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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 …

THE Conservatives were accused of “scamming” voters today by sending unpaid mail that appeared to be official NHS letters but turned out to be Tory pre-election PR. Douglas Smith from St Albans was charged £4 by the Royal Mail to collect two letters on Thursday which had been sent to him and …

So febrile have been the scenes in Parliament in recent weeks that the economic statement by Chancellor Sajid Javid on September 4 has gone almost unnoticed, yet it was scarcely what we have come to expect from Tory governments. Declaring ‘the end of austerity’, Javid unveiled the biggest spending spree …

The city’s A&E department is set to be at the heart of a new fly-on-the-wall documentary. Eyes will be firmly fixed on the nurses and doctors at Hull Royal Infirmary while going about their life-saving duties on the programme which will focus on the night shift workers at the hospital. …

A grieving mother has spoken of the constant trauma still haunting her 27 years after the death of her daughter. Michelle was born at Hedon Road maternity hospital in May 1992, but passed away less than 12 weeks later at Hull Royal Infirmary. Michelle’s mother, Janet, was excited for her …

A young Liverpool doctor has spoken of the ‘inhumane’ way she was ordered to leave the country after living here for more than 13 years. Dr Mu-Chun Chiang, 27, is a fully qualified NHS doctor who lives in Liverpool City Centre and is currently working at Aintree Hospital while she …

Jeremy Corbyn drew the battle lines for a crunch general election tonight as he bids to oust Boris Johnson from No10. The Labour leader rallied activists ahead of an expected autumn poll in a rousing speech to thousands of delegates in Brighton. Outlining the mounting need for a snap poll, …

A woman has blasted the “appalling and disgusting” way she claims she was treated after taking her disabled brother to an appointment at Hull Royal Infirmary. The woman, along with her mother, visited the hospital on Wednesday morning so her brother, who has Down’s Syndrome and early onset dementia, could …

Two Royal Mail vans were unusable today (17 September) after vandals smashed their windscreens by pelting them with objects that included wine bottles and bricks, according to local postman Fergus Shepherd. He shared a photo of one of the damaged vans on Facebook , saying: “Thanks to the young team, …