England

Why junior doctors in the UK have gone on the ‘longest-ever’ NHS strike

Junior doctors in England began a six-day strike on Wednesday – the longest in NHS history – over pay dispute. This is the ninth walkout by them since March last year and has come at a particularly busy time for patient care in the UK

Jailed UK killer nurse Lucy Letby to be re-tried over one alleged attempted murder

Letby, 33, Britain’s most prolific serial child killer of modern times, was convicted in August of killing five baby boys and two baby girls at the Countess of Chester hospital in northern England and attacking six others in 2015 and 2016

England had 4,500 heat-related deaths during record-breaking 2022, official data reveals

Britain’s 10 warmest years on record have all occurred this century, according to the Met Office national forecaster. Britain recorded its hottest day ever in July 2022, when temperatures exceeded 40 degrees Celsius as part of a climate change-fuelled heatwave across Europe

British nurse Lucy Letby to appeal conviction for seven murders

Letby was last month found guilty of killing five baby boys and two baby girls at the neonatal unit of Countess of Chester hospital in northern England over 13 months from 2015, injecting the infants with insulin or air or force feeding them milk

How world's first 7-minute cancer treatment jab will work

Britain's national health service will be the first in the world to offer an injection that treats cancer to hundreds of patients. The therapy, known as atezolizumab, will treat different types of cancer, including lung, breast, liver and bladder

Britain’s most prolific serial child killer Lucy Letby sentenced to life in jail

Letby, 33, murdered the five baby boys and two baby girls at the neonatal unit of Countess of Chester hospital in northern England where she used to work as a nurse in 2015 and 2016, injecting the infants with insulin or air or force feeding them milk

Ben Stokes reversing ODI retirement was his call, no point badgering him, says Jos Buttler

Stokes, however, was name in England's squad for the ODI series against New Zealand on Wednesday, more than a year since his last appearance in the format, and has made himself available for World Cup selection.

England's 'Bazball' tactics had some of the Australians 'scratching their heads': Ricky Ponting

Though the Aussies managed to retain the Ashes urn, former captain Ponting said the home side gave them a tough ride. Australia are yet to win a Test series in England since 2001.

England FA not to entertain any approach for women’s national team coach Sarina Wiegman

The United States are looking for a new coach following the resignation of Vlatko Andonovski and there are speculations Wiegman, who played college football in the United States, could be their pick

England to host Zimbabwe in Test for first time in 20 years

2003 was the last England hosted Zimbabwe, where cricket was introduced only as late as 1980s