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Express Politics20 Mar 2026

King's portrait public sector snub slammed by Badenoch: 'All this rubbish needs to stop!'

Almost every hospital in Britain rejected a free portrait of King Charles as Kemi Badenoch blasts the 'offence' culture she blames for the mass snub.

Healthcare
Express Politics18 Mar 2026

Patients 'dying without pain relief' in hospital corridors with UK hospices in 'crisis'

Just one in 20 people get to die in a hospice and a funding crisis threatens the future of these vital services.

Healthcare
Express Politics15 Mar 2026

Grim warning for Brits over hospital visits as Iran war sends fuel prices soaring

Rachel Reeves has been urged again to cut fuel duty to protect struggling families.

DefenceHealthcare
Express Politics15 Mar 2026

40,000 more children waiting for NHS care as Wes Streeting's big hospital plan unravels

Over 40,000 more children are waiting for NHS community care under Labour, despite Wes Streeting's flagship plan.

Healthcare
Express Politics9 Mar 2026

Rachel Reeves is taxing village pubs to death – even a Soviet commissar would blush

OPINION: Rural watering holes are teetering on a cliff-edge because of the Government's relentless assault on the hospitality industry, writes Aaron Newbury

EconomyHealthcare
Express Politics9 Mar 2026

Children are losing their mental health to smartphones

The UK government recently launched a public consultation on whether to ban social media for under-16s ahead of a government decision on the proposal.

Healthcare
Express Politics7 Mar 2026

Labour 'failing to ensure basic English standards across key parts of health service'

The cost of translation and interpretation services in the NHS has more than doubled from £31million in 2020-21 to £64million in 2024-25

Healthcare
Express Politics7 Mar 2026

Patients and staff endangered by 'truly horrifying' sexual assaults in NHS hospitals

Hospitals should be the 'very place where people should feel protected and safe' but there is strong concern the danger has not been tackled

Healthcare