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Covid inquiry told Treasury blocked NHS bed request

Covid inquiry told Treasury blocked NHS bed request

Boris Johnson’s government blocked a request to fund another 10,000 hospital beds at the height of the Covid pandemic, the chief executive of NHS England has said. Amanda Pritchard told the UK Covid-1 …

Cracked windscreen forces US defence secretary's plane to land in UK

Cracked windscreen forces US defence secretary's plane to land in UK

US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth's plane made an unscheduled landing in the UK, during a return flight headed for the US, the Pentagon said on X. The plane carrying Hegseth on his way back from Na …

Cyber attack contingency plans should be put on paper, firms told

Cyber attack contingency plans should be put on paper, firms told

People should plan for potential cyber-attacks by going back to pen and paper, according to the latest advice. The government has written to chief executives across the country strongly recommending t …

Dame Jane Goodall revolutionised our understanding of our closest primate cousins

Dame Jane Goodall revolutionised our understanding of our closest primate cousins

She was a serene force of nature. And she never wavered in her mission to help the animals to which she dedicated her life. When I interviewed Dame Jane Goodall last year, she exuded calm, even as she …

Doctors' union agrees to resume talks with Streeting

Doctors' union agrees to resume talks with Streeting

The British Medical Association (BMA) and Health Secretary Wes Streeting have agreed to resume talks following the end of the latest strike by resident doctors in England. The five-day walkout, which …

Doctors' union warning over online booking safety risk

Doctors' union warning over online booking safety risk

The doctors union, the British Medical Association (BMA), has warned that potentially serious health problems could be missed by GPs, and lead to patients being harmed, when a new online booking syste …