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Tories have been accused of repeatedly ignoring the problems that have left the NHS at breaking point after 13 years of shameful underfunding as they blamed Covid, Strep A and flu instead

The Prime Minister will say that learning more maths will help youngsters leave school 'better equipped for the jobs of the future' at a speech in London - as he finally breaks his silence amid the ongoing NHS crisis

With ITV drama Stonehouse airing this week, we take a look at what happened to the real John Stonehouse after the former labour MP left his loving wife for an affair and faked his own death

Polly Hudson had a miserable festive break after catching Covid. And with 500 people dying unnecessarily each week, she says masks are a simple way of turning things around. But first she has to convince the stubborn blowhards...

The Mirror told how underneath an online new report headlined 'Woman raped in Plumstead park in early hours', Tory councillor Shaun Slator wrote: 'More likely that it's a punter that didn't pay'

The NHS is facing its most difficult winter ever and the Royal College of Emergency Medicine estimates between 300 and 500 people are being killed each week due to delays - the Mirror's Health Editor looks at the reasons why

Tory MP Virginia Crosbie said she also has security protection, but stressed that it was also important to have direct face-to-face contact with her constituents

Winter illnesses such as flu and Covid are putting more pressure on our health system than at the height of the pandemic

The government could give striking workers extra perks to bring crippling industrial action to an end but it will "hold firm" on pay, a Whitehall source reportedly said

Mamadou Niang and Massata Samb were given six-month jail terms and ordered to pay Amy Ndiaye compensation after lashing out when she criticised a religious leader

When the NHS is already on its knees before the depths of winter and many more illnesses strike, the situation is frightening. It was starved of funds by a decade by Tory PMs

The actor and other black Brits urged the country to get behind events marking the 1948 arrival of the liner HMT Empire Windrush, which brought passengers from the Caribbean to the UK

Medics warned Tory cuts have left the NHS on its knees, amid claims up to 500 people a week die because of delays in emergency care

Botswana’s former leader Ian Khama compared sick marksmen who kill elephants, lions and zebras for sport to ISIS extremists 'because those people take a morbid delight in killing'

Conservative councillor Shaun Slator used a New Year’s Eve tweet to target the complainant who reported being attacked in a South London park in the early hours of December 30

Newsboy's fancies a Musselburgh double with his Nap, Radetsky March, running in the 1.45, followed by Russian Virtue half an hour later

From strikes and the cost of living to local elections and Tory revolts, we look at the landmines waiting for Rishi Sunak - as many believe his days are numbered

The Prime Minister is said to have ditched his predecessor Liz Truss's idea for 'big bang' reforms, which were due to include increasing free childcare support by 20 hours a week and scrapping staff to child ratios

Changes have been made to UK laws which will affect Brits, affecting everything from the cost of your bills, to public transport and people's right to strike and protest

Blasting the Conservatives’ for 'radio silence' in recent weeks, RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch said he wants to 'work towards a deal but we haven’t heard from anyone formally since mid-December'

The widespread industrial action in December shows no sign of abating, with nurses, civil servants, rail staff and ambulance workers among those set to down tools in disputes over pay

The Welsh Labour leader has put his party on an election footing as he thinks Rishi Sunak's administration is 'staggering on' and the PM could be forced to call an early nationwide poll

The grim poll for Citizens Advice found 37% would be unable to cope with a £20 added to their bills as inflation runs at 10.7%, energy costs spiral and people face higher mortgage rates

The Lib Dems made the claim as a study found how sick people are diagnosing and treating their own illnesses after giving up on trying to secure a slot with their family doctor

This death toll is the consequence of criminal neglect and is on the watch of unelected PM Rishi Sunak and a Health Secretary, Stephen Barclay, who must be held accountable