The Government has set out plans to divert up to two million patients from NHS waiting lists by the end of next year. Secondary Care Minister, Karin Smyth spoke about how the scheme which allows family doctors to seek advice from specialists before referring patients will be expanded with the support of an £80 million funding package.
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Home Secretary Yvette Cooper praises first responders for their efforts after a car rammed into pedestrians at a Liverpool FC victory parade on Monday. Cooper says, "we need to say huge thanks to all those who responded... who did the most professional job". A 53-year-old man thought to be the driver has been arrested on suspicion of drug driving, dangerous driving and attempted murder.
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Caption: Merseyside Police describes the circumstances that led to 50 people being injured after a car drove into a Liverpool FC victory parade hitting several pedestrians. Merseyside Police Assistant Chief Constable Jenny Sims says it is believed that the car “was able to follow an ambulance onto Water Street after the road-block was temporarily lifted so that the ambulance crew could attend to a member of the public who was having a suspected heart attack”. The 53-year-old man thought to be the driver, is currently in police custody. Report by Ajagbef. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Eyewitnesses express their dismay after a car ploughed into a crowd of fans at the Liverpool FC’s Premier League victory parade on Monday evening. One eyewitness says, “it just brought the whole day down”. A 53-year-old man thought to be the driver, is currently in police custody.
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Dozens of people have been injured after a car ploughed into a crowd of people during Liverpool FC’s Premier League victory parade on Monday. It took Merseyside Police less than two hours to reveal the ethnicity and nationality of the suspect. Contrast that with the lack of information following the Southport murders and subsequent riots last summer, and it’s clear the force has learnt lessons from the past. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Health Minister Stephen Kinnock says he's 'very concerned' following an investigation that linked a pregnancy drug, prescribed to 300,000 women over nearly four decades on the NHS, to cancer and other..