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July 8, 2025 4:53 PM

Junior doctors in England back strike action over pay demand

Junior doctors in England have voted in favour of taking strike action, their trade union said on Tuesday, threatening Britain's hospitals with a wave of disruption just as the government has started to improve services. Junior doctors, who are also...

June 16, 2025 11:57 AM

Britain appoints first female head of MI6 spy agency

Britain on Sunday named Blaise Metreweli, a career intelligence officer, as the first female head of the Secret Intelligence Service, the foreign spy service known as MI6. Metreweli, 47, who is currently MI6's head of technology, known as "Q", joine...

May 27, 2025 9:06 AM

Car ploughs into fans at Liverpool parade, 27 in hospital

A car ploughed into a crowd of Liverpool fans during a parade celebrating their side's Premier League soccer title on Monday, hospitalising 27 people, with two seriously injured, but police said they did not believe the incident was terrorism-related...

October 15, 2024 7:33 PM

Britain to study use of weight loss drug to get people back to work

Britain will study whether the use of Eli Lilly's weight loss drug can get people back into work and help tackle the high rate of long-term sickness that has become a major drag on the economy. Health minister Wes Streeting predicted the use of the ...

 

Last updated on: 11th Jul 2025