Some care homes advise against visits amid flu rise
Almost 80% of care home residents have been vaccinated but it is understood there has not been the same take up among the workforce.
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'My dad was killed by a drug-driver. Now I want tougher laws'
Bereaved families demand roadside licence bans after drug driving deaths surge 78% in a decade.
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Flu surge a challenge for NHS 'unlike any' since pandemic, Streeting says
The health secretary also warns planned strikes by resident doctors next week could be the "Jenga piece that collapses" the NHS.
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British backpacker jailed after drunk e-scooter crash killed father-of-two
A 25-year-old British backpacker has been sentenced to four years in prison after a fatal collision with a father-of-two while riding an electric scooter in Perth, Western Australia.
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Appeal court delay for first Capture case as Post Office requests extension
The first-ever Capture case has been delayed at the Court of Appeal as the Post Office asks for an extension to respond, Sky News has learned.
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Attempting to rejoin EU customs union 'complete fuel for Reform', Starmer warned
Attempting to rejoin an EU customs union would be "complete fuel for Reform", Sir Keir Starmer has been warned.
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UK 'rapidly developing' plans to prepare for war, says armed forces minister
The UK is "rapidly developing" plans to prepare the whole country for the possible outbreak of war, the armed forces minister has said.
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Labour MPs split on Angela Rayner's future amid leadership speculation
Left-wing Labour MPs are split on whether they would welcome an Angela Rayner leadership bid, as speculation continues over whether Sir Keir Starmer can survive.
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The Papers: 'Worst winter flu crisis' and 'World Cup of greed'
Soaring cases of serious flu and pressure on the NHS dominates Friday's papers.
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Inquiry into role of Budget watchdog launched by MPs
It comes after intense scrutiny of the Office for Budget Responsibility in the run-up to the Budget.
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Operations and treatments cut back as NHS orders hospitals to save money
Documents seen by BBC show hospitals being ordered to slow down on activity to help balance the books.
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The new breed of 'shoplifting entrepreneurs' fuelling the UK's petty crime problem
With "sharp rises" in shop theft in recent years, the nature of it is changing too - as retail workers in the area dubbed England's shoplifting capital have seen
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'They're invisible within society': Whistleblower says asylum seekers disappear 'daily' from hotels
An insider has told Sky News people are still disappearing "daily" from asylum seeker hotels.
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The nuclear power station on the front line of an election battle
Scotland's last operational plant, at Torness in East Lothian, is scheduled to cease operating in 2030.
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Councils to get £3bn for thousands more school spaces for Send pupils
The government is promising 50,000 more places for children with special educational needs in schools in England.
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The secret £3.5m cannabis farm that stood out like a 'beacon' in sleepy village
They had hired two men to help, and were making products such as cannabis-infused chocolate bars.
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Celebrity Race Across the World winners revealed
The four pairs of contestants had to make their way more than 3,500 miles through Central America.
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Scottish newspaper editor charged over alleged indecent communications
A Scottish newspaper editor has appeared in court charged in connection with alleged indecent online communications.
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Workers' rights bill standoff continues after Lords defeat
It comes after ministers struck a deal between businesses and unions aimed at allowing the bill to progress.
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Nigel Farage's former school responds to claims he made racist comments as student
Dulwich College has said allegations that Nigel Farage made racist and antisemitic comments to fellow pupils at the school are "profoundly distressing" and "entirely at odds with the Dulwich College of today".
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