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Health board bosses have 10% pay rise suspended after union backlash

Thu, 02/12/2026 - 06:01
Executives at NHS Lothian and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde were previously handed temporary rises worth up to £20,000 per year.

Health board bosses have 10% pay rise suspended after union backlash

Thu, 02/12/2026 - 06:01
Executives at NHS Lothian and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde were previously handed temporary rises worth up to £20,000 per year.

They met while pregnant but their babies never came home - maternity failings at NHS trust

Thu, 02/12/2026 - 06:00
Sophie and Beth had to cope with the loss of their sons, while under the care of UH Sussex NHS Trust.

Two mothers, two tragedies: Baby deaths highlight failings at one NHS trust

Thu, 02/12/2026 - 06:00
Beth and Sophie had to cope with the loss of their babies, while under the care of UH Sussex NHS Trust

Snow and ice warnings issued for UK after relentless rain

Thu, 02/12/2026 - 05:22
After weeks of wet and gloomy conditions, there are finally some changes to the weather as Simon King explains.

Snow and ice warnings issued for UK after relentless rain

Thu, 02/12/2026 - 05:22
After weeks of wet and gloomy conditions, there are finally some changes to the weather as Simon King explains.

PM tells Sir Jim Ratcliffe to apologise for saying 'UK has been colonised'

Thu, 02/12/2026 - 04:12
Sir Keir Starmer says comments by the businessman and Manchester United co-owner are "offensive and wrong".

Chris Mason: Latest vetting row raises fresh concerns over Starmer's judgement

Thu, 02/12/2026 - 03:13
The BBC's political editor analyses the vetting rows facing the PM over Lord Doyle and Lord Mandelson.

Force that charged woman who accused policeman of rape investigated

Thu, 02/12/2026 - 02:12
The inquiry is likely to address whether any officers who worked on the case should be disciplined.

Laughing gas canisters explode at waste centres hundreds of times a week, firms say

Thu, 02/12/2026 - 01:55
Discarded nitrous oxide canisters are exploding in waste incinerators causing staff safety concerns.

I died for 40 minutes - here's what it taught me about life

Thu, 02/12/2026 - 00:06
After a cardiac arrest Patrick Charnley was clinically dead. He came back to life a changed man.

Scrap proposed England holiday tax, hospitality bosses urge

Thu, 02/12/2026 - 00:04
Critics say the proposed tax could force families to shorten trips or spend their money overseas.

'Costly and devastating' error sees GB's Fear & Gibson miss medal

Wed, 02/11/2026 - 23:00
Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson miss out on becoming the first British figure skaters in 32 years to win an Olympic medal, as they fail to make the ice dance podium.

Lockerbie bomb suspect appears in US court over confession claim

Wed, 02/11/2026 - 22:55
Lawyers for the Libyan man want an alleged confession to the attack on Pan Am flight 103 ruled inadmissable as evidence in a later trial.

Bill to lower voting age to 16 to be introduced in Parliament

Wed, 02/11/2026 - 22:30
The government wants 16 and 17-year-olds to be able to vote at the next general election.

Sarah Ferguson asked Epstein for bankruptcy advice while he was in jail, emails suggest

Wed, 02/11/2026 - 21:23
Emails appear to show the desperate measures Ferguson considered to rescue her finances.

Al Fayed victims say cases should be investigated as human trafficking

Wed, 02/11/2026 - 21:01
Police are investigating more than five people who may have facilitated Al Fayed in his alleged abuse.

Andrew should be interviewed by police, former PM Gordon Brown says

Wed, 02/11/2026 - 20:38
Gordon Brown said police should "urgently" re-examine their investigation into Epstein's victims possibly being trafficked in and out of the UK.

Epstein survivor calls on Palace to search Andrew's files

Wed, 02/11/2026 - 20:03
Juliette Bryant has called on the Palace to "act" on revelations about Andrew's relationship with Epstein.

Epstein survivor calls on Palace to search Andrew's files

Wed, 02/11/2026 - 20:03
Juliette Bryant has called on the Palace to "act" on revelations about Andrew's relationship with Epstein.