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Health service faces ‘significant pressures’, NHS boss warns
Trusts have been ordered to eliminate waits of more than two years by March next year
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Leonid meteor shower expected to light up skies over Britain
They can be seen with the naked eye, and are best viewed with clear skies away from light pollution
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Three special exhibitions will mark the Queen’s Platinum milestone
Visitors will also be able to take a closer look at items from the Queen’s personal jewellery collection which she wore for Wilding’s sittings
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Tesco’s Christmas ad becomes most complained about campaign of year
A scene from the advert sparked fierce debate on social media after the ad launched on Saturday night
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HS2 eastern leg to Leeds expected to be scrapped
Shadow transport secretary Jim McMahon said ministers were attempting to “quietly back out” of infrastructure schemes
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Welsh Government to give winter payments for cash-strapped families
The extra funding will include giving eligible households a one-off cash payment of £100 to spend on energy bills.
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How you can make the most of walking this winter
For this winter, Ramblers have launched the Walk Your Way in Winter campaign, which will run from now until the end of January 2022
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Liverpool terror blast suspect named
Searches are underway at several addresses across the city
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The areas where Covid-19 rates are rising in the UK
Covid-19 case rates are increasing in a third of UK local authority areas, with early signs that rates are once again on the rise among schoolchildren, latest figures show. All four UK nations have also seen their rate of new cases increase in recent days. Here is a snapshot
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Real Living Wage: Pay rise for staff as increase increase in announced
More than 3,000 employers have been accredited with the Living Wage Foundation since the start of the pandemic
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Ayrshire Council pledges to pay real living wage five months early
The announcement will affect 751 North Ayrshire Council employees in predominantly frontline roles.
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Christmas tree made of almost 400,000 bricks is built at Legoland
The construction at the Windsor attraction is made up of 364,481 Lego and Duplo blocks and stands at nearly 33ft tall.