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Australia have retained the Ashes after the fourth Test against England at Old Trafford ended in a draw. England’s bid to push for a series-levelling victory in the fourth Ashes Test has been ended by the Manchester rain, which wiped out the entire fifth day at Emirates Old Trafford. Only 30 overs were possible on Saturday, where Australia advanced from 113 for four to 214 for five and although they […]

Queues of traffic and rail strikes have hit travellers as they embark on trips after many schools across England broke up for the summer holidays. The Port of Dover said it was taking about 40 minutes for departing passengers to pass through border checks, having been 90 minutes on Saturday. It said traffic was moving “according to plan” at the English Channel port in Kent, with over 31,000 passengers setting […]

SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn has written to the head of the civil service raising concerns that the UK Government is “exerting ever tighter control on Scotland’s national democratic institutions”. With Mr Flynn insisting that Westminster is seeking to “stop the Scottish Government from carrying out the work it was elected to do” with regards to a second independence referendum, he wrote to Simon Case, the Cabinet Secretary and head […]

It comes on the first anniversary of the Women’s Health Strategy A range of measures to tackle disparities in healthcare for women has been launched by the Government, covering issues such as menopause, IVF and pregnancy loss. It comes as the first anniversary of the Women’s Health Strategy – a 10-year blueprint for how healthcare for women in England can be improved – approaches. A new area on the NHS […]

That's according to data from NHS England Staff turnover in NHS cancer services has risen significantly, with more than 4,000 leaving the workforce last year, new figures show. Data from NHS England shows the leaver rate for the cancer workforce in hospital and community health services hit 12.1% in the year to September 2022, as 4,378 staff left. It was an increase from 10.4% the year before and the highest […]

That's according to analysis in the Post Office Family Holiday Report UK families embarking on European beach holidays are being hit by higher prices compared with last summer due to inflation, figures show. The cost of tourist staples such as meals, drinks and beach items have risen year-on-year in 15 of the 16 destinations analysed in the Post Office Family Holiday Report. Italy’s Puglia was the only location where prices […]

He's nine shots off the clubhouse lead held by Brian Harman Rory McIlroy believes he still has a chance of winning the 151st Open despite failing to make a serious move in his second round at Royal Liverpool. The world number two did not build significantly on his level-par opening round as he shot a one-under 70 on Friday. That left him nine shots off the clubhouse lead held by […]

They will be housed at sites including Dorset, Essex and Lincolnshire Around 3,000 asylum seekers could be living on a barge and in former military sites by the autumn in a Government bid to cut back on using hotels. Around 500 migrants will be housed on the Bibby Stockholm barge – which was met with protests when it arrived in Portland earlier this week – while the rest are set […]

The Saturdays singer will join the cast of 2:22 A Ghost Story Frankie Bridge will join the cast of 2:22 A Ghost Story for her West End debut. The Saturdays singer, 34, will step in to play Lauren in the supernatural thriller from August until the end of its run on September 17. She will replace One Tree Hill star Sophia Bush, who said: “I am truly gutted that my […]