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King required hospital observation due to cancer treatment side effects

The King “required a short period of observation in hospital” after experiencing side effects from his cancer treatment, Buckingham Palace has said.

Five people wounded in Amsterdam stabbing say police

At least five people have been wounded in a stabbing in Amsterdam, police in the Dutch city said.

Sky to cut around 2000 jobs in call centre shake up

Media company Sky has said around 2,000 jobs are at risk as part of an overhaul of its call centres.

Coalition of the willing says Russia sanctions must not be eased Starmer

There must be no easing of sanctions on Russia until the war in Ukraine ends, Sir Keir Starmer has said following a meeting of the “coalition of the willing” in Paris.

Sewage spilled into Englands waters for more than 361m hours last year

Storm overflows spilled sewage into England’s rivers, lakes and coasts for new highs of more than 3.61 million hours in 2024, Environment Agency figures have shown.

Job loss fears at British Steel

Unions are calling on the Government to help secure the future of British Steel after the company announced it is consulting on closing blast furnaces, raising fears of heavy job losses.

Environmental campaign group Just Stop Oil announces end to direct action

Environmental campaign group Just Stop Oil has announced it will stop direct action, claiming it has won its demand to end new oil and gas.

Police to be given greater powers to stop protests near places of worship

Police will be given greater powers to stop “intimidating” protests being staged near places of worship.

Fresh talks aimed at resolving Birmingham bin strike

Fresh talks are to be held on Thursday in a bid to resolve a long-running pay dispute involving refuse collectors which has led to rubbish piling up in streets.

Software provider fined 3m over ransomware attack that hit NHS services

The UK’s data protection watchdog has fined a software provider £3 million over a 2022 ransomware incident which disrupted some NHS services.

Dancing on Ice rested with no plans for another series ITV says

Dancing On Ice has been “rested” with “no current plans for another series”, an ITV spokesperson has said.

Welfare reform will push 250000 into poverty Governments own assessment says

Welfare cuts will leave an estimated quarter of a million more people, including 50,000 children, in relative poverty after housing costs across Great Britain by the end of the decade, according to the Government’s own impact assessment.