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NHS crisis: Rishi Sunak knows he will be judged on fixing its problems

With timing that Labour is gleefully pointing out, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's promise to sort out the NHS came on the anniversary of a different vow from one of his predecessors. The Conservative leader then was David Cameron who promised in 2010 ...

PM Rishi Sunak holding crisis meeting over NHS pressures

The prime minister, health secretary and Treasury ministers are to meet health experts to help tackle crucial challenges facing the NHS in England. Reports have emerged of patients spending days on trolleys because of shortages of beds in some ...

Iran executes karate champion and volunteer children's coach amid crackdown on protests

CNN

CNN

Mohammad Mehdi Karami and Seyed Mohammad Hosseini were hanged early Saturday morning, state-affiliated Fars News reported. The pair, who allegedly took part in anti-regime protests last year, were convicted of killing Seyed ...

Nigeria to bar cash withdrawals from government accounts

Reuters

Reuters

ABUJA, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Nigerian officials will be barred from withdrawing cash from government accounts from March 1, the head of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) said in a statement. The new rules, which will apply to federal, ...

Iran executes 2 more men detained amid nationwide protests

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran said it executed two men Saturday convicted of allegedly killing a paramilitary volunteer during a demonstration, the latest executions aimed at halting the nationwide protests now challenging the country's theocracy.

57 injured, 1 dead in Mexico City subway train collision

MEXICO CITY — Two subway trains collided between two stations Saturday in Mexico City, killing at least one person and injuring 57, authorities said. Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum said on her Twitter account that the accident happened on Line 3 of the ...

Iran hangs two more protesters

Two men have been hanged in Iran for allegedly killing a member of the military during nationwide protests. Mohammad Mahdi Karami and Seyed Mohammad Hosseini were found guilty of "corruption on earth" over their alleged involvement in the death of a ...

At least 1 killed, 57 injured in Mexico City subway train collision

PBS NewsHour

PBS NewsHour

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two subway trains collided between two stations Saturday in Mexico City, killing at least one person and injuring 57, authorities said. Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum said on her Twitter account that the accident happened on Line 3 of the ...

Nicola Sturgeon chairs emergency meeting on NHS winter pressures

Nicola Sturgeon has chaired a meeting of the Scottish government's resilience committee to address pressures on health and social care services. The first minister and key cabinet ministers met NHS board chiefs, local authorities and the Scottish ...

'Little progress' in tackling barriers to participation in sport - MPs

The PAC scrutinises the value for money of government contracts and spending. The cross-party group of MPs says that a refocusing of strategy by funding agency Sport England in 2015 on local-based ...