Last year, more than 1.7 million patients waited 12 hours or more to be admitted, discharged or transferred from A&E, the RCEM said.

The main set of eight stamps features pictures specially commissioned for Royal Mail by British illustrator Keith Robinson.

A brown bear who underwent pioneering, life-saving brain surgery last October has rejoined his old playmates after more than a year apart. Three-year-old Boki, who lives at Wildwood Trust near ...

Some criminals serving sentences between one and four years will be returned to custody only for a fixed 28-day period.

Bathing season has kicked off in England with campaigners raising concerns about the Government’s planned reforms and protesters calling for more action on sewage pollution. The Environment Agency ...

Uber users in cities across the UK will be able to cut journey costs by sharing cars with strangers. The ride-hailing app company described the expansion of its UberX Share service as “a game-changer ...

The Health Foundation called on the Government to ‘signal its commitment’ ahead of the upcoming spending review.

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said bonuses and pay rises will be a “reward and not a right”. Under the measures, bonuses of up to 10% will be on offer for top performers, with vacancies in poor ...

Ministers should introduce the statutory duty to prevent people from dying as a result of mistakes in the welfare system, a Commons committee said.

One in three employers believe that artificial intelligence (AI) will increase productivity, according to research. A survey of more than 1,000 employers found that around one in eight thought AI ...

Listeners to the Radio 2 breakfast show have fallen slightly since Zoe Ball stood down as presenter, in a period that saw several stand-in DJs host the programme before Scott Mills took over the role ...