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Patients 'harmed' by 111 service

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:04:42 GMT

The implementation of the new NHS non-emergency advice line has caused harm to patients, the director of patient safety at NHS England has admitted.

Three jailed for fake £1 coins plot

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:14:25 GMT

Three forgers have been jailed for what police believe is the largest ever plot to make fake pound coins in the UK, some of which may still be in circulation.

Jail term for 'sugar daddy' conman

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:11:01 GMT

A heartless conman who fleeced more than £170,000 out of a string of women he met on a website for "sugar daddies" has been jailed for seven years.

Australians win show garden prize

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:05:25 GMT

An Australian team has won the best show garden prize for the first time in the Chelsea Flower Show's 100-year-history - with one of its members celebrating by stripping off and going for an impromptu swim.

Last-ditch appeal over measles jabs

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:05:23 GMT

Health chiefs are appealing to children still unprotected against measles to sign up to an in-school vaccination drive before it ends.

Nicholson set to retire with £1.9m

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:05:18 GMT

Embattled NHS boss Sir David Nicholson plans to retire next year, with a pension pot worth almost £1.9 million.

Interflora wins M&S trademark case

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:30:36 GMT

Flower delivery network Interflora has won its long-running trademark dispute with Marks & Spencer.

'Strong evidence' of burnt remains

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:30:36 GMT

Experts found "very strong evidence" of burnt human skull remains at the home of the man accused of murdering April Jones, a jury has heard.

Mother's pride at son's VC honour

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:47:26 GMT

The mother of a "supremely courageous and inspiring" British soldier who died as he protected the lives of his comrades in a battle with Taliban fighters in Afghanistan has spoken of her pride after accepting his posthumous Victoria Cross (VC).

Briton in Everest triple peak coup

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:21:53 GMT

Britain's most successful mountaineer has become the first person to scale the three peaks of Mount Everest's Western Cwm in one climb.

Tulisa quits X Factor judge job

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:21:49 GMT

Tulisa Contostavlos has finally confirmed she will not be returning as a judge to X Factor this year.

Comedy scriptwriter Braben dies

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:42:15 GMT

Comedy writer Eddie Braben, the third man behind the success of Morecambe and Wise, has died at the age of 82, his manager said.

Singer 'in shock' after road 'fall'

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:42:15 GMT

Injured singer George Michael fell from his vehicle on to the carriageway of the M1 motorway, an eyewitness has claimed.

Cut schools budget, says think-tank

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:42:14 GMT

The Government could cut schools spending without compromising standards, an independent think-tank has claimed.

Mother suspect in girl murder probe

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:42:12 GMT

Detectives are treating the death of a 20-month-old girl as murder and have named her mother as a suspect.

PM seeks to soothe local Tory anger

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:42:11 GMT

David Cameron has sought to smooth relations with angry local Tories, insisting he would never have anyone close to him who "sneered" at them.

Deal rescues gay marriage bill

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:42:09 GMT

The legalisation of gay marriage is poised to be approved by MPs after surviving a Tory backbench bid to derail it.

Queen 'deeply saddened' by deaths

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:42:07 GMT

The Queen said she was "deeply saddened" by the loss of life and devastation caused by the tornado in Oklahoma and sent her "deepest sympathies" to all those whose lives have been affected.

A&E units dropping four-hour target

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:42:06 GMT

Many hospital emergency departments have dropped the Government's four-hour target to deal with patients because of soaring demand, MPs have heard.

'Dismay' over Litvinenko ruling

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:45:46 GMT

The widow of poisoned spy Alexander Litvinenko has accused a coroner of abandoning his search for the truth about Russian state responsibility for her husband's death.