Day: December 7, 2023
Junior doctors’ strike to affect patient care, NHS boss warns
December 7, 2023NHS junior doctors taking part in a march and rally in the centre of Birmingham (Jacob King/PA) PA Wire Junior doctors’ strikes will have an “inevitable” impact on patient care, the head of the NHS in England has warned. Amanda Pritchard said that the walkouts announced this week were at the top of the health […]
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‘Baffling’: Hounslow Council criticised after axing Jewish exhibition over ‘safety fears’
December 7, 2023A prior Jewish Living Experience event. The exhibition due to begin last month was postponed due to safety fears Board of British Deputies Hounslow Council has been criticised after calling off a planned exhibition about Jewish culture amid safety concerns. The Board of Deputies of British Jews has run the Jewish Living Experience exhibition for […]
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London politics latest LIVE: Dominic Cummings’ trip to Barnard Castle was ‘bad moment’, Johnson tells inquiry
December 7, 2023Johnson rejects accusations of ‘ableist’ language Boris Johnson rejected a suggestion that some of his language regarding older people had been “shamefully ageist”. The former prime minister faced questions from Danny Friedman KC on behalf of Disabled People’s Organisations: Disability Rights UK, Disability Action Northern Ireland, Inclusion Scotland and Disability Wales. He said it was […]
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Consultation launched on proposed pharmacy changes
December 7, 2023The planned change to give pharmacy technicians more power forms part of the Government’s Primary Care Recovery Plan (PA) PA Wire A consultation has been launched on plans to give pharmacy technicians more power in a move that is aimed at ultimately freeing up capacity in general practice. Currently, preparing, dispensing or selling prescription drugs […]
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Rishi Sunak now almost as unpopular as Conservative Party, poll finds
December 7, 2023PA Wire Rishi Sunak is now almost as unpopular as his party after a year of deteriorating polling numbers. Having entered Downing Street considerably more popular than the wider Conservative Party, 52% of voters now say they have an unfavourable view of the Prime Minister, according to a poll published by Ipsos UK on Thursday. […]
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Picture-taking park visitors seen getting slightly too close to massive stags
December 7, 2023When you spot the UK’s largest mammal striding proudly through long grass and holding up its huge rack of antlers, human instinct should tell you to stay away. But that wasn’t the case for a group of people who were recently pictured on a visit to Richmond Park in south-west London. One image shows a […]
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Mum shot dead on doorstep in Hackney ‘was trying to protect her children’
December 7, 2023A mum who was shot dead at her home in east London was trying to protect her children, relatives have said. Lianne Gordon was gunned down on her doorstep in Vine Close, Hackney, in a suspected case of mistaken identity on Tuesday evening. Emergency services rushed to the small housing development at around 6.30pm and […]
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Silk pyjamas and £3.2m fortune at centre of court fight between socialite and ex
December 7, 2023A millionaire socialite is suing her ex-partner over a £3.2 million investment in his firm – and a pair of designer Dolce and Gabbana pyjamas. Vanessa Wurm, 40, and ‘wellness guru’ Kash Amini, 34, were romantically involved between 2019 and 2022. They set up home in London’s exclusive Belgravia with a £4 million luxury pad, […]
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Boy, 10, who was ‘punched by teacher’ left ‘traumatised and quiet’, says his dad
December 7, 2023A 10-year-old boy who was allegedly attacked by his teacher at a primary school in London has been left ‘traumatised’ by the incident, according to his dad. Charles Etumnu claims his son was ‘pushed, pulled and punched’ by a member of staff at Christ the King Primary School in Islington on November 10 and had […]
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Canadian thinks she’s found a hidden gem bookshop in London and locals are howling
December 7, 2023From speakeasy bars to farmers markets, London is a treasure trove of hidden gems. But one Canadian on TikTok got things a little mixed up when she excitedly shared a ‘discount bookstore’ for any bibliophiles heading to the capital. So what is the name of this super cool discovery, we hear you ask? The Works. […]
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