Mick Lynch says 'catching Covid isn't a qualification' to Boris Johnson supporter
The number of people in England waiting to start routine hospital treatment has risen to the highest level since records began 15 years ago, while victims of crime are facing long delays for their cases to be heard in court. As Conservative Party members chose a new leader to succeed Prime Minister Boris Johnson this summer, the problems his successor will have to deal with are stacking up. Last month, 6.7 million people were waiting to start treatment in Britain's state-run National Health Service (NHS), the highest number since records began in August 2007, new data released on Thursday showed.
The pair died just hours before the band were set to perform at a festival.
Karen Dunbar teamed up with Glasgow Girls Club to create a ‘Good in Glasgow’ platform that will “shine the spotlight” on heart-warming projects.
The heartwarming scenes were hard-earned.
Christine McGuinness reveals recently family death ‘hit harder’ than she expected
Boris Johnson has doubled down on his insistence that it is for his successor to "make significant fiscal decisions" after talks with energy bosses ended with no new measures to ease the cost of living crisis. But Labour accused the government of showing a lack of urgency and of being "missing in action".
A second cruise ship berthed on the Clyde could be used to house Ukrainian refugees arriving in Scotland prompting concern from human rights campaigners.
Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer reassure Melissa Nathoo it's okay to be confused when you've watched NOPE. They also discuss annoying sibling behaviour and a weird peeing story....
The annual Perseids meteor shower will peak on 13 August. Find out the best time to view
The effects of the hot dry weather could be with us for months to come, even if the Government has not yet declared a drought.
A waterspout was spotted off the coast of Destin, Florida, on Thursday, August 11.This footage posted to Facebook by Eric J Westbrook shows the waterspout spinning in the distance. Other social media users posted similar videos of the phenomenon.“That is nuts, man. It’ll be raining fish here soon,” Westbrook says in the background of the video.According to the National Weather Service, waterspouts are similar to tornadoes over water. Onlookers should never move closer to investigate a waterspout as they can be just as dangerous as tornadoes, the NWS said. Credit: Eric J Westbrook via Storyful
Hosepipe bans are affecting over a million people in the UK right now, as measures are in place to cope with the long period of dry weather.
Booster to be offered to children after poliovirus found in sewers in capital
All children aged one to nine in London are to be offered a dose of the polio vaccine, after more of the virus was found in the city's sewers. The virus has also been found in lower concentrations in areas adjacent to the Beckton catchment area to the south (immediately below the Thames) and to the east of Beckton. There have been no confirmed cases of polio, and the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has said the risk to the public is low.
Parts of England are likely to declare a drought on Friday, local media reported ahead of a meeting between the government, its environment agency and water companies to discuss a long period of dry weather. Parts of England are in the middle of their second heatwave this summer with temperatures forecast to top 30 Celsius (86 Fahrenheit) for the next few days, having reached their highest ever of more than 40C last month. This July was the driest on record for some English regions and the driest for England overall since 1935, with just 35% of average rainfall.
Welcomers Eurovision would offer Ukrainian refugees and their UK host families priority tickets to the annual song contest.
Thirteen contestants have so been confirmed for the upcoming series.
Hamza Yassin has been confirmed as the thirteenth contestant for Strictly Come Dancing later this year 2022. The wildlife photographer is known for appearing in Countryfile and Animal Park as well as starring as a CBeebies presenter. Yassin, who is reportedly travelling back from an overseas project, says he is “over the moon” to be joining the cast of the 20th anniversary BBC dance show.
'The Big Breakfast' star Mo Gilligan hopes the revival of the hit Channel 4 show can balance out an abundance of cookery programmes on Saturday morning television.
It is the first time since 1984 that the virus has been found to be spreading in the community in the UK.
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