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Bed-blocking cost NHS £2.66billion last year after delayed discharges surged when ministers ‘took their eye off the ball’

• Bed-blocking cost the NHS £2.66billion in the past year
• Ministers accused of "taking their eye off the ball" on delayed discharges
• Delayed discharges strain hospital capacity and wider NHS performance

Bed-blocking in the NHS cost £2.66billion over the past year, according to figures highlighting the financial toll of delayed hospital discharges in England. The report attributes the sharp rise in costs to ministers having "taken their eye off the ball" on the issue, with patients medically fit to…

Can YOU guess Burnham’s new Cabinet based on childhood photos?

This article is a light, opinion-style "guess who" quiz feature from the Daily Mail, inviting readers to identify members of Andy Burnham's new Cabinet from childhood photographs. It follows Burnham's move into a leadership role (implied to be a prime ministerial or senior governmental position, referenced elsewhere on…

Moment hero teen jumps into rolling car and pulls handbrake just seconds before it collides with parked vehicles

• Teenager jumps into a rolling driverless car
• Pulls the handbrake just before impact
• Prevents collision with several parked vehicles

A teenager was filmed leaping into a car that had begun rolling unattended, grabbing the handbrake just moments before it would have struck several parked vehicles. The footage captures a fast-thinking rescue that prevented what could have been a costly, and potentially dangerous, collision. The incident has drawn…

SNP’s latest bid to break up Britain is derailed by new Prime Minister

• SNP's independence push stalls under new PM Andy Burnham
• Leadership change at No 10 sidelines constitutional debate
• Setback follows Starmer's departure from Downing Street

The Scottish National Party's renewed push for a second independence referendum has stalled following the appointment of Andy Burnham as the new Prime Minister, who has shown little appetite for reopening the constitutional debate. This marks another setback for the SNP's long-running campaign to break up the United…

British grandfather who is stranded in Dubai with no way home and says he is now facing homelessness after ‘series of misfortunes’

• British grandfather stuck in Dubai with no way home
• Says he now risks becoming homeless there
• Blames a "series of misfortunes" for his situation

A British grandfather says he has become stranded in Dubai with no means of returning home, and now fears he could be left homeless after what he describes as a "series of misfortunes". The case highlights the vulnerability of British travellers abroad who fall into financial or logistical…