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Full list of NHS hospitals declaring critical incidents amid surge in flu cases

Several NHS trusts declared critical incidents due to ‘exceptionally high demands’ in emergency departments

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Author: Rachel Clun

UK weather: Coldest nights of the year expected

The extreme weather has caused some schools to close and warnings for snow and ice, and flood alerts, are in place across many parts of the UK.

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Author: @BBCNewsround

Doorbell footage shows moment armed police shoot man on Christmas Eve

Marcus Meade had been involved in a standoff at a property in Worcestershire for over five hours before he was fatally shot by police

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Author: Holly Evans

Special forces Afghanistan ‘murders’ whistleblower fears being branded traitor

The witness, known as N1799, said he still fears for his personal wellbeing after coming forward with the allegations.

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Author: Josh Payne

Soldiers concerned at time SAS had ‘golden pass to get away with murder’ in Afghanistan, inquiry hears

An inquiry into allegations that the SAS soldiers carried out murders during the war in Afghanistan released evidence from seven special forces witnesses who gave evidence in secret.

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Author: Sky News

UK special forces soldiers tell inquiry of Afghan murder concerns

Soldiers who were part of British special forces working in Afghanistan have told a public inquiry of their concerns that Afghans who posed no threat had been murdered in raids against suspected Taliban insurgents, including some aged under 16.

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Author: Michael Holden

Family’s desperate plea as hero dad shot dead by armed police after stand-off

Marcus Meade died at an address in Redditch, Worcestershire, after police shot him on Christmas Eve, an incident for which West Mercia Police referred itself to the watchdog

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Author: Bradley Jolly

Whistleblower of alleged special forces murders fears being branded traitor

The witness, known as N1799, said he still fears for his personal wellbeing after coming forward with the allegations.

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Author: Josh Payne

SAS accused of war crimes in Afghanistan by rival unit chief

Public inquiry hears allegation of a ‘deliberate policy’ by special forces of executing Afghan civilians including children

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Author: Robert Mendick,Danielle Sheridan

‘Flat packing them’: soldier says SAS described killing Afghans in casual way

Inquiry hears elite forces had a ‘kill all males on target whether they posed a threat or not’ policy in Afghanistan

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Author: Dan Sabbagh

Tory push for grooming inquiry vote ‘a shocking tactic’, Starmer warns

The PM warned supporting the Tory’s calls for symbolic vote on an inquiry will ‘kill’ his Government’s plans to bolster safeguards for children.

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Author: David Lynch

SAS had golden pass to get away with murder, inquiry told

In a closed-door hearing, a former senior UK Special Forces officer tells a public inquiry he believes the SAS “was carrying out murders”.

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Author: @BBCNews

Jenrick shape-shifts on air with reality-bending Today interview

Shadow justice secretary makes case for second child sexual abuse inquiry, despite ignoring the last one

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Author: John Crace

“My A555 yoga session was ‘no brainer’…I did not anticipate what would happen”

‘Free spirit’ Freyah Grace was captured doing yoga on the Manchester Airport Relief Road after it was closed due to flooding

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Author: James Holt

Wes Streeting says he is ashamed of NHS winter problems

The health secretary sees patients left crying and distressed, as hospitals declare critical incidents.

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Author: @nicktriggle

Body found in search for missing Brit in Spain as murder investigation launched

Dad-of-two John George failed to board his flight home a week before Christmas

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Author: James Martin McCarthy

Manhunt launched after schoolboy, 14, stabbed to death on London bus

The boy was knifed today in front of horrified passengers on board a route 472 red double decker bus in Woolwich, in what has been described by Scotland Yard as a ‘horrendous crime ‘.

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Author: Matt Strudwick

UK hospitals see 50 hour waits as respiratory illness uptick takes toll

The Royal Liverpool University Hospital in the United Kingdom declared a critical incident due to an “exceptio

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Author: By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

UK weather: ‘danger to life’ flood warning as more snow to come

Flooding caused by heavy rain and melting snow has led to major disruption across the UK

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Author: Seren Hughes

Northamptonshire’s hospitals declare critical incident

Rising hospital admissions due to flu and viruses are key factors behind the current escalation.

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Author: @BBCNews

Head of Met’s Black Police Association accused of sending ‘clearly racist’ WhatsApps mocking origins of Covid

The head of the Met’s Black Police Association (MBPA) took part in a WhatsApp group where “clearly racist” messages were shared mocking Chinese people and the origins of the Covid pandemic.

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Author: LBC