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The ban was introduced to protect patients and staff, the trust says

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Local councillors and MPs have criticised ‘lack of coordination’ from the government

Sajid Javid says work on booster programme ‘almost done’

Supply chain disruption leading to fears of water treatment chemical shortage

DWP also unable to properly assess or improve impact of its own policies and spending, MPs find

Labour had been due to hold a vote on issue on Wednesday

‘I am still in shock at the needless and horrific torture’

Cop26 president Alok Sharma insists summit ‘must go ahead’ in Glasgow this November

‘There are no words to describe how humbling it is,’ says RAF loadmaster

After the momentous announcement of a new ‘health and social care levy’, The Independent’s chief political commentator John Rentoul will try to answer your questions about the political implications

Lightning and flooding could hit parts of Wales and England’s southwest before moving further up the country

It comes during a rise in coronavirus cases and hospitalisations in the UK

Former health secretary quit after revelations of his affair with close aide Gina Coladangelo

‘It is clear that the extra funding will not be sufficient to reverse the cuts in the numbers receiving care seen during the 2010s’

Exclusive: Charity launches legal action after it emerged hundreds of children held in unregulated hotels

Second Conservative manifesto pledge broken in one day

Easily dismissed as work of pranksters, weird summer spectacle inspires equally fervent devotees who sincerely believe in their authenticity

Mandate for second vote ‘beyond question,’ claims SNP leader

‘That is what we are trying to avoid,’ Mr Gibb says

‘I remain deeply disappointed and concerned,’ says grieving mother

‘I certainly don’t want any more tax rises this Parliament,’ PM says

PM ducks questions about how much of billions from his National Insurance hike will go to town halls

A basic-rate taxpayer on a £24,100 salary could expect to pay £180 more per year

‘The truth will be told’ says Carl Woods

£120,000-a-year sales manager tried to negotiate flexible working hours but was refused

Mr Simmons first asked his local church if they could act as a donation point and found that in just four days contributions were “going crazy”

‘Finally, we can say Lamara has justice’, family says

Mercury approaching 30C this week before conditions give way to unsettled autumn

He could not be helped because there were no other commuters around

Payments up by 1.25 per cent from next April, to pump £12bn a year into services – breaking Tory manifesto pledge

‘We see considering the types of donation as a rite of passage to becoming an adult,’ NHS official says

The IOPC investigated following complaints

Almost two fifths (18 per cent) would not trust their partner to make the morning coffee, while 16 per cent would be wary if their boss prepared it for them, a study found

49 per cent have taken so long to decide that they’ve resulted in not watching anything at all

Outgoing boss says it has been a ‘great privilege’ to work at corporation

Prince of Wales’ trusted aide faces accusations that he promised to help secure a knighthood and citizenship for a Saudi tycoon

Four other children were among those who arrived in Kent on Monday

Tribunal heard woman was vulnerable and had nowhere else to live while working at hotel

‘We had to take this step ... to become a truly anti-racist organisation’ says Greene King

Opposition figures say a wealth levy would be a fairer way of paying for social care