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Breaking GMB union announces dates ambulance workers will strike in December

News Antibiotics for Strep A to be given to children during outbreaks

UK New Christmas rail strike dates announced by RMT

Crime US Government advises Anne Sacoolas not to attend sentencing hearing

Home OVO Energy launches scheme to save homes up to £260 on bills

TV What does watershed moment mean? Does it apply to Harry & Meghan doc

People Cheers and Celebrity Big Brother star Kirstie Alley dies aged 71

World Cup

World Cup Predicted England team to start against France in attacking formation

World Cup Brazil vs South Korea moments missed: Tite dancing & Pele message

World Cup List of teams to be knocked out of World Cup 2022

World Cup Police say watches and jewellery stolen from Raheem Sterling’s home

Cost of Living

Money Cost of Christmas dinner has gone up ‘three times faster than wages’

Money Why have I got £10 from DWP? ‘Christmas Bonus’ explained

Money Tesco shoppers to get personalised coupons in major Clubcard revamp

Health

News At least nine children die after Strep A infection - symptoms

Health Symptoms of Strep A, treatment and how contagious it is - explained

Home Cost of living: Study finds link between energy bills and depression

Health Strep A: The regions of England with the highest infection rates

NHS Latest

Health How the NHS in England is coping this winter - interactive data

Health How the NHS in Scotland is coping this winter - interactive data

Health How the NHS is coping in Wales this winter - interactive data

Spotlight

Weather Met Office issues level 3 ‘severe’ cold weather alert for England

UK More train strike dates announced for Christmas and the new year

FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Video: How England can beat France in World Cup 2022 Quarter Finals

People Kirsty MacColl death: how did Fairytale of New York singer die?

Home Uber is offering NHS staff free rides and meal this Christmas

Health What causes Strep A to spread and how contagious is it? Explained

TV

TV Kirstie Alley death - where are the rest of the Cheers cast now?

TV ITVX: what to watch on ITV’s new streaming site, from Riches to Nolly

TV Tell Me Everything: release date, trailer, and cast with Eden H Davies

TV Who is Wednesday Addams’ boyfriend in the Netflix series?

Sport

World Cup England are likely to play Spain or Portugal if they beat France

World Cup Brazil v South Korea: how to watch World Cup 2022 match on TV, KO time

World Cup England vs France: your complete guide to World Cup 2022 match

World Cup How to watch Morocco vs Spain in last 16 World Cup fixture

Football Why England called the Three Lions - Origins of football nickname

Cricket Pakistan vs England: start-time and TV info ahead of second Test match

World Cup How England’s dressing room reacted to Senegal win

Strikes and Industrial Action

Home Trade unions could be moving towards a deal in the rail dispute

UK DWP staff to strike for two weeks over Christmas in row over pay

News Christmas rail strikes to go ahead as RMT union rejects pay offer

Podcasts from NationalWorld

TV Screen Babble #3: The White Lotus, Granite Harbour, and Crime

Lifestyle Reset Room podcast: why we all need some ‘Grittitude’ in our lives

Crime Testimony: The Body on Seaham Beach - listen to part two

I’m a Celeb

TV What time is I’m a Celebrity on tonight? How to watch ITV reunion

TV What next for Matt Hancock? Is I’m a Celebrity campmate still an MP

People Chris Moyles tells fans he is ‘excited’ to be back on Radio X ‘soon’

Politics

Politics Tory peer Michelle Mone ‘received £29m in profits’ from PPE firm

Politics Labour will strive to remove House of Lords ‘as quickly as possible’

UK Military could be used to ease strikes in winter, government has said

Travel news and guides

Travel 11 best European Christmas markets to visit this winter

Music Highways 2023: when do tickets go on sale for country music festival?

Culture Peter Kay in tears as he is greeted by standing ovation in Manchester

Opinion & Analysis

Opinion Rushed plan to move ENO out of London isn’t levelling up

Opinion Rishi Sunak must focus on GPs to get ambulances back on the road

Politics Who won PMQs? Our verdict as Sunak and Starmer clash over economy

Long Reads

Environment Activists demand action as sewage ‘illegally dumped’ in UK rivers

Film Love Actually cast: where are the cast of the Richard Curtis film now?

World The ingenious ways social media users in China are bypassing censors

War in Ukraine - and its wider impact

World Children as young as four raped by Russian troops, says Olena Zelenska

Money What is the energy price cap? Ofgem limit on energy bills UK explained

UK What would happen in a nationwide blackout - according to an expert

World Rishi Sunak visits Zelensky in Kyiv to discuss ‘global security’

Workers’ Rights

UK Scotland school strike: why have teachers walked out over pay?

Politics Flooring firm cancelled shifts after workers voted to strike over pay

UK Enough is Enough protests explained - and what they’re calling for

Lifestyle

Cars Toyota secures £11.3m funding to build hydrogen-powered Hilux

Christmas Meet the person responsible for inventing the Christmas cracker

Christmas 66 of the funniest Christmas quiz team names for the festive season

Family and Parenting Christmas Gifts: Famileo turns social posts into family newspaper

Money

UK John Lewis unveils plan to build 1,000 fully furnished rental homes

Politics Brexit pushed household food costs up by £210 in two years

Money Joules to shut 19 stores: full list of closures

Culture

Culture When was Jesus actually born? Origins of Christmas Day explained

Music Mad Cool Festival 2023 lineup: Red Hot Chili Peppers to headline

TV Firefly Lane season 2 part 2 release date: when is it on Netflix

TV Plebs: Soldiers of Rome: your guide to the ITV sitcom’s movie finale

UK Netflix confirm release date for Harry and Meghan’s docuseries

TV Firefly Lane season 2 cast: who stars in series with Katherine Heigl

TV The Confessions of Frannie Langton: release date, trailer, and cast

Environment

TV How you can watch the Earthshot Prize 2022

Science Scientists uncover ‘zombie virus’ trapped in Siberian permafrost

Environment Homes in England at risk of flooding set to double in next 30 years

People: celebrity and real life stories

People EXCLUSIVE: Olly Murs admits reaction to new song is ‘upsetting’

People Trump condemned after calling for ‘termination’ of US Constitution

People Raheem Sterling returns to fiancée Paige Milian after home break-in

People Keke Palmer reveals she is expecting with partner Darius Jackson

People Kanye West says Elon Musk is a ‘half-Chinese genetic hybrid’

Culture Sandi Toksvig hospitalised in Australia

Global stories and issues explained

World Three dead amid explosions at Russian airfields as Ukraine cities hit

Crime Russian businessman arrested by police investigating oligarchs

Crime Chris Dawson jailed for 24 years over wife’s murder in 1982

World South Africa’s President could be impeached over Farmgate scandal

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Motoring

Cars Toyota reveals new hybrid and electric SUVs with C-HR and bZ concepts

Cars Peugeot 408 review: genre-defying hybrid puts cat among the pigeons

Cars Half of drivers avoid inside lane on smart motorways

Cars Keyless cars twice as likely to be stolen, claims insurer

Fun Stuff

Offbeat 25 endangered UK words and what they mean - from slithag to progger

News The animal you see first in this optical illusion says a lot about you

Offbeat You have great eyesight if you can spot the snow leopard in this photo

More Stories

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UK Firefighters to stage rally as ballot starts for strikes over pay

National World Explainers Video analysis of Labour’s Reform blueprint

National World Explainers Video: Should we abolish the House of Lords?

News Video: Thieves drive off with five luxury cars worth over £700,000

Home Robbie Williams announces one-off show at Sandringham Estate

UK Coroner calls for new anaphylaxis reporting system after Pret death