Commuters hit by travel disruption as severe weather warnings persist

Many commuters are suffering travel disruption from severe weather, with major roads closed and railway lines blocked. Manchester airport’s runways were closed early on Monday morning because of heavy snow but have since reopened. Severe weather warnings from the Met Office remain in place for large parts of the UK. It was the UK’s coldest night of the winter so far, with a temperature of minus 13.3C recorded in Loch Glascarnoch in […]

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UK’s first liver transplant for advanced bowel cancer is a success

A young woman is cancer-free after undergoing the UK’s first liver transplant for advanced bowel cancer. Bianca Perea, a 32-year-old trainee lawyer from Manchester, was given the surgery in the hope it could offer a potential cure for her deadly disease. The procedure has been a huge success and together with other treatments: targeted drug therapy, chemotherapy and surgery; she now has no signs of cancer anywhere in her body. […]

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Starmer sets out plans to cut hospital backlog with millions more appointments

Patients will be able to book more tests and scans after work and at weekends as part of plans to free up millions of medical appointments and slash waiting lists for elective treatment. The elective reform plan, to be published by NHS England and set out by the Prime Minister on Monday, is part of a drive to deliver two million extra appointments by the end of next year. Labour’s […]

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Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby’s last day as he quits over Church abuse

Justin Welby is spending his final day as Archbishop of Canterbury, as he prepares to step down over failures in handling a Church of England abuse scandal. Almost two months after announcing his resignation, he will officially quit the role at midnight on Monday. It follows an independent review which concluded barrister and Christian camp leader John Smyth – thought to have been the most prolific serial abuser to be […]

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