as fallen trees bring travel disruptionA woman is being treated in hospital after high winds caused by Storm Hector struck the UK. The woman, in her 40s, was...
View ArticleDerry Girls actor offered apology for 'overweight girl' review
British Theatre Guide apologises to Nicola Coughlan after Miss Jean Brodie reviewThe British Theatre Guide has apologised to the Derry Girls actor Nicola Coughlan after one of its reviewers described...
View ArticleNumber of children waiting six months for dental operations soars
Labour says 52% rise in England over three years is ‘damning indictment of Tory neglect’The number of children in England waiting longer than six months for a dental operation under general anaesthesia...
View ArticleThousands of public buildings and spaces in England sold off a year
Councils selling majority to private developers not community groups, says reportMore than 4,000 public buildings and spaces in England are being sold off every year, with more than 7,000 others at...
View ArticleMinute's silence marks one-year anniversary of Finsbury Park attack
Politicians and survivors of north London mosque attack vow to stay ‘strong and united’Survivors of the Finsbury Park terrorist attack have joined politicians, faith leaders and emergency service...
View ArticleHunt and May apologise for Gosport hospital deaths
Criminal charges could follow report that found 456 patients died after being given opioid drugs without medical justificationThe UK government has apologised to relatives of hospital patients who died...
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