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November 27, 2022

Eight days in A&E: inside the mental health care crisis

From counselling to emergency departments, every level of the NHS service is now on the brink, writes Rebecca Thomas

6 mins

NHS spending £180m per year on 'pointless' visa fees

The NHS is forced by the government to spend £180m a year on visa charges when recruiting overseas staff, it has emerged.

3 mins

Sunak warned of Tory revolt as Labour poll 18-point lead

Rishi Sunak has been warned of more rebellions by increasingly \"disaffected\" Conservative MPs if he fails to improve the party's dire poll numbers, as a new survey found the Tories trailing Labour by 18 points.

5 mins

Tory MP announces plan to step down as exodus grows

Rishi Sunak's net-zero tsar Chris Skidmore has become the latest in a steady stream of Conservative MPs to announce they will not be running again for parliament.

1 min

What does the Tory exodus mean for Sunak's reign?

Rishi Sunak is only just settling into the flat above No 10, having endured Budget clashes, Brexit rows, backbench rebellions and bullying allegations levelled at his deputy during a tumultuous first month in charge.

2 mins

Russia is firing old nuclear missiles with the warheads removed, MoD claims

Vladimir Putin's weapons arsenal is so \"depleted\" that Russia appears to be removing the nuclear warheads from ageing cruise missiles and firing the unarmed munitions at Ukraine, the UK has said.

2 mins

Qatar 'reviews investments' after transport adverts ban

Qatar is reportedly reviewing its investments in London in retaliation for the capital’s transport authority banning the Gulf state’s advertising over its anti-homosexuality laws.

2 mins

Death at migrant centre 'may have been diphtheria'

A man’s death at the Manston migrant-processing centre might have been caused by diphtheria after an outbreak of the highly contagious bacterial infection, the Home Office has said.

2 mins

MPs 'bullied and touched up' clerks in Commons

MPs hectored, bullied and touched up” clerks in the division lobbies of the House of Commons, Labour MP Chris Bryant has claimed.

1 min

Firefighters are warned they will face the sack for racism

Firefighters face the sack if they are found to have bullied others or been racist, misogynistic or homophobic, the London Fire Brigade chief has said. The fire service has dangerous levels of ingrained prejudice against women”, while colleagues from minority backgrounds are frequently the target of racist abuse”, an independent review found.

3 mins

Mother and children killed in flat fire were set for new life in US, reveals father

A devastated husband has revealed how his wife and two children were set to join him for a new life in America before they were killed in a Nottingham flat fire.

2 mins

Social content encouraging self-harm to be made illegal

Online content that encourages self-harm will be criminalised, the government announced five years after the death of teenager Molly Russell.

2 mins

Calls to shut trial as deaths caused by e-scooters triple

The number of people killed in e-scooter accidents has tripled in the past year, new government figures show.

2 mins

Wales fan dies in Qatar

A Welsh football fan who flew out to Qatar to watch the World Cup with his son has died.

1 min

Liam Gallagher censured for ableist slurs on social media after England match

Liam Gallagher deleted a series of offensive tweets shared after England drew 0-0 with the USA in their World Cup match on Friday.

1 min

'Imprisonment' for Afghan women in their own homes

Treatment may amount to crime against humanity, says UN

1 min

China hit by fresh Covid protests after deadly flat fire

Fresh protests have erupted in China against harsh Covid restrictions after a major fire gutted an apartment block and killed at least 10 people in the Xinjiang region.

2 mins

Taiwan holds elections amid China 'reunification' threat

Voters in Taiwan cast their ballots yesterday in local elections for mayors, county chiefs and local councillors, with president Tsai Ing-wen urging citizens to send a message to the world about the island’s commitment to democracy.

2 mins

It hurts, but I'm with Truss and Johnson on wind power

Poor Rishi Sunak. He's just about got his No 10 desk how he likes it only to find his two predecessors chucking green paint at his digs upstairs.

2 mins

The dark side of pregnancy isn't talked about enough

After giving birth to my son, I suffered from pancreatitis and cholecystitis it was severe and life threatening. Gallstones caused it, and the ordeal resulted in me being admitted to hospital for a week and later having my gallbladder removed. Thankfully, I’m here to tell the tale.

2 mins

Support for rejoining the EU might be softer than polls say

Almost 60 per cent say we should return, but far fewer want to adopt the euro as part of the deal, writes John Rentoul

2 mins

Messi magic revives hope for resurgent Argentina

Talisman scores key goal to keep his country in competition

3 mins

Socceroos edge out Tunisia to keep last-16 hopes alive

With the reigning world champions up against every expert’s pick for dark horses in Group C’s other outing, this was always going to be billed as the battle of its also-rans, in its rightful place as first up and firmly on Saturday's undercard. But if either Tunisia or Australia could beat the other, they would have a good chunk of the points required to have a shot at a surprise last-16 spot, and would only need a result against their European rivals to sneak in.

3 mins

IDLE WORSHIP

Matthew Neale on embracing laziness in a hectic world

5 mins

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