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British boss of US healthcare giant UnitedHealth quits for ‘personal reasons’

British boss of US healthcare giant UnitedHealth quits for ‘personal reasons’

British boss of US healthcare giant UnitedHealth quits for ‘personal reasons’

13 May 2025

The move comes five months after one of the company’s top executives was killed after being shot as he walked to an investor conference in New York.


Sycamore Gap tree fellers ‘suspects in homophobic assaults inquiry’

Sycamore Gap tree fellers ‘suspects in homophobic assaults inquiry’

Sycamore Gap tree fellers ‘suspects in homophobic assaults inquiry’

13 May 2025

Cumbria Police said two men were quizzed in 2024 after they received two reports of assault motivated by hate.


Thousands of civil servants to leave London as Government cuts costs

Thousands of civil servants to leave London as Government cuts costs

Thousands of civil servants to leave London as Government cuts costs

13 May 2025

The Government plans to cut the number of civil servants in London by 12,000.


Arrest made over alleged arson attacks on properties linked to Prime Minister

Arrest made over alleged arson attacks on properties linked to Prime Minister

Arrest made over alleged arson attacks on properties linked to Prime Minister

13 May 2025

A 21-year-old was arrested in the early hours of Tuesday, 13 May on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life.


Delayed ferry Glen Rosa falls behind schedule again, as cost increases

Delayed ferry Glen Rosa falls behind schedule again, as cost increases

Delayed ferry Glen Rosa falls behind schedule again, as cost increases

13 May 2025

The ferry, the second of two being built by Ferguson Marine, will not now be handed over until the second quarter of 2026.


Starmer ‘completely rejects’ claims he echoed Enoch Powell in migration speech

Starmer ‘completely rejects’ claims he echoed Enoch Powell in migration speech

Starmer ‘completely rejects’ claims he echoed Enoch Powell in migration speech

13 May 2025

The Prime Minister warned the UK risked becoming an ‘island of strangers’ if migration controls were not tightened.


Sandie Peggie welcomes Supreme Court judgment on biological sex

Sandie Peggie welcomes Supreme Court judgment on biological sex

Sandie Peggie welcomes Supreme Court judgment on biological sex

13 May 2025

The nurse publicly welcomed the judgement of the Supreme Court which ruled that ‘sex’ in the Equality Act 2010 means biological sex.


William tells Olympian that Charlotte a keen runner during investiture ceremony

William tells Olympian that Charlotte a keen runner during investiture ceremony

William tells Olympian that Charlotte a keen runner during investiture ceremony

13 May 2025

Keely Hodgkinson was made an MBE after winning gold in the 800m at the Paris Olympics.


Thames Water chairman apologises to customers but defends bonuses for bosses

Thames Water chairman apologises to customers but defends bonuses for bosses

Thames Water chairman apologises to customers but defends bonuses for bosses

13 May 2025

Sir Adrian Montague revealed to MPs how close the company had come to running out of money in the last year, calling the situation ‘hair-raising’.


US wants more alignment with UK on food standards rules – agriculture secretary

US wants more alignment with UK on food standards rules – agriculture secretary

US wants more alignment with UK on food standards rules – agriculture secretary

13 May 2025

Brooke Rollins suggested the US market is starting to move away from hormone-treated beef and chlorine-washed chicken as trade talks evolve.


Stephen Fry, Celia Imrie and Paloma Faith among Celebrity Traitors contestants

Stephen Fry, Celia Imrie and Paloma Faith among Celebrity Traitors contestants

Stephen Fry, Celia Imrie and Paloma Faith among Celebrity Traitors contestants

13 May 2025

The charity spin-off game show will air on BBC One and iPlayer and see 19 celebrities face off in the ‘ultimate game of deceit and betrayal’.


Foragers rescued from Welsh island after eating suspected hemlock

Foragers rescued from Welsh island after eating suspected hemlock

Foragers rescued from Welsh island after eating suspected hemlock

13 May 2025

Two experienced foragers were rescued from Sully Island off the coast of south Wales earlier this month.


Jailed ex-Met officer told girl he would ‘pick her up from school and make love’

Jailed ex-Met officer told girl he would ‘pick her up from school and make love’

Jailed ex-Met officer told girl he would ‘pick her up from school and make love’

13 May 2025

Che Homersham, 37, was sentenced at Southwark Crown Court on Tuesday.


Couple died after Covid ‘taken into house by carers’, daughter tells inquiry

Couple died after Covid ‘taken into house by carers’, daughter tells inquiry

Couple died after Covid ‘taken into house by carers’, daughter tells inquiry

13 May 2025

Hazel Gray, from Northern Ireland, told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry that the virus was spread by ‘people doing their jobs’, caring for the vulnerable.


Almost two thirds of cancer patients not offered written care plan, figures show

Almost two thirds of cancer patients not offered written care plan, figures show

Almost two thirds of cancer patients not offered written care plan, figures show

13 May 2025

Data from the latest Scottish Cancer Patient Experience Survey showed 64% of patients were not offered a written care plan for their treatment.


Meghan says best entrepreneurs are ‘not afraid to get their hands dirty’

Meghan says best entrepreneurs are ‘not afraid to get their hands dirty’

Meghan says best entrepreneurs are ‘not afraid to get their hands dirty’

13 May 2025

The duchess, who has her own lifestyle show With Love, Meghan, also revealed how she does not have time to cook every day.


M&S customers urged to ‘stay vigilant’ for fraud after data breach confirmed

M&S customers urged to ‘stay vigilant’ for fraud after data breach confirmed

M&S customers urged to ‘stay vigilant’ for fraud after data breach confirmed

13 May 2025

The retailer has confirmed that the cyber attack which began at Easter has seen some customer data stolen.


New DNA evidence casts ‘sufficient’ doubt on 1987 murder conviction, court told

New DNA evidence casts ‘sufficient’ doubt on 1987 murder conviction, court told

New DNA evidence casts ‘sufficient’ doubt on 1987 murder conviction, court told

13 May 2025

Peter Sullivan was jailed in 1987 for the murder of 21-year-old Diane Sindall in Bebington, Merseyside, in 1986.


Ongoing wait for new Church of England leader ‘staggering’ says MP

Ongoing wait for new Church of England leader ‘staggering’ says MP

Ongoing wait for new Church of England leader ‘staggering’ says MP

13 May 2025

The comments came as the body charged with nominating the new archbishop announced most of its membership.


Elderly man attacked for sake of cornflakes and shepherd’s pie, court told

Elderly man attacked for sake of cornflakes and shepherd’s pie, court told

Elderly man attacked for sake of cornflakes and shepherd’s pie, court told

13 May 2025

John Mackey was allegedly set upon during a shopping trip and died in hospital two days later.


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