Starmer accused of being ‘asleep at the wheel’ as A&E waits up 400-fold in a decade
It comes after 20 NHS trusts across England declared critical incidents as the number of people in hospital with flu continues to rise ...
UK to go ‘all-in’ on AI as Starmer throws weight of Whitehall behind technology
Sir Keir Starmer will throw the weight of Whitehall fully behind AI in a bid to boost growth. The Prime Minister is set to ...
British troops should join post-war peacekeeping force in Ukraine, former defence ministers say
Two former UK defence secretaries have joined calls for British troops to form part of a peacekeeping force in a post-war Ukraine.
Reeves returns from China to new crisis in top UK business confidence amid economic woes
A survey by Deloitte of the chief finance officers of major companies has revealed that business confidence is at one of its lowest points since the Covid-19 pandemic ...
Fencing, roof of Anchorage pedestrian bridge fall in strong wind, closing highway
The side fencing and roof of a pedestrian bridge that fell in strong wind closed the main highway south of Anchorage, Alaska, ...
Family of black bears play on frozen lake at park enclosure amid cold snap
A family of North American black bears at a Bedfordshire safari park have been spotted playing on an icy lake as they ...
What the papers say – January 13
The Daily Mirror leads on the stabbing of a nurse at an A&E department in Greater Manchester, with the woman in her 50s ...
Post Office sees record of more than £1bn in cash withdrawals in December
On Christmas Day itself, more than £3.7 million in cash was withdrawn or deposited over the counter at 1,300 Post Office ...
How Jimmy Carter cut the cost of your holiday – and widened your horizons
A young accountant named Michael O’Leary was brought in to turn around or close down Ryanair. For a masterclass in ...
This week marks debt tipping point when pay swallowed up by outgoings – survey
More than half of adults who expect to run out of money in January will have used up all their monthly income by January 15, ...
Bitter cold snap coming to an end with flooding possible as snow and ice melt
Temperatures are set to rise to double figures on Monday as the country’s bitter cold snap comes to an end – and the thaw ...
Australian Open: Olympic champ Zheng Qinwen starts her bid for another final on a rainy Day 1
Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen made the most of the indoor conditions under a roof at Rod Laver Arena to advance to the second ...