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Manufacturing sector hits 31-month low in new survey

Manufacturing sector hits 31-month low in new survey

Manufacturing sector hits 31-month low in new survey

03 January 2023

Companies saw their PMI scores drop for the fifth month in a row.


James May among those to remember rally star Ken Block after death aged 55

James May among those to remember rally star Ken Block after death aged 55

James May among those to remember rally star Ken Block after death aged 55

03 January 2023

The professional racer featured in a series of hugely successful YouTube videos.


‘Last thing’ NHS needs is strikes, warns health chief

‘Last thing’ NHS needs is strikes, warns health chief

‘Last thing’ NHS needs is strikes, warns health chief

03 January 2023

NHS Federation chief executive Matthew Taylor urged the Government to talk to the unions demanding a pay rise.


Hospitals have hundreds of patients who ‘should be elsewhere’ amid long waits

Hospitals have hundreds of patients who ‘should be elsewhere’ amid long waits

Hospitals have hundreds of patients who ‘should be elsewhere’ amid long waits

03 January 2023

More than a dozen NHS trusts and ambulance services declared critical incidents over the festive period.


Rhod Gilbert: The cancer is on my mind 24/7 but there is humour in it definitely

Rhod Gilbert: The cancer is on my mind 24/7 but there is humour in it definitely

Rhod Gilbert: The cancer is on my mind 24/7 but there is humour in it definitely

03 January 2023

The stand-up comedian said his diagnosis opened up a new way of working.


Covid-positive China arrivals will not have to quarantine, minister confirms

Covid-positive China arrivals will not have to quarantine, minister confirms

Covid-positive China arrivals will not have to quarantine, minister confirms

03 January 2023

Transport Secretary Mark Harper said testing passengers arriving from China is about ‘collecting information’ on the virus.


Murder investigation launched after death of man at care centre

Murder investigation launched after death of man at care centre

Murder investigation launched after death of man at care centre

03 January 2023

A 44-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder, the Metropolitan Police said.


Record number of ‘foreign objects’ being left inside patients

Record number of ‘foreign objects’ being left inside patients

Record number of ‘foreign objects’ being left inside patients

03 January 2023

Leaving a surgical tool or medical equipment inside a patient after an operation or procedure is classed as a ‘never event’ by the NHS.


Rail strikes: Minister tells RMT to ‘hammer out a deal’

Rail strikes: Minister tells RMT to ‘hammer out a deal’

Rail strikes: Minister tells RMT to ‘hammer out a deal’

03 January 2023

Around half of Britain’s railway lines are closed and only a fifth of services are running as thousands of workers stage industrial action.


Man, 54, charged with murder of missing Lewisham woman

Man, 54, charged with murder of missing Lewisham woman

Man, 54, charged with murder of missing Lewisham woman

03 January 2023

He will appear in custody at Bromley Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday.


British pair among four killed in helicopter collision in Australia

British pair among four killed in helicopter collision in Australia

British pair among four killed in helicopter collision in Australia

03 January 2023

Queensland Police said the 57-year-old woman and 65-year-old man were on holiday from the UK.


ScotRail warns of travel disruption due to strikes

ScotRail warns of travel disruption due to strikes

ScotRail warns of travel disruption due to strikes

03 January 2023

RMT members at Network Rail will walk out in a dispute over pay.


Trial to begin of two men accused of robbing cyclist Mark Cavendish and his wife

Trial to begin of two men accused of robbing cyclist Mark Cavendish and his wife

Trial to begin of two men accused of robbing cyclist Mark Cavendish and his wife

03 January 2023

Cavendish and his wife Peta were threatened at their home in the Ongar area of Essex at about 2.35am on November 27 last year.


Family of Sean Fitzgerald call for answers over probe into fatal police shooting

Family of Sean Fitzgerald call for answers over probe into fatal police shooting

Family of Sean Fitzgerald call for answers over probe into fatal police shooting

03 January 2023

The 31-year-old died from a single gunshot wound to the chest after leaving a property in Coventry in 2019.


Rail strikes: Warning of disruption as passengers return to work after new year

Rail strikes: Warning of disruption as passengers return to work after new year

Rail strikes: Warning of disruption as passengers return to work after new year

03 January 2023

Passengers, including those returning to work after the festive break, were warned to expect ‘significant disruption’.


What the papers say – January 3

What the papers say – January 3

What the papers say – January 3

03 January 2023

The National Health Service’s woes continue to feature across the front pages.


Government urged to act amid warnings of ‘intolerable’ NHS pressures

Government urged to act amid warnings of ‘intolerable’ NHS pressures

Government urged to act amid warnings of ‘intolerable’ NHS pressures

03 January 2023

Top medics described the current situation as ‘unbearable’ and ‘intolerable’, as the Prime Minister faced calls to address the crisis.


Two UK citizens among four killed in mid-air helicopter crash in Australia

Two UK citizens among four killed in mid-air helicopter crash in Australia

Two UK citizens among four killed in mid-air helicopter crash in Australia

02 January 2023

The crash occurred around 2pm local time in Main Beach, Queensland Police said in a statement.


UK airlines lagging behind on time-keeping compared with others in Europe

UK airlines lagging behind on time-keeping compared with others in Europe

UK airlines lagging behind on time-keeping compared with others in Europe

02 January 2023

Aviation analytics company Cirium has announced the top 10 airlines and airports for avoiding delays in 2022 – globally and in Europe.


Person taken to hospital after attempting to rescue dog from sea

Person taken to hospital after attempting to rescue dog from sea

Person taken to hospital after attempting to rescue dog from sea

02 January 2023

The pet had entered the water near to the mouth of the River Arun at Littlehampton, West Sussex.


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