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Lord Harrington, now a non-affiliated peer, apologised for miscalculating the period he had to give notice for jobs he took up after leaving office.
The robot operated with the expertise of a skilled human surgeon, according to Johns Hopkins University researchers in the US.
A five-year-old boy who died after an allergic reaction at school was accidentally exposed to cow’s milk protein – probably from his own bottle, an inquest jury has concluded.
Care home residents have been inundated with mail from around the country after a social media campaign to “send a smile”.
A former employee at a Fife children’s home has told the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry (SCAI) that allegations of abuse made against him by former residents are “absolute nonsense”. The inquiry was ...
Rachael Maskell said pressing ahead with the welfare reform Bill risked leaving “such a stain” on her party, as she urged ministers to scrap a proposed change to the out-of-work element of universal ...
Hassan Jhangur hit five people with his car when he arrived at his sister’s wedding reception, where a fight had broken out between the ...
Resident doctors will go on strike for five consecutive days later this month in their dispute with the Government over pay, the British Medical Association (BMA) has said. Announcing strike dates ...
Campaigners, school children and grandparents were among those calling for MPs to give the crisis the ‘precedence it needs’.
Some building societies have reported seeing a jump in cash Isa applications following speculation that the limit could be cut. Reports have suggested that plans to cut the annual tax-free cash Isa ...
Campaign group Save Wimbledon Park is challenging the decision of the Greater London Authority to grant planning permission for the expansion.
First-time buyers could be given a boost by lenders having the ability to offer more mortgages at high loan-to-income (LTI) levels, if they choose to. The Bank of England said its Financial Policy ...