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21 hours ago · The NHS has been ordered to drive improvements in hospital waiting times and cancer care while at the same time cutting costs. New planning guidance for the health service in England, which sets out national priorities for the year ahead, calls on NHS providers to reduce costs by 1%. The NHS has ...

Jan 7, 2025 · The Met Office has issued the yellow weather warning for snow in the south of the county from 9am until 11.59pm tomorrow. The weather experts predict a weather system may push snow into some southern counties of England …

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3 days ago · Tens of thousands of homes were left without power after the storm hit on Friday and around 2,800 were still cut off on Tuesday morning. The high winds, with gusts of up to 100mph, claimed one life and caused significant damage including to infrastructure on the rail network.

2 days ago · More than 1,500 people who have sought support from the vaccine damage payment scheme after being injured or bereaved as a result of Covid-19 jabs have been waiting more than a year for a decision on their application, the UK Covid-19 Inquiry has heard.

1 day ago · More than a dozen climate protesters jailed for up to five years for their involvement in various demonstrations “did what they did out of sacrifice” and should have their sentences reduced, the Court of Appeal has heard. Sixteen activists received prison sentences of between five years and 15 ...

Jan 9, 2025 · THURROCK Council is set to hike council tax by almost 5 per cent as it battles rising costs and its recovery from financial ruin. The rise is an improvement on last year’s 7.99 per cent and comes as the council confirms its required savings target for 2025/26 of £18.2million has been achieved. A ...

Dec 10, 2024 · Firefighters were called to the building collapse in Eastern Avenue, West Thurrock, in the early hours of this morning following an explosion inside.