NHS took two days to raise alarm about Kent meningitis outbreak, says report
[ad_1] East Kent hospitals NHS trust missed an earlier opportunity to alert the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) of the meningitis outbreak in Kent, it has been reported. According to the BBC, the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother hospital in Margate first reported a case to the UKHSA on the afternoon of Friday 13 March. […]
NHS took two days to raise alarm about Kent meningitis outbreak, says report
[ad_1] East Kent hospitals NHS trust missed an earlier opportunity to alert the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) of the meningitis outbreak in Kent, it has been reported. According to the BBC, the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother hospital in Margate first reported a case to the UKHSA on the afternoon of Friday 13 March. […]
Fallen tree causes major West Midlands rail disruption
[ad_1] National Rail is warning of all-day disruption after a tree fell in Penkridge Staffordshire. [ad_2]
Chicago alderwoman apologizes for ‘wrong place at the wrong time’ comment on slain student
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A progressive Chicago lawmaker issued an apology Tuesday after facing backlash for suggesting a slain college student was in the “wrong place at the wrong time.” Last Thursday, Sheridan Gorman, 18, of Westchester County, New York, was gunned down while taking a walk with friends around […]
Lily Allen, Olivia Dean and Wolf Alice among stars nominated for Ivor Novello Awards 2026
[ad_1] Lily Allen, Olivia Dean and Wolf Alice are among some of the musicians nominated for this year’s Ivor Novello Awards. Other acts in the running include Lola Young, Florence + The Machine, CMAT, Little Simz, Coldplay, Damon Albarn, Jacob Alon, Self Esteem, Jim Legxacy and Kae Tempest – who is nominated twice for best […]
Audio reveals final three minutes inside cockpit of Air Canada flight as investigators hone in on overlapping errors that led to fatal collision
[ad_1] Audio recovered from an Air Canada cockpit recorder points to the overlapping errors at LaGuardia International Airport in the minutes before the plane slammed into a firetruck. Among the crucial errors revealed on Tuesday was that one air traffic controller granted permission for Flight 8646 from Montreal to land on Runway 4, while another controller cleared […]
Trump Mysteriously Boasts That Iran Gave Him Something ‘Very Big’
[ad_1] President Donald Trump mysteriously boasted on Tuesday about a “very big present” that Iran supposedly gave him while claiming the country is ready to make a deal to end the war. “They’re gonna make a deal. They did something yesterday that was amazing, actually,” Trump told reporters during Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin’s swearing-in […]
Inflation stays at 3% but Iran war set to send prices spiralling
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How the Iran war is changing the way countries think about renewables
[ad_1] Workers check vehicle frames on the production line for electric vehicle maker Zeekr at its factory on May 29, 2025 in Ningbo, China. Kevin Frayer | Getty Images News | Getty Images The fallout from the Iran war is likely to expedite the shift away from fossil fuels and make countries think differently about […]
Environment Agency too weak to tackle illegal waste dumping, MPs say
[ad_1] The Environment Agency is too weak to tackle an “out-of-control plague” of waste dumping, a powerful group of MPs has said. The public accounts committee (PAC) said the EA had gaps in its powers and intelligence gathering which meant it was not set up to deal effectively with the rise in waste dumping. “The […]