A “critical incident” was declared by the Welsh ambulance service on Monday evening due to significantly increased demand and extensive handover delays. The ambulance service,
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Post Office campaigners vow to ‘never give in’ after receiving OBEs
Campaigners for justice in the Post Office scandal have said they will “never give in” after receiving OBEs in the new year honours list. Lee
Jewellery worth £10.4m stolen from London home in one of Britain’s biggest burglaries
Detectives are hunting a “lone wolf” burglar who stole bespoke jewellery and designer items worth more than £10m in a 19-minute heist at a billionaire’s
Essex county council sends 95% of non-recycled waste to landfill, data reveals
New government data published on Monday showed that 95% of non-recycled waste in Essex is sent to landfill, as ministers launched their plans for a
David Beckham earns £28m in dividends from personal brand empire
David Beckham has earned £28m in dividends from his personal brand empire, as new commercial tie-ups with brands such as Stella Artois and Boss helped
Safety checks ordered amid concern over thousands of postwar school buildings in England
Ministers have ordered intrusive structural surveys of a group of ageing, postwar school buildings in England amid mounting concern about hidden defects that could lead
Rundown schools risk ‘irreparable’ harm to pupils, UK children’s laureate says
The poor state of school buildings is exposing pupils to “irreparable” harm, the UK’s children’s laureate has said, after a Guardian investigation revealed that more
MP calls for specific domestic violence offence in England and Wales
Officials are examining whether to change the way domestic violence crimes are recorded after a campaign by an MP who says the lack of a
Nearly 170,000 UK shop workers lost their jobs in 2024
Almost 170,000 retail workers lost their jobs during another challenging year for the UK high street, data suggests. The collapse of big chains such as
Working from roam: more people logging on from UK airports and railway stations
After working from home, now comes working on the go. The post-pandemic surge in hybrid working has prompted increasing numbers of professionals to carry out