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Richard Madeley defends ‘unprofessional’ row with Mick Lynch
“They accuse me of interrupting them and not letting them finish, but you’ve already started off on the wrong path.”
Windy weather puts British grid close to 100% zero carbon operation
New records were set on December 30 for wind power generation and share of zero carbon electricity on the grid.
Julia Hartley-Brewer digs to Australia as she defends use of Greta Thunberg ‘autistic insult’
Well, that clears that up then...
Covid-positive China arrivals will not have to quarantine, minister confirms
Transport Secretary Mark Harper said testing passengers arriving from China is about ‘collecting information’ on the virus.
Tory MP tells firefighters using food banks to ‘learn how to budget’
“You are a public servant that should be helping people instead of making grubby suggestions about how they should live their lives", one person said in response.
‘No signs’ new XBB variant causes more severe illness
Spooked by the recent emergence of the XBB variant? A collective of health experts have now set-out to ease concerns.
‘Ask nicely and I’ll save your son’: Vile Andrew Tate tweet resurfaces
"Do you feel like a failure that the amount you need to help your own son is less than a quarter than I spent on one of my 5 cars?"
Government urged to declare national NHS major incident
The last time such a declaration was made was in March 2020 as Covid-19 began sweeping through hospitals.
Anti-GP violence ‘on the rise’ – as patient TRASHES waiting room
A leading GP has pinned the blame on 'negative media coverage', after an irate patient destroyed a waiting room in Derby.