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A&E waiting times in England at worst level since 2004
The NHS appears to be increasingly under strain as new data revealed that A&E waiting times have fallen to lowest level since the four-hour target was created, back in 2004. This recent slump in performance means that 330,000 people waited longer than the four-hour target due to lack of resources inside England’s emergency departments. Over 83,000 patients faced "trolley waits" of a further four hours while a bed was found for them. The percentage of patients seen to within four...
Airline cancels flights due to Brexit uncertainty
A Romanian airline has cancelled flights due to Brexit uncertainty. Blue Air made the decision to halt their flights from Liverpool’s John Lennon Airport. Many passengers were left fuming after they were not able to board their scheduled flights to Alicante and Rome. Blue Air flights between Luton and Turin are also expected to be affected. The airline will continue to fly to Romania and UK, but from the UK to any other nation in trouble if the UK exits...
Sex offender dubbed the M25 rapist died in prison after being treated for severe heart failure
Antoni Imiela, 63, was found unconscious slumped against a table in his single D wing cell by prison officers carrying out morning fabric checks at HMP Wakefield on March 8 last year
English councils to ramp up tax and slash services from April
Almost all councils in England are set to ramp up council tax with services also due to be slashed in many areas, according to research conducted by the Local Government Information Unit (LGiU). Three-quarters of local authorities are set to increase tax by more than 2.5 per cent from April, with essential services cut on top. The Local Government Association (LGA) said councils had "little choice" but to take action, with eight in ten councils saying the current funding system is "unsustainable"....
County lines dealer had £5,000 worth of cocaine hidden in sock
London-based Mohamad Mostame, 24, was part of a network which sold Class A drugs across the Home Counties
ELIXIR OF YOUTH – Anti-ageing pill nearer reality after breakthrough by British scientists
It would target the harmful cells that fuel inflammation and increase the risk of heart disease, cancer, dementia and other potentially fatal conditions.
Shamima Begum ‘is not a threat’ & should be allowed back into Britain, according to reformed extremist
The Jihadi bride, who fled London aged just 15 to join Islamic State in Syria, wants to return to the UK to give birth to her third child. Hanif Qadir, a reformed extremist who now runs the Active Change Foundation, a de-radicalisation project in London, said Begum deserves the opportunity to transform her life and give birth in safety following her 'naive and childish mistake.' Speaking from the Republic of Mali, where he is running reintegration workshop, Mr Qadir said:...
Prince Philip not to be prosecuted for Sandringham crash, say CPS
The Duke of Edinburgh, 97, was pulling onto the A149 in Norfolk just before 3pm on January 17 when his Land Rover collided with a Kia with two women and a nine-month-old baby inside
James O’Brien’s Germany+ Brexit proposals get viral support
Proposals for a Germany+ agreement with the EU has garnered widespread support on social media after the proposal was put forward by LBC presenter James O'Brien. The Brexit policy, which would be popular with both Leavers and Remainers and could even pass through Parliament, would give Britain the same deal that Germany has but with added benefits. Britain would keep control of its borders by opting out of the Schengen agreement on free movement. That means we could send people from other countries...