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Health staff praised as NHS backlog of two-year waits shrinks from 22,500 to below 200
“Reaching this milestone is testament to the hard work of NHS staff across the country," Sir James Mackey said.
Martin Lewis warns of mobile firms going rogue with post-Brexit roaming charges
"When we left the EU, they promised not to reintroduce European roaming charges … yet most of the big networks have broken that promise."
Firefighters tackle London blaze as another week of hot weather gets underway
London’s fire service had its busiest day since World War Two at the end of July as temperatures hit record highs.
It won’t wash! Tory MP’s defence of Sunak funding boast falls FLAT
Rishi Sunak's leadership bid stalled this week. Despite efforts to call in the cavalry, no Tory MP has been able to successfully defend him.
FOUR more regions set for hosepipe ban – will London be next?
By the middle of August, four additional counties will join Hampshire in its ongoing hosepipe ban - and London may also find itself in hot water.
Archie Battersbee dies in hospital, mother announces
The 12-year-old had been in a coma since he was found unconscious by his mother Hollie Dance in April.
‘Be sure to be sitting down’: Shocking forecasts show how high Energy bills cap could go
"We have been comparing our values with other analysts who also seem to be in the same position as us – in disbelief at the values.”
Star captured on $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope is actually a slice of chorizo
Unfortunately, according to contemporary cosmology, "no object belonging to Spanish charcuterie exists anywhere but on Earth".
Hundreds of thousands of people join ‘Don’t Pay’ campaign as energy bills soar
"We are getting close to a poll tax moment", Martin Lewis said.