Police have arrested dozens of climate change protesters who caused blockades at Amazon warehouses across the country on Black Friday. Extinction Rebellion (XR) said its demonstration took place at sites in Doncaster, Darlington, Newcastle, Manchester, Peterborough, Derby, Coventry, Rugeley, Dartford, Bristol, Tilbury, Milton Keynes and Dunfermline. Activists arrived in the early hours of Friday to set up bamboo structures and “lock-ons”, and held banners urging Amazon to cut its emissions. […]

Staff at Francis Court care home in Crawley, West Sussex, arranged the unusual visit An animal-loving care home resident has been surprised with a visit from his pet pig. Tony Eaglestone was delighted to see Blanket the pig after staff at Francis Court care home in Crawley, West Sussex, arranged the unusual visit with his family. Mr Eaglestone said: “Blanket is much friendlier than many of the dogs I have […]

Under the plan, council support payments will not count towards the £86,000 cap Boris Johnson had his Commons majority slashed as a significant number of Tory MPs rebelled to vote against a change to social care reforms amid anger over how it will hit poorer pensioners. The Prime Minister narrowly succeeded in getting MPs to back his new policy to cap care costs in England on Monday evening, which senior […]

Vaccinated students and skilled workers can come into Australia next week without quarantining as the country relaxes its pandemic restrictions. From December 1, skilled workers and travellers on working vacations will be allowed to land at Sydney and Melbourne airports without needing to seek exemptions from a travel ban, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday. The Government expects 200,000 arrivals in the two categories by January, he added. Mr […]

Stopping “dangerous” crowding in emergency departments should be the Government’s number one priority in hospitals as pressures mount on the NHS throughout winter, a health executive has warned. The Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s chief executive, Gordon Miles, issued his warning after a report found thousands of deaths were caused by crowding in emergency departments. Dr Miles said demand and capacity in emergency care are “severely mismatched”. “Emergency departments now […]

The Integrated Rail Plan will be published today, but many are angry about the scrapping of the eastern leg of HS2 Faster train journeys will be delivered up to 10 years sooner than planned, the Government has insisted amid anger over an expected decision to axe key schemes. The Department for Transport (DfT) said its Integrated Rail Plan (IRP) will feature £96 billion of investment in the Midlands and the […]

More than 15,000 students were surveyed earlier this year Almost three-quarters of Scottish students have reported low wellbeing, according to a survey. The poll of more than 15,000 students from all 19 universities in Scotland is the largest ever study of student mental health in Scotland, the Mental Health Foundation (MHF) said. The Thriving Learners survey questioned 5.9% of the Scottish university population between January 13 and April 2, during […]

It comes from a report by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine Health leaders have issued fresh warnings about pressures on the NHS over the winter as a new report found thousands of deaths were caused by crowding in emergency departments. The report by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) suggests at least 4,519 patients died as a result of crowding and 12-hour stays in A&E departments in England […]

In the film, Kate, who is joint president of The Scout Association, was in conversation with Italy star veteran Colonel David Blum OBE and 10-year old Cub Scout Emily The Duchess of Cambridge has starred in a film alongside a 10-year-old Cub Scout to mark the Royal British Legion centenary. In the film, Kate awarded Emily Edge a new Scouts’ Centenary Remembrance Badge for creating a poppy display for her […]