NHS doing everything to avoid winter crisis, says Atkins
New health secretary Victoria Atkins says planning for winter “started much earlier” this year.
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Glenys Kinnock: Former minister and campaigner dies aged 79
Baroness Kinnock, a lifelong socialist campaigner, served as a minister under Gordon Brown.
Euro 2024 draw: Uefa investigates after sex noises disrupt broadcast
Uefa says it is investigating after sex noises were transmitted during the broadcast of the Euro 2024 draw on Saturday. Lewd noises could be heard as Switzerland were drawn in Group A with Scotland, Hungary and hosts Germany. A similar incident occurred on the BBC in the build up to January’s FA Cup tie between…
Cumbria hit by snow and ice travel chaos
A “major incident” is declared in Cumbria after heavy snowfall, with police urging people not to travel.
Mindanao: Four killed in explosion at Catholic Mass in Philippines
1 hour ago About sharing The blast occurred as the predominantly Catholic nation started a four-week vigil to Christmas Day By Joel Guinto & Virma Simonette BBC News, Singapore and Manila Four people have been killed in an explosion at a Catholic Mass in the southern Philippines on Sunday morning. The incident occurred at the…
Bond villains in the frame in new photo collection
7 hours ago About sharing Photographer Andy Gotts has been a Bond fan since he was 10 when his parents took him to see Roger Moore star in For Your Eyes Only at his local Odeon in Norwich. Now in his third decade as a celebrity photographer, Gotts realised he had photographed a lot of…
UK temperatures plunge as cold snap disrupts roads
12 minutes ago About sharing Roads have been treacherous for drivers in Cumbria By James Gregory & Louisa Pilbeam BBC News Temperatures have fallen below freezing in parts of the UK, with 15cm of snow causing disruption on the roads. Yellow weather warnings for snow and ice have come into effect for the north west…
Starmer credits Thatcher in pitch to Tory voters
20 minutes ago About sharing The Labour leader has accused the government of failing to deliver on its promises on immigration By James Gregory & Hannah Miller, political correspondent BBC News Sir Keir Starmer has credited Margaret Thatcher as a prime minister who effected “meaningful change”. The Labour leader said Baroness Thatcher set loose Britain’s…
Could X go bankrupt under Elon Musk?
17 minutes ago About sharing Elon Musk speaks during the New York Times annual DealBook summit By James Clayton North America technology reporter Elon Musk’s profane attack on advertisers boycotting X, formally known as Twitter, has baffled experts. If advertisers keep leaving and don’t come back, can X survive? In April, I sat down with…
One dead and one injured in Paris attack
Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin says passers-by were targeted in the Quai de Grenelle area.