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NHS hospital staff absences due to Covid nearly double in a month

The number of NHS hospital staff in England absent due to Covid-19 has nearly doubled since the start of the month, new figures show. Some 24,632 staff at NHS hospital trusts were ill with coronavirus or having to self-isolate on Boxing Day, up 31% ...

31 Dec 2021 at 11:55

NHS announces Covid Nightingale ‘surge hubs’ to deal with Omicron wave

The NHS is setting up new Nightingale “surge hubs” at hospitals across England as it goes on a “war footing” to prepare for a potential wave of Omicron hospital admissions. Work on a total of eight hubs, each with a capacity of around 100 patients,...

30 Dec 2021 at 01:25

Local News

Storm Kathleen leads to Donegal Town pier car park closure at peak tide times

With Storm Kathleen set to hammer the coast over the weekend, Donegal County Council has announced that the pier car park in Donegal Town will be closed during peak tide times. Sunday morning's high tide is at 5.22am and the car park will be ...

05 Apr 2024 at 18:33

Pubs group to charge customers more to drink at peak times

A pubs company is to charge customers around 20p more for a pint of beer at some of its locations during the busiest periods under a “dynamic pricing” system to cover rising costs. Stonegate Group, which owns chains including Slug & Lettuce ...

12 Sept 2023 at 12:47

Coffee drinkers braced for cost increase as bean prices reach record high

Coffee drinkers could be about to see costs rise yet again as the price of beans hits a new record high. The price for arabica beans – the world’s most popular bean variety – reached a 47-year high this week, having risen by more than 18% ...

11 Dec 2024 at 09:27

Ireland

Measures taken to prepare for surge in flu hospital admissions

Measures are being taken to prepare for a surge of hospital and intensive care admissions in Ireland due to flu, the head of the Health Service Executive (HSE) has said. Concern has been expressed about a rise in admissions, with 869 in ...

29 Dec 2024 at 14:49

EcoLive

Noonan welcomes new figures showing retrofit surge in Kilkenny

Green Party TD for Carlow/Kilkenny and Minister for Nature, Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan has welcomed new figures released by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) which show the uptake on home energy ...

25 Sept 2024 at 07:33

British nationals in Florida feel ‘anxiety’ as Hurricane Milton approaches

British nationals in Florida expressed their “anxiety” as Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall on the west coast of the state late on Wednesday night, with winds of up to 165mph. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development ...

09 Oct 2024 at 20:37

World

Three dead and 15 injured in Tenerife tidal surge

Strong waves have killed three people on Spain’s Canary Islands by pulling them into the Atlantic Ocean during a tidal surge, officials have said. Another 15 were injured in four incidents along the coast of Tenerife on Saturday,...

09 Nov 2025 at 09:37

Scotland

Court warrants increase 22% amid claims justice system at ‘breaking point’

Court warrants have surged by nearly 25% in recent years, prompting calls for “system-wide reform” from the Scottish Police Federation. Police Scotland has recorded a 22% increase in warrants received from 2023 to 2025, with ...

08 Jan 2026 at 00:01

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