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It follows an incident at a category B jail in East Sussex Several prisoners have become unwell after getting food poisoning at Lewes prison. Three inmates and three civilian staff were taken to hospital for treatment in the incident at the category B jail near Brighton, in East Sussex, on Thursday. No other people were […]

Gilbey died following an accident at work on Wednesday A man in his 40s has been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter in connection with the death of Gogglebox star George Gilbey after a fall at work, Essex Police has said. The force said they were called to an incident in Shoebury in Southend-on-Sea, […]

Legislation to introduce the bill in Scotland has been published today Legislation to introduce assisted dying for terminally ill people in Scotland has been published at Holyrood – with the MSP behind it insisting there is “compelling evidence” to support the move. Liam McArthur said he is “confident” the Scottish Parliament will back his legislation […]

Actor and comedian Nick Mohammed has praised period drama Renegade Nell for its diverse casting and said it has “completely shaken” things up. The British actor, who is known for comedy character Mr Swallow and for playing football coach Nathan Shelley on Ted Lasso, plays the magical spirit Billy Blind in the Sally Wainwright-written Disney+ […]

The new changes are coming into force next week Most employees are not aware of a change in the law making it easier for them to request flexible working, new research has suggested. A survey of 1,000 workers by the conciliation service Acas found seven out of 10 do not know about the change coming […]

It could save you money! Some 10 million households should send energy meter readings to their supplier this weekend to ensure they do not overpay when cheaper prices come into effect on April 1. The average household energy bill is to fall to its lowest point in two years from next month after Ofgem lowered […]

Pre-recorded audio will be broadcast in his absence at a service on Thursday The King is to stress the importance of acts of friendship “especially in a time of need” in a personal Easter message in the wake of his and the Princess of Wales’s cancer diagnosis. Charles’ pre-recorded audio – his first public words […]

Wales missed out on a third-successive Euro finals appearance as they lost on penalties to Poland. They lost a shootout 5-4 in Cardiff after a goalless 120 minutes. Dan James’ spot-kick was saved by Poland goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny after all nine previous takers had scored at a tense Cardiff City Stadium. Poland had failed to […]

Those on lower wages were identified as being the most exposed to being replaced by AI Analysis by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) said the UK was facing a “sliding doors” moment around its implementation of generative AI, and called on the Government to ensure that a fair industrial strategy was in place. […]

And since 2020, satisfaction has fallen by 29 percentage points. Poor access to GPs and long waits for hospital treatment have led to public satisfaction with the NHS hitting the lowest level on record. Fewer than one in four (24%) people were satisfied with the health service in 2023, down five percentage points on the […]