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Pat Cullen, the general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), has called on Health Secretary Stephen Barclay to restart pay negotiations with a double-digit pay rise. RCN members will be balloted again for strike action on 23 May after the existing six-month mandate ran out at the start of the month. Ms Cullen

Sweden has won this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, with singer Loreen making history as the first woman to win more than once after first taking the crown back in 2012. The 39-year-old’s win for dance-pop anthem Tattoo also means Sweden has drawn level with Ireland for the country with the most Eurovision wins – seven

A woman in her 80s who was hit by a police motorbike that was escorting the Duchess of Edinburgh is reportedly in a coma. Helen Holland, 81, from Birchanger, Essex – named by the BBC – was left in a critical condition after the collision at around 3.21pm on Wednesday in west London. Her family

Police are preparing to dig for the remains of a missing student after an alleged confession to her murder by serial killer Levi Bellfield. The former nightclub bouncer told detectives, in a prison interview this week, that he had hidden her body in woodland 24 years ago. Elizabeth Chau, 19, a computer studies student at

The King has marked his coronation with a new family portrait of himself with his two heirs to the throne, Prince William and Prince George. The photograph of the monarch alongside his son and grandson was shot in Buckingham Palace’s throne room on the day he was crowned in Westminster Abbey. It shows the King

A football club has announced it has retired a shirt number in honour of a six-year-old boy who died suddenly. Tributes have been pouring in for schoolboy Jack Stewart, who died on Sunday. The Sidlaw View Primary School pupil had been a Dundee West FC player from the age of three. As well as retiring

Police in Manchester have caught a motorist who was racing a courtesy Porsche car at speeds of more than 140mph. The driver of the dark, blue luxury car was spotted racing a BMW by Merseyside Police in the village of Sefton, outside Liverpool, Greater Manchester Police tweeted. It was later identified by automatic number plate

Unlawful information gathering was authorised “at the highest levels” at the publisher of The Mirror as a lawyer claimed senior figures authorised private investigator payments “in their millions”, the High Court has been told. Prince Harry is among several high-profile figures who are bringing claims against Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) over alleged unlawful information gathering

The BBC “had no concerns” about Richard Sharp’s integrity while he was employed as its chairman, a report from the broadcaster has said. Mr Sharp resigned from his role last month after he failed to reveal his involvement in securing a £800,000 loan for Boris Johnson just weeks before the PM appointed him. A report

Prince Harry has scored an early victory in his latest phone hacking trial, after the publisher of the Daily Mirror apologised for ordering the unlawful gathering of information. It comes on the first day of the prince’s legal action against Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN). In court documents released at the start of the trial, MGN

Prices have increased at the world’s largest holiday company and are now “notably higher” than just three months ago. The average selling price at Tui has increased 5%, which the company has described as “notably higher” than the 2% price increase reported in the first three months of its 2023 financial year. In its half-year

For Ukraine, Eurovision is about more than just winning – although that is exactly what they did last year. And it’s always a big task to come back and try to win again, especially when your country is at war. But those hopes rest on the shoulders of electronic duo Tvorchi, who will enter their

The King has undertaken his first official engagement since his coronation by breaking ground for a new laboratory aimed at speeding up the development of net zero aviation. The 74-year-old toured Cambridge University’s Whittle Laboratory, which recently secured funding to develop a new £58m lab. Walking to perform the ceremonial breaking of the ground, where

Lancashire Police will not face any action over its handling of the disappearance of Nicola Bulley after investigations by two watchdogs. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has announced it will not be taking any enforcement action against the force over its disclosure of her personal information. Meanwhile, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has

The body of a “badly decomposed” minke whale has been removed from a Scottish beach after washing up at the weekend. The mammal’s carcass was cordoned off from members of the public after the alarm was raised in North Berwick on Sunday. The incident follows a number of other recent whale deaths. The body of

A 17-year-old boy has been stabbed to death in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire in a “targeted attack”. A second 17-year-old boy was also hurt in the Sunday evening attack but his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. Police are searching for four suspects, who all had their faces covered at the time. No arrests have

The Metropolitan Police has defended its officers after a suspect was tasered and two dogs were shot in front of shocked witnesses. Footage on social media showed officers pursuing a man holding the two dogs on a lead along a canal in Limehouse, east London on Sunday. The situation then appeared to become heated, with witnesses heard

The arrest of protesters during the coronation has been branded a “direct attack on democracy” that shows the right to peacefully demonstrate “no longer exists”, the leader of an anti-monarchy group has said. After 52 people were detained for conspiracy to cause a public nuisance and other public order offences, Republic’s Graham Smith said “every

The King and Queen are “deeply touched” by the nation’s celebration of their historic coronation, Buckingham Palace has said. A spokesman said: “Their Majesties were deeply touched by the events of yesterday and profoundly grateful both to all those who helped to make it such a glorious occasion – and to the very many who

The Prince and Princess of Wales have delighted fans, taking a stroll along the Long Walk at Windsor Castle, ahead of tonight’s Coronation Concert. The royals chatted and shook hands with the public on the tree-lined avenue, which was created during the reign of Charles II. The couple were dressed casually, with Prince William wearing