Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news UBS agrees to takeover of stricken Credit Suisse for $3.25bn There is unease in Switzerland over …
Alerts with siren-like beeps can be sent during events such as severe flooding, fires or extreme weather A new government public warning system, in which …
Damage and flooding extensive, with worst-effected areas on the east coast and far north of the North Island. Follow the updates live Full report: New …
Special investigation by Rebecca Thomas: Record 12-hour waits before being admitted, the ill and the injured treated in maternity wards, patients lying in hospital corridors. …
Military helicopters airlifted hundreds of people from communities cut off by “once in a century” floods in Australia’s northwest after severe weather system Ellie, a …
Prime minister to host rare weekend meeting but Labour says patients deserve more than ‘talking shop’ Rishi Sunak will hold emergency talks with NHS and …
Exclusive: Hospitals and councils have not received £300m promised four months ago to free up beds UK politics live – latest news updates Rishi Sunak …
Clinicians warn of the UK’s ‘biggest cancer crisis ever’ as record-breaking treatment waiting times have become normalised Britain faces a cancer emergency because of treatment …
Exclusive: NHS trusts increasing fuel stocks and putting staff on standby to postpone operations, FoI reveals English hospitals have increased emergency fuel supplies and put …
Scheme rewards businesses and households that shift power usage away from times of peak demand The UK electricity network operator is poised to activate its …
World leaders at Bali summit gather in emergency summit to discuss what Poland says was a Russian-made missile that landed in the Nato member country, …
President Joe Biden convened an “emergency” meeting of Group of Seven and Nato leaders in Bali, Indonesia after the Polish government said Russian-made rockets had …
Emergency broadcasting system in Japan warns residents to stay indoors, saying missile flew over its territory North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile off …
Exclusive: Whitehall officials have ‘war gamed’ Programme Yarrow, a blueprint for coping with outages for up to a week The government has “war gamed” emergency …
UK electricity distributor warns of “exponential increase” in customers seeking help with their energy bills The chief executive of National Grid has warned of an …
Exclusive: discharge funding to relieve hospital delays promised by Thérèse Coffey in September has not materialised Hospitals and care homes have not received a single …