Serious illnesses among estimated 5m people in England who could not get an appointment in October may have been missed Millions of people in England are struggling to get GP appointments and as a result some will not have serious medical conditions diagnosed until it is “too late”, Labour has warned. The party has made new estimates based on the latest GP appointment figures for England with GP patient survey data. Continue reading… ​Serious illnesses

Ngozi Fulani talks of very difficult time for her charity Sistah Space since encounter with Susan Hussey A black guest who was asked where she “really came from” by the late queen’s senior lady-in-waiting at a Buckingham Palace royal reception has said she has suffered “horrific abuse” on social media. Ngozi Fulani, founder of the charity Sistah Space, said Susan Hussey moved her hair so she could see her name badge and then subjected her

Accolade presented by Florence Pugh at London ceremony that Balenciaga creative head was absent from after ad controversy Pierpaolo Piccioli, the creative director of Valentino, has won the designer of the year award at the 2022 Fashion Awards. Piccioli was presented with his award on Monday night by the actor Florence Pugh, who regularly wears the Italian brand for red carpet events. Continue reading… ​Accolade presented by Florence Pugh at London ceremony that Balenciaga creative

Labour accuses PM of putting party before country after up to 100 Tory MPs threatened to rebel Rishi Sunak is to drop compulsory housebuilding targets to see off an embarrassing backbench rebellion, prompting criticism he is putting party unity over the national interest. The move, which comes in the middle of a national housing crisis, will spark fresh concerns that the prime minister is too weak to take on unruly Conservative backbenchers. Continue reading… ​Labour

Union recommends members reject latest offer and adds 24-27 December strike but drops overtime ban Hopes of a deal to avert severe Christmas rail disruption were dashed on Monday night when the RMT union announced additional strike dates and rebuffed a pay offer from Network Rail just before the industry’s deadline. The union said it would put the offer to members in an electronic referendum this week but recommend that they reject it. It affirmed

Eleanor Williams, 21, from Cumbria, denies a further seven counts relating to rape claims she made about a series of men A woman accused of lying about being raped by multiple men and trafficked by an Asian grooming gang has pleaded guilty to one count of perverting the course of justice. Eleanor Williams, 21, from Walney in Barrow-in-Furness, denies a further seven counts relating to rape claims she made about a series of men between