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More than 67,000 hospital appointments cancelled due to strike by consultants
The cumulative number of cancellations since December is just under 820,000.
Footballer, 16, hopes campaign to let girls wear hijabs during PE grows
Umme Kalsoom welcomed the change at her own school after feeling vulnerable when she was expected to take off her hijab during PE lessons.
Carol Vorderman: Why my skin cancer scare means I no longer sunbathe
The presenter talks to Prudence Wade about the importance of sun safety, as skin cancer cases hit a record high.
New Twitter X logo branded ‘sinister’ and ‘an active attempt to look more evil’
The social media platform known for its famous bird logo has replaced it with an X.
Britons tell of Rhodes evacuation trauma as more repatriation flights scheduled
British holidaymakers have told of traumatic and miserable evacuation experiences from Rhodes as more repatriation flights are scheduled to take place. Hundreds of people have landed in the UK after parts of the popular Greek island were ravaged by blazes, forcing many to sleep in schools, airports and sports centres. A newly-wed couple spending their honeymoon on Rhodes spoke of their “traumatic” experience of being evacuated from their hotel amid “intense” smoke and the sound of a child screaming “I...
Boris Johnson’s former adviser Baroness Owen becomes youngest peer in the House of Lords
Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge, 30, and Conservative Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen, 36, took their seats in the Lords on Monday.
George Alagiah remembered as ‘one of the best journalists of his generation’
The BBC newsreader has died at 67.
British brands ruthlessly troll Twitter following re-brand
Musk says Twitter has bid adieu to its brand and "all the birds" after the new logo was revealed this week.
‘Blood smeared on windscreen’ of Byline Times reporter following Wootton investigation
Peter Jukes has spoken about the incident, but says they will now "double our efforts not to be cowered or intimidated".