NHS crisis
Thursday
11 January 2018
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Patients are dying in hospital corridors, A&E doctors tell MayDoctors running 68 A&E departments tell PM patients are dying prematurely because staff are too busy to treat them
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Call for second Brexit vote greeted with glee by remainersPro-EU campaigners back former Ukip leader’s suggestion of second referendum to ‘kill off’ issue for a generation
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Woman nearly deported after 50 years in UK wins leave to remainPaulette Wilson, 61, says ‘it would be nice to get an apology’ after being detained at Yarl’s Wood immigration centre
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Inquiry to scrutinise Toby Young’s OfS appointmentPublic appointments commissioner says row that led to Young’s resignation highlights need for greater due diligence
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BHS ex-owner guilty of not disclosing vital informationPensions regulator had pressed charges after Chappell refused to respond to legal notices of handing over documents relating to purchase of the company
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The four big problems the Academy needs to fixFrom Casey Affleck and James Franco, to how to top the Golden Globes show of solidarity, this year’s awards ceremony has a number of difficulties to address
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Oprah would make a brilliant president and I will back herCalling her the ‘ambassador of empathy’, The Post director endorses Winfrey and says America needs ‘a mindful, empathetic human being in the White House’
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May’s plastic plan is big on gimmicks, but it won’t cut wasteThe strategy ignores a critical issue – the more our economy grows, the more we’ll inevitably consume, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Manchester United make bid for Sánchez in attempt to hijack dealManchester United have made a bid to sign Alexis Sánchez from Arsenal as José Mourinho attempts to scupper City’s hopes of securing the Chile forward
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Time has come for women’s rugby to share spotlight and moneyNew pay deal is not just tipping its hat at women’s rugby, it is a reflection of a changing mindset on its vital place in Australia’s rugby landscape
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Steve Bell on Nigel Farage's call for second Brexit voteNigel Farage’s surprise call for a second EU referendum has ignited hopes that both sides of the debate will back a poll on Theresa May’s final deal
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Fire and Fury’s author is less than forthcoming about his own duplicity, says Guardian columnist Emma BrockesMy problem with Fire and Fury? The behind-the-scenes toadying it took
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Rodin's work to go on show in London next to Parthenon marblesLoans from Paris will form part of British Museum exhibition looking at the French sculptor’s passion for ancient Greek art
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Officers who wrongly arrested black man face misconduct hearingsOfficers had been told bicycle theft suspect was white but targeted a black man standing nearby and used excessive force to arrest him
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MPs reject liberalised abortion laws but back new restrictionsIf enacted, the ‘stop abortion’ bill would outlaw terminations carried out because of a congenital disorder of the foetus
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Firefighters still battling oil tanker blaze off coast after six daysThe Sanchi, which was carrying 136,000 tonnes of light crude oil has been in flames since colliding with a bulk freighter, and 31 sailors remain missing
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Havana hitmaker makes breakups look easyWhat girl band? The singer who left Fifth Harmony has, against the odds, really come up with the goods – and there’s more to this than supernova hit Havana
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One of the best graphic novels of all timeThis touching, passionate account of growing up in the American midwest is officially released for the first time in the UK
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Bollywood boxing epic squares up to caste injusticeVineet Kumar Singh stars as a low-caste boxer fighting for respect in Anurag Kashyap’s heavy-hitting social critique
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Howl of apocalyptic fury is kept to a whisperA weedy sound system prevents the Philadelphian poet, musician and activist from tapping into true dread
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They banned our critic after a one-star review – need they have feared?Lyn Gardner’s press ticket for the circus superstars was withdrawn after her verdict on their earlier show. So we bought her one and sent Sanjoy Roy along to get a second opinion on Cirque’s Ovo
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Does London mayor Sadiq Khan's Brexit report stack up?No-deal forecast of losses of 500,000 jobs and nearly £50bn in investment is circumspect, but still makes a lot of assumptions
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Why Viktor Orbán's football obsession could be a disastrous own goalThe Hungarian prime minister has been lavishing public money on his favourite sport for years but is providing a focal point for his opponents
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10 of the best UK winter escapesA good way to break up the winter is with a few days in the countryside. We’ve picked stays across Britain, from cosy B&Bs to stylish holiday homes, many with seasonal offers
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And other reasons why I hate celebrity diet booksWhether it’s titles by top cooks (Gordon Ramsay) or post-weight loss C-listers (Lisa Riley), the annual parade of diet books are stuffed with daft rules and faddish ingredients. Give it a rest, says the Angry Chef
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Do universities still bother reading personal statements?With universities desperate to fill places, applicants may wonder how important the Ucas form really is
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Motörhead guitarist with a lithe, blues-influenced playing styleMotörhead guitarist who brought a lithe, blues-influenced playing style to the heavy metal group’s sound
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Playwright scorned 'public mourners' of Marilyn Monroe, archive sale revealsA 1962 essay by the playwright after the death of his ex-wife is one of many unpublished works in a huge archive sold to the Harry Ransom Center in Texas
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Author calls out writing group for 'fatphobic' treatment of fellow writerAuthor of Bad Feminist says a committee member of the Midwest Writers Workshop had questioned appointing ‘someone so fat’ to public-facing role
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Can his Netflix show take him back to the top?Three years after retiring from The Late Show, the long-serving TV host is back with a new show, with guests including Barack Obama and Tina Fey
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Thursday's top photosThe Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world including the Montecito mudslide and a tattooed mobster
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Portraits by Niall McDiarmidNiall McDiarmid has spent seven years travelling the length and breadth of the UK photographing people he crosses paths with. Town to Town, his new book, features more than 60 portraits of inhabitants of some of the 200 towns he’s visited
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Renny Tait's abstracted urban imagesRenny Tait renders familiar London landmarks as simplified architectural forms. His cityscapes are devoid of human life, guided by principles of abstraction rather than naturalism
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South Korea's street food vendorsIn our weekly look at travel through three Instagram shots, Ken Lee photographs dumpling sellers in Seoul and Busan enveloped in steam
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Homes for sale for £250,000The price tag might be within reach, but there’s no shortage of appeal at these properties from the UK, France and Canada
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Scott Mead's photographs from plane windowsScott Mead, Above the Clouds, at Hamiltons Gallery, London
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