Some Black Country A&E departments falling well short of four-hour wait target
The work needed to be done by hospitals across the region to meet national A&E waiting times has been laid bare in new national figures.

The work needed to be done by hospitals across the region to meet national A&E waiting times has been laid bare in new national figures.
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Working class women from an ethnic minority also have a "double disadvantage" the study said.
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A bill to legalise migrants brought in to fill the gaps in Greece’s labour market has upset the conservative fraction of the ruling centre-right New Democracy party (EPP), causing headaches for Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
The United Nations Security Council could vote as early as Monday (18 December) on a proposal to demand that Israel and Hamas allow aid access to the Gaza Strip - via land, sea and air routes - and set up UN monitoring of the humanitarian assistance delivered.
Congo’s president says he has confidence an upcoming vote will be rolled out credibly, as tensions mount that a severe lack of electoral preparation could throw the conflict-riddled nation into disarray. “We must stop scaring people,” President Felix Tshisekedi told The Associated Press in an interview. Some 44 million people are expected to vote for Congo’s next president on Wednesday, in the country’s fourth elections since civil and regional wars ended in the early 2000s. Yet the election’s facing... Читать дальше...
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Congo’s president says he has confidence Wednesday’s vote will be rolled out credibly, as tensions mount…
It's commonplace to see houses decorated with festive lights at this time of year, but few are as spectacular as this home.
World record holder Ellie Challis, 19, says she took a 200-mile trip home in the middle of the night.
World record holder Ellie Challis, 19, says she took a 200-mile trip home in the middle of the night.
Lautaro Martinez and Marcus Thuram shot Inter Milan four points clear at the top of Serie A with a goal each in Sunday's 2-0 win at Lazio which continued their thrilling strike partnership
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A binder containing highly classified information related to Russian election interference went missing at the end of Donald Trump’s presidency, raising alarms among intelligence officials that some of the most closely guarded national security secrets from the US and its allies could be exposed, sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
Its disappearance, which has not been previously reported, was so concerning that intelligence... Читать дальше...
An application has been made to bring a disused bar and grill building back to life.
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Malawi’s music industry has lost another music icon in the name of Jafali Thom a leader for Fikisa group. According to media reports, the Akamwire hit maker Thom died in the wee hours of today in Machinga after a short illness. Fikisa’s other hit songs are Nantchengwa, Ademwiche and Fikisa.
Читать дальше...Slade's Noddy Holder has looked back at his band's legendary festive hit, Merry Xmas Everybody, including how the first parts were written in the 1960s and performing it soon after a tragic car crash claimed the life of the band's drummer's girlfriend.