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One man shot and another stabbed in Finsbury Park

One man has been shot and another has been stabbed in north London, following three fatal shootings in the capital on the weekend. Police were called after gunshots were heard on Seven Sisters Road, Finsbury Park, at about 9.45pm on Monday. A 30-year-old man with a non-life-threatening stab wound was taken to an east London hospital, with police saying he is in a stable condition. A second man, believed to be in his 20s, was found nearby on Blackstock Road...

NHS waiting lists rise ‘due to pension rules which mean doctors cannot work’

NHS waiting lists are soaring because senior doctors are refusing to take on extra work in order to protect their pensions, health leaders have warned. NHS Providers said it was hearing from hospital trusts whose consultants and senior managers are declining shifts, which is having a massive impact on patient care. One hospital has seen numbers waiting for routine surgery increase by 50% since April, with staffing issues due to the pensions problem partly to blame. NHS pensions changes in...

Wealthy US financier Jeffrey Epstein facing sex trafficking charges

US Federal prosecutors have announced sex trafficking and conspiracy charges against wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein. Court documents unsealed on Monday show Epstein is charged with creating and maintaining a network that allowed him to sexually exploit and abuse dozens of underage girls. The alleged victims were as young as 14 at the time. Epstein was taken into custody on Saturday. Authorities say he paid underage girls for massages and then assaulted them at his homes in Florida and New York...

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