Starmer accused of being ‘asleep at the wheel’ as A&E waits up 400-fold in a decade
It comes after 20 NHS trusts across England declared critical incidents as the number of people in hospital with flu continues to rise ...
UK to go ‘all-in’ on AI as Starmer throws weight of Whitehall behind technology
Sir Keir Starmer will throw the weight of Whitehall fully behind AI in a bid to boost growth. The Prime Minister is set to ...
British troops should join post-war peacekeeping force in Ukraine, former defence ministers say
Two former UK defence secretaries have joined calls for British troops to form part of a peacekeeping force in a post-war Ukraine.
Reeves returns from China to new crisis in top UK business confidence amid economic woes
A survey by Deloitte of the chief finance officers of major companies has revealed that business confidence is at one of its lowest points since the Covid-19 pandemic ...
Buffalo Bills bounce back to beat Denver Broncos and progress in NFL play-offs
The Buffalo Bills recovered from an early deficit to beat the Denver Broncos 31-7 and advance to the divisional round of the ...
Post Office sees record of more than £1bn in cash withdrawals in December
On Christmas Day itself, more than £3.7 million in cash was withdrawn or deposited over the counter at 1,300 Post Office ...
How Jimmy Carter cut the cost of your holiday – and widened your horizons
A young accountant named Michael O’Leary was brought in to turn around or close down Ryanair. For a masterclass in ...
Family of black bears play on frozen lake at park enclosure amid cold snap
A family of North American black bears at a Bedfordshire safari park have been spotted playing on an icy lake as they ...
What are the ‘weird’ new coaching pods in use at the Australian Open?
The Australian Open has unveiled court-side ‘coaching pods’ at this year’s tournament, in what is also a first for tennis at ...
This week marks debt tipping point when pay swallowed up by outgoings – survey
More than half of adults who expect to run out of money in January will have used up all their monthly income by January 15, ...
What the papers say – January 13
The Daily Mirror leads on the stabbing of a nurse at an A&E department in Greater Manchester, with the woman in her 50s ...
Average house seller in 2024 ‘made £91,820 more than they originally paid’
Despite lower price gains last year, around nine in 10 households are estimated to have achieved more than they paid, ...