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Royal Mail has admitted parts of the UK could still be experiencing a reduction in postal services due to higher volumes of mail during the lockdown, Covid-related staff absences and social distancing measures at delivery offices. Almost one in three people in Britain experienced a delay in sending or receiving …

Harry and Meghan are set to lose all their remaining royal patronages, the Daily Mail can reveal today. The revelation follows an announcement that the couple have recorded a ‘tell-all’ TV special with Oprah Winfrey. It is understood the Queen is to ask them to relinquish their links with any …

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s newly established quarantine hotels received their first guests on Monday as the government tries to prevent new coronavirus variants from derailing a fast-moving vaccination drive that has delivered more than 15 million shots in ten weeks. Passengers arriving at London’s Heathrow Airport were escorted by security …

LONDON — Britain’s newly established quarantine hotels have received their first guests as the government tries to prevent new variants of the coronavirus from derailing its fast-moving vaccination drive. Passengers arriving at London’s Heathrow Airport on Monday morning were escorted by security guards to buses that took them to nearby …

Operation Heartbreak: Police to stop Valentine’s Day drivers going in and out of London for lockdown loving Motorists coming into London will be stopped, quizzed about their intentions Force not conducted regular spot checks as Covid enforcement until now  Failing to stay at home without a valid reason can result …

More than 16m people were left waiting for post in January as Royal Mail suffered staff crisis amid Covid-19 pandemic Nearly one in 20 households said they had not received a single item last month Citizens Advice survey showed households in London were worst the affected There was a 365% …

New Year’s Eve at St Thomas’ Hospital in London is always gruelling. Booze-fuelled accidents, injuries and domestic incidents test staff physically, mentally and emotionally. For those on duty as 2020 waned, it was a particular challenge — and not just because of Covid-19, which was already filling intensive care unit …

Rishi Sunak hails chance of ‘Big Bang 2.0’ for City of London after Brexit as he hints red tape will be slashed to help forge ‘exciting’ future Rishi Sunak has hailed the prospects for a ‘Big Bang 2.0’ in the wake of Brexit The Chancellor hinted that red tape could …

Hasnat Khan remembers the first time he met Martin Bashir as if it was yesterday. The Pakistan-born heart surgeon had been on operating duty at Harefield Hospital in Middlesex when a message came through on his radio-pager. It was from Princess Diana, with whom he had begun a deep and loving …

Shocking footage from an intensive care unit has revealed the extent of the coronavirus crisis and the strain it is piling on the NHS.  Emotional doctors and nurses were seen struggling at London’s University College Hospital while caring for the growing amount of coronavirus patients.  Operating theatres and some paediatric …