UK health service battles 'super flu' outbreak
The UK is facing an "unprecedented wave of super flu", a health chief has warned, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer Friday denounced "reckless" plans by doctors to launch a five-day strike next week. "The 'super flu' epidemic sweeping the country means this is the NHS's most precarious moment since the pandemic," Starmer wrote in The Guardian daily referring to the National Health Service. The resident doctors strikes just before Christmas "should not happen. Attempts to reduce patient waiting lists have been affected in part by the repeated industrial action by both resident doctors and consultants. - 'Good deal' -The resident doctors -- those below consultant level -- are in dispute with the government over pay and a shortage of training opportunities.
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December 13, 2025 15:57 UTC
BMA accuses Streeting of ‘scaremongering’ about NHS as strike looms
The doctors’ union claimed the Health Secretary had acted in a “cruel and calculated” way and described a Government offer intended to avert walkouts in the coming days as “poor”. The Government has insisted a further pay increase is off the negotiating table after resident doctors, formerly known as junior doctors, received pay rises totalling nearly 30% in the past three years. Mr Streeting earlier said the health service is facing “probably the worst pressure” since Covid and urged resident doctors to accept the deal. “He listened to resident doctors’ concerns and worked constructively to put forward an improved offer on the table that would create 4,000 more jobs, prioritise UK graduates this year, and put money back in resident doctors’ pockets. “We very much hope resident doctors will vote for it and end the Christmas strikes.”
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December 13, 2025 15:24 UTC
Hugely popular Microsoft app downloaded 50million times is closing down in DAYS as users slam ‘horrible move’
ONE of Microsoft’s best-rated apps is shutting down in a matter of days affecting millions of users worldwide. The app has been downloaded more than 50million times on Android alone – and it’s highly rated on iPhone too. But over the summer Microsoft surprised users with news that the app is being axed in phases at end of the year. For example, you can save scans directly to OneNote, Word, or PowerPoint. The ability to scan business cards to save to OneNote, the read out loud tool and immersive reader integration is also missing.
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December 13, 2025 15:01 UTC
Times letters: Nato chief’s warning about war with Russia
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December 13, 2025 13:27 UTC
More interest rate cuts loom, but each will be a battle
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December 13, 2025 12:27 UTC
Firms showcase nuclear decommissioning tech in Workington
The iSH DECOM CONNECT event, hosted by Industrial Solutions Hub (iSH), took place at Energus in Workington and attracted 250 delegates and 50 exhibitors. Designed to showcase the latest in nuclear decommissioning tech, the event brought together industry leaders, supply chain companies, and organisations focused on addressing nuclear challenges and supporting the broader sector. An iSH DECOM CONNECT exhibitor (Image: Industrial Solutions Hub)Gary McKeating, managing director of iSH, said: "We created this event to spotlight Cumbria’s world-leading technical expertise across our manufacturing, robotics, and digital sectors. Supported by the Britain’s Energy Coast Business Cluster (BECBC) Nuclear Sector Group, the event offered opportunities related to major programmes including Sellafield’s Infrastructure Delivery Partnership (IDP), Sellafield Manufactured Products Organisation (MPO), and the Decommissioning Nuclear Waste Partnership (DNWP). Exhibitors and speakers represented a broad cross-section of the nuclear supply chain, with several companies also working internationally in the US, Japan, and Europe.
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December 13, 2025 11:03 UTC
Charles announces ‘good news’ of reduction in his cancer treatment
Charles said: “Early diagnosis quite simply saves lives. “I know I speak for the entire country when I say how glad I am that his cancer treatment will be reduced in the new year,” the Prime Minister added. “Early cancer screening saves lives.”Charles also praised “remarkable advances” in cancer care that made his positive health update possible but it is not known what form his treatment takes. Charles visited the Cancer Research Centre at Ulster University (Anthony Harvey/PA)The King’s cancer diagnosis was announced on February 6 last year and he postponed all public-facing engagements for almost three months. He went on to highlight Cancer Research UK’s Screening Checker which helps adults check eligibility for national breast, bowel or cervical cancer screening programmes and “demystifies the process, answers your questions, and guides you towards taking that crucial step”.
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December 13, 2025 08:28 UTC
Newspaper headlines: 'King's cancer fight boost' and 'EU freezes' Russian assets
A source quoted in the Daily Mail describes, external the video message as "just about the best Christmas present the monarch could have asked for". "Once more", says the letter from the editor in i Weekend, external, "his intervention is welcome and will save lives". In order to protect healthcare, i Weekend, external reports that there will be an urgent NHS drive to give children a flu vaccine before Christmas. According to FT Weekend, external, the Ryanair boss, Michael O'Leary, has for the first time laid out a timetable for his departure from the airline. "A colossus of women's fiction" is how the Daily Mail describes, external the author Joanna Trollope, after her death at the age of 82.
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December 13, 2025 07:38 UTC
The Quiet American and his Vatican spies
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December 13, 2025 06:55 UTC
Times Square's last remaining dive bar where beer costs just $3 fights to survive eviction after 54 years
Ask anyone at Jimmy's Corner how they feel about the boxing-themed watering hole in New York City and you'll get virtually the same answer. One notable photo shows the bar's original owner, Hall of Fame boxing trainer Jimmy Glenn, alongside a young Muhammad Ali. Adam Glenn, the owner and operator of Jimmy's Corner in Times Square, stands behind the bar on a packed Thursday afternoon. Nelson Martinez works as a bartender at the Merrion Hotel on 45th Street, just a block up from Jimmy's Corner. Some days, the acronym means Jimmy's Corner Club, other days it's Jimmy's Corner Crew.
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December 13, 2025 05:36 UTC
‘Not toys’: British backpacker jailed for fatal drunken e-scooter crash
“E-scooters are not toys,” Judge Hughes said. Judge Hughes said the victim’s family had lost a “highly devoted” father who worked “tirelessly” to provide for his two sons. “It was not an accident,” Judge Hughes told Kemp. The backpacker, who was on a working holiday visa at the time of the crash, could be eligible for release in mid-2027. Under Western Australian law, e-scooter riders must wear a helmet, be sober, carry no passengers and be aged over 16.
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December 13, 2025 03:42 UTC
Democrats release second batch of Epstein photos within hours
New Epstein images for the second time todayImage source, House Oversight CommitteeThe nearly one hundred images we've seen today are not part of the "Epstein files", which the US Department of Justice is required to release by 19 December. Instead, these are pictures from Jeffrey Epstein's estate, which Democrats on the US House of Representatives' Oversight Committee have chosen to release, which they said is part of a "transparency" effort. Earlier today, the committee said in a statement that it was working through over 95,000 photos - some of which Representative Robert Garcia warned were "disturbing". In response, a spokesperson for the Republican-led Oversight Committee accused Democrats of "cherry-picking photos and making targeted redactions to create a false narrative about President Trump". We are ending our live coverage of the Epstein files for now, but you can stay up-to-date on the story here: New photos from Epstein estate show Trump, former prince Andrew and Woody Allen
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December 12, 2025 23:52 UTC
In a state over state visits
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December 12, 2025 23:51 UTC
Dodge queues this Christmas as the quietest times to do your food shopping are revealed by Aldi
Aldi has revealed the best times for customers to visit its stores in the coming weeks to make it easier to grab what you need. On a day-to-day basis, the best times to go to the shops is between 8am and 10am and then later in the evening between 8pm and 10pm. But even more specifically Aldi reckons that Sunday, December 21 and Christmas Eve (Wednesday, December 24) will be the quietest days overall. It is also important to know when the shops will be their busiest in the coming weeks and to be aware when to avoid them. “When supermarkets clear stock, especially on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, the prices drop so fast you can fill your basket for pennies,” Ricky Willis, founder of Skint Dad said.
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December 12, 2025 19:54 UTC