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Nato forces ‘100% ready’ to defend Europe’s borders if Russia invades

British troops led by the UK’s 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh have recently been deployed to Estonia.

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Covid-19 infection levels fall across most of the UK

It is too soon to know if numbers are on a clear downwards trend, say experts.

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What do the latest NHS performance figures show?

Ambulance response times and A&E waits are the worst on record.

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All you need to know about the patients waiting years for care

More than 23,000 people have been waiting for more than two years for pre-planned hospital care.

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‘You feel forgotten’ – patient describes ‘agonising’ wait for care

Jo Goulding has waited almost four years for NHS hospital care.

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Voter registrations jump as deadline nears for May elections

Boris Johnson faces his first big test at the ballot box since the ‘partygate’ scandal.

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How a Conservative leadership contest is triggered

It takes 15% of Tory MPs to trigger a no-confidence vote.

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Covid-19 infections among over-70s hit new high in England

The virus is also circulating at record levels among young adults but other age groups may be seeing a levelling off.

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Ambulance handover delays in England climb to new high

Delays have been on an upward trend for several months.

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Johnson says Russian actions close to ‘genocide’ as UK imposes new sanctions

Britain joined the United States and the EU in announcing a fresh wave of economic measures against the regime in Moscow.

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Number of UK patients in hospital with Covid highest since February 2021

Hospital numbers have been rising steadily recently, reflecting the impact of the latest surge of infections driven by the Omicron BA.2 variant.

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Covid-19 deaths in England and Wales at highest rate since mid-February

The latest figures could signal the start of a new upwards trend.

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Covid-19 weekly deaths in England and Wales highest since mid-February

The rise is likely to reflect the impact of the latest surge in infections.

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Scaffolders, beauticians and bricklayers still ‘most likely to be unjabbed’

Around one in 14 working-age adults in England are estimated to have not received any vaccine.

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Refugees minister: We have not got everything right with Ukraine scheme

Lord Harrington told MPs the process for filling out visa applications was still taking too long.

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Proportion of Covid-19 deaths aged 80 and over at highest since pandemic began

Infections are already at record levels among the oldest age groups.

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200,000 schoolchildren off due to Covid as more detail on free testing promised

School leaders have warned the issue could get worse when free lateral flow testing stops.

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Rescued Victorian-era rainfall data rewrites UK weather records

The project involved the transcription of 130 years worth of handwritten rainfall records – more than five million individual observations.

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Interest on Government debt hits February record ahead of spring statement

The Office for National Statistics said interest payments on government debt jumped to £8.2 billion last month, up from £5.4 billion a year earlier.

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Hospital staff absences due to Covid-19 jump to highest level for a month

It is the latest sign that the prevalence of Covid-19 is growing once again.

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Why is the Covid-19 infection survey so important?

The Government’s daily case numbers have increasingly limited value.

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Waiting list for NHS treatment continues to grow

According to some estimates the waiting list could go up at least 50% or almost double before it starts to fall back again.

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Dune and The Power Of The Dog score Bafta nominations success

Some 19 out of 24 nominees are first-time Bafta film nominees in this year’s performance categories.

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Ambulance handover delays improve though pressure on hospitals ‘remains high’

Nearly one in five patients arriving by ambulance waited at least 30 minutes to be handed over.

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