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Volunteers to drive ambulance cars as service continues to face pressure

Volunteers will drive ambulance cars for some patients in need as part of a pilot scheme due to launch next month. It comes as new figures last week showed ambulance response times and A&E performance in England have dropped to their lowest levels on record while the backlog of patients

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Man arrested over death of 20-year-old footballer at ‘car meet’

A man has been arrested after a former England schoolboy footballer died aged 20 following a collision with a vehicle at a “car meet”. Sam Harding, a central midfielder from Stockport, was taken to hospital following the incident in Warrington, Cheshire, on Sunday night, but later died. Cheshire Police said a 21-year-old man from Morley, […]

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Black man stopped by Met Police ‘for wearing coat during warm weather’

A black man was stopped and searched by police officers in London for wearing a coat in hot weather. Eric Boateng-Taylor, who also goes by Carter Jr, was walking in Croydon on Wednesday on his way to work after a shopping trip when he was stopped by police, who accused him of not dressing appropriately for the […]

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Latest result expected in ‘Wagatha Christie’ case

Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy are due to find out the result of the latest stage of their High Court libel battle. In an October 2019 Twitter post, Mrs Rooney, 35, accused Mrs Vardy, 39, of leaking stories about her private life after a months-long “sting operation”. The wife of former England star Wayne Rooney dubbed “Wagatha Christie”, claimed Mrs Vardy had shared fake

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Edinburgh-Newcastle rail line closed due to Storm Corrie

Rail passenger face major disruption as services between Edinburgh and Newcastle are suspended due to Storm Corrie. The line was closed on Monday morning because of strong winds and heavy rain across the east coast of Scotland and the north-east of England. Affected operators include London North Eastern Railway, CrossCountry and TransPennine Express. Network Rail said it

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Rishi Sunak says Boris Johnson ‘right to apologise’ in lukewarm support for PM over No 10 party

Rishi Sunak has said Boris Johnson was “right to apologise” for attending a Downing Street lockdown party as he offered a lukewarm endorsement for the embattled prime minister. The chancellor, who chose to skip Mr Johnson’s grilling over the partygate scandal at PMQs on Wednesday, instead travelling to Devon to discuss a jobs announcement, added in a […]

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One in 15 in England had Covid-19 over Christmas as UK infection levels soar

A record one in 15 people in private households in England are estimated to have had Covid-19 between Christmas and New Year, with as many as one in 10 in London, new figures show. All parts of the country saw a steep jump in infections in the seven days to December 31, with one in 20 people […]

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Covid: Israel Omicron spike could bring herd immunity but with risks – health boss

bbc– Israel’s top health adviser says the surge of Omicron cases could see the country reach Covid herd immunity. Nachmann Ash said the country would pay a price for this and he wanted to see herd immunity achieved via vaccinations instead. Modellers have warned that up to four million people could be infected by the […]

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Afghanistan: Taliban Breaks Fencing In Nangarhar Region Along Pakistan Border; Watch

republicworld– The border dispute between the Taliban and Pakistan seems to be intensifying as the former has often objected to the latter’s move to erect barbed-wire fencing along Durand Line. The latest video, accessed by the Republic Media Network, shows the Taliban breaking the fencing in the Nangarhar region along the border with Pakistan. In the video, a

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Covid: Volunteers ensure Christmas Day booster jabs push

bbc– Volunteers are working at Covid vaccination sites in England today as the push to offer every adult a booster by the end of the month continues. NHS England says thousands of first, second and booster jabs will be given on Christmas Day as part of its response to the Omicron variant threat. Appointments are […]