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Army would step in to help NHS during winter of strikes under contingency plans

Armed forces personnel could drive ambulances and stand in for frontline hospital roles under emergency plans to deal wi...

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Three arrested after bodies of two babies found in south Wales home

Police were called to the house in Bridgend on Saturday evening...

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Protests over China’s strict lockdown hit Shanghai and other cities

Street demonstrations are extremely rare in the country...

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Senior Tory joins rebellion trying to force Rishi Sunak’s hand on onshore wind ban

Former party chairman Sir Jake Berry has added his name to the Tory MPs backing rival legislation...

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Asylum seekers ‘contracted diphtheria overseas’ despite overcrowding

A cabinet minister insists the infections present an 'extremely low risk' to the wider public...

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Minister warns pay deals to match inflation are unaffordable as strikes loom

Transport Secretary Mark Harper says there 'simply isn't the money'...

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Camilla appoints ‘Queen’s companions’ and her first equerry

The Queen Consort is modernising the traditional role of 'ladies in waiting'...

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Police ‘fully prepared’ to counter further Just Stop Oil protests

The Metropolitan Police say they have a 'very experienced team' ready to deal with anyone who tries to cause disruption...

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Murder investigation after two 16-year-olds stabbed a mile apart in London

The Met Police say they're urgently trying to establish if the killings are linked...