Thousands of ambulance workers in England and Wales are going on strike today – with NHS leaders warning that they cannot guarantee the safety of patients. Speaking to Sky News, Health Secretary Steve Barclay said the system would be “under severe pressure” due to the strike, and urged Britons to use “common sense in terms
Thousands of ambulance workers in England and Wales are going on strike today – with NHS leaders warning that they cannot guarantee the safety of patients. Health Secretary Steve Barclay has urged the public to “take extra care” and “plan your activity accordingly” due to the strain the walkout will put on the health service,
In a major reversal, the US Postal Service (USPS) has announced that it will ensure that 75% of new vehicles purchased by 2028 will be electric. By 2026, that will increase to 100% of purchases. The USPS announced in a press release that it expects to acquire at least 66,000 battery electric delivery vehicles from
Emissions-producing diesel trucks and cars pass non-polluting windmills along the 10 freeway on December 8, 2009 near Banning, California. Getty Images The Biden administration on Tuesday announced stricter standards on smog-forming emissions from trucks, vans and buses starting in the 2027 model year, the first of several federal actions aimed at limiting vehicle pollution. Medium
No stranger to being written about, soon Prince Harry will be setting the record straight in his own words. On 10 January his highly anticipated memoir Spare comes out. Its provocative title alone an indication that the Duke of Sussex hasn’t held back. So what do we know about what he’s written? Well, publisher Penguin
When looking back at the year gone by, it is rather hard to know where to start. The death of a monarch, war in mainland Europe, the shortest running prime minister of all time. It has been an extraordinary 12 months of news, especially for the economy. Rather than running through the whole thing in
Female students have been banned from universities in Afghanistan with immediate effect, the Taliban has said. A letter, confirmed by a spokesperson for the higher education ministry, instructed Afghan public and private universities to suspend access to female students until further notice in accordance with a cabinet decision. The United States and Britain have both
Christmas and New Year party season is one of the most lucrative times of the year for nightclubs. But post-COVID pandemic many are continuing to struggle, with a third now being forced to close. Those still open say a perfect storm is making it extremely difficult to operate. Yuval Hen, founder of E1 nightclub in
Dec 20, 2022 Augusta National Golf Club announced Tuesday that any golfer who qualified for the Masters tournament based on its previous criteria will be invited to play in 2023, including 16 players who are currently competing in the LIV Golf League. Six past Masters champions are part of the group that defected from the
Rishi Sunak has repeatedly refused to say whether the UK would have to leave the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) to deliver his government’s plan for removing asylum seekers who arrive illegally. Making his debut appearance at the Commons Liaison Committee, the prime minister was asked by the SNP’s Joanna Cheery whether the UK
Elon Musk Twitter page seen on mobile with his poll to step down as head of Twitter Yui Mok | Pa Images | Getty Images Twitter owner and CEO Elon Musk is searching for a new chief executive of the company, sources told CNBC’s David Faber. Musk, who acquired the company for $44 billion in
A former teammate of Iranian footballer Amir Nasr-Azadani, who faces the death penalty for participating in nationwide protests, has told Sky News that his friend is a “shy person” and “really kind”. Speaking from Finland where he now captains top flight side VPS Vaasa, Sebastian Strandvall said: “Amir was one of the young guys on
At least two people have been injured and tens of thousands of homes and businesses left without power after a strong earthquake hit northern California. The “insane” 6.4-magnitude quake struck on Tuesday at 2.34am local time (10.34am UK time), with its epicentre just off the coast and about 10 miles (16.km) deep, but there was
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Did you say “park” or “bark”? Dog behind the wheel causes fender bender. CNN’s Jeanne Moos reports. #CNN #News
6:30 AM ET NFL Nation reporters Welcome to Week 16 of the NFL regular season. Our power panel — a group of more than 80 writers, editors and TV personalities — has evaluated how teams are stacking up through 15 weeks. As we near the end of the regular season, the surprises are still coming.
People have been urged to “drink responsibly” by NHS England’s medical director to avoid ending up in A&E as ambulance workers prepare to strike. Professor Sir Stephen Powis issued the warning ahead of the planned action on Wednesday, when the health service is likely to be hit by major disruption as ambulance workers, including paramedics,
6:30 AM ET It has already been an exciting week in college football recruiting as we lead up to the early signing period for 2023 that starts Wednesday. Five-star quarterback Dante Moore flipped his commitment from Oregon to UCLA on Monday, and a number of transfer players have picked new schools to compete for a
The business secretary has ordered an investment firm backed by sanctioned Russian oligarchs to sell regional broadband provider Upp, citing national security concerns. Grant Shapps ruled that the ownership of LetterOne, known as L1, was a national security risk. Its investors include the sanctioned Russian businessman Mikhail Fridman. The decision was made under the provisions
After a pair of Islamist bombings rocked the south-central Indian city of Hyderabad in 2013, officials rushed to install 5,000 CCTV cameras to bolster security. Now there are nearly 700,000 in and around the metropolis. The most striking symbol of the city’s rise as a surveillance hotspot is the gleaming new Command and Control Center