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The cost of implementing the high-speed railway connecting London with Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds could reach £106bn, according to a leaked, government-commissioned review. High Speed 2 (HS2) was originally allocated £56bn, and current HS2 Ltd chairman Allan Cook revised the estimated costs to between £81bn and £88bn in October. But …

A cruel thief stole a nurse’s car while she looked after Hull’s “sick and needy”, a court heard. Ashley Taylor, 29, was traced following a raid on staff room lockers at Hull Royal Infirmary where he stole three sets of car keys, a coat and then used a nurse’s car …

Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott’s privately-educated son, 28, is charged with 11 offences including exposing himself and attacks on police and NHS staff James Abbott-Thompson appeared at Thames Magistrates Court on Tuesday Charged with 11 new offences including 9 assaults – most on police and medics  He also faces count …

Tens of thousands of workers have lost up to £10billion of savings in Government-sanctioned pension scams. Army veterans, police officers, firemen, paramedics, care workers and teachers were among those fleeced under an almost decade-long loophole. Most agreed to transfer their nest eggs to the rogue schemes because they were enrolled …

Boris Johnson has spoken of Christians around the world who are facing persecution: “For them, Christmas Day will be marked in private, in secret, perhaps even in a prison cell … As prime minister, that’s something I want to change.”  Fine words indeed. Let’s see that change. Download the new …

Boris’s Queen’s Speech: The pledges  NHS Funding Bill: to lock in extra £33.9billion health spending over the next four years Scrap hospital parking charges for the most ill Measures to scrap hospital car park charges for ‘those in greatest need’, including the disabled, parents of sick children staying overnight and …

A Devon couple expecting their first baby are gearing up for Christmas in Derriford Hospital’s maternity ward after mum Natalie’s waters ‘semi’ broke three months early. Miss Hull took a funny turn before realising her unborn child was gearing up for his arrival way earlier than expected. The 35-year-old admin …

The flu season is well under way and the NHS is already starting to buckle under the pressure. Alarming new figures from Public Health England (PHE) show thousands of patients have been to their GP with flu-like symptoms in the past five days, and three times as many people have …

Public ownership of rail, water, energy, buses, Royal Mail, broadband and the NHS would save the UK nearly £13billion every year, a study has found. And the money saved could be ploughed into improving public services, creating jobs, boosting local economies and delivering green policies, according the anti-privatisation group We …

A mother shared a photograph of her suffering a seizure on the hospital floor as she blasted NHS provision for those with complex mental health needs. Mother-of-one Jodie Lee, 36, from Anfield, was rushed to A&E at the Royal Liverpool Hospital on Friday evening. She told how she was left fitting on the …