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We filmed at Queen’s Hospital in Romford, where they were full in the emergency department, with three corridors being used and a fourth about to open.

We spoke to Rachel Reeves, and began by asking if she agreed with some experts that a trade war with the US would be disastrous.

Among the many leaders braving the chill in Davos is the Chancellor Rachel Reeves. She’s had a bruising start to the year, not helped by today’s news that government borrowing surged to £17.8 billion last month – its highest level in four years. 

The 12-year-old boy who died after being stabbed in Birmingham yesterday has been named as Leo Ross. 

We spoke to Alan Rusbridger, former editor-in-chief of The Guardian and current editor of Prospect magazine. We asked if he sees this as the end – or the beginning of a criminal investigation into what happened?

Prince Harry and the former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson have claimed a “monumental victory” after settling their legal action against The Sun’s publishers.

The Prime Minister says he will change the law to make sure that lone killers with “extreme individualised violence” face terror charges – after Axel Rudakubana murdered three young girls in Southport.

While the world was watching Donald Trump’s inauguration, the UK government took the opportunity to row back on a key health pledge made by the Conservatives.

The first time Donald Trump became president, Theresa May was the first foreign leader to visit. Her trip, seven days after his inauguration, was memorable for the awkward images of him holding her hand as they walked through the White House. 

The 18-year-old Axel Rudakubana accused of killing three young girls at a dance class in Southport has changed his plea to guilty. 

The Mayor of South Yorkshire, Oliver Coppard, has written to the IOPC asking to see its unpublished report into the activities of senior officers.

Our hard power has been dwindling over the last century. But what about Britain’s soft power? The culture secretary Lisa Nandy says she’ll “turbocharge” the UK’s creative industries – describing culture as “an essential part of who we are as a country”.

Since June 2023, at least 400 deaths have been linked to new synthetic opioid drugs that were either not previously linked to severe public health concerns or had been created with compositions that allowed them to evade legal restrictions.

More hospital beds were occupied last week than at any point so far this winter, according to new figures which show just how far the NHS in England continues to be under enormous pressure.