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The places with the worst GP shortages revealed

Patient numbers per GP are twice as high in some areas than others, as list sizes jump 17% since 2015.

Surgeon operated with penknife he uses to cut up lunch

A surgeon is alleged to have used a Swiss Army knife because he could not find a sterile scalpel.

Covid ambulance crews faced ‘crucial PPE delays’

Crews say they faced crucial delays trying to save dying patients because of the time it took to put on equipment.

Covid ambulance crews faced ‘crucial PPE delays’

Crews say they faced crucial delays trying to save dying patients because of the time it took to put on equipment.

Covid ambulance crews faced ‘crucial PPE delays’

Crews say they faced crucial delays trying to save dying patients because of the time it took to put on equipment.

Covid ambulance crews faced ‘crucial PPE delays’

Crews say they faced crucial delays trying to save dying patients because of the time it took to put on equipment.

Covid ambulance crews faced ‘crucial PPE delays’

Crews say they faced crucial delays trying to save dying patients because of the time it took to put on equipment.

Covid ambulance crews faced ‘crucial PPE delays’

Crews say they faced crucial delays trying to save dying patients because of the time it took to put on equipment.

Steep fall in young smokers in past decade

Nearly 12% of UK adults smoked in 2023 - the lowest level since 2011, the Office for National Statistics says.

Drowned mum ‘watched cold water swimming programme’

Gaynor Lord, 55, was found in a river a week after she disappeared, an inquest hears.