Jeremy Hunt casts doubt on NHS"s four-hour A&E target

Image copyright PA Patients attending A&E units with less serious problems may no longer be guaranteed to be seen in four hours, the health secretary has suggested.
Jeremy Hunt told the House of Commons the government was “committed to maintaining” the target.
But he said if the standard was to be “protected” it might need to be applied to only those patients with urgent needs rather than minor problems.
It comes as hospitals are reporting unprecedented pressures this winter.
Department of Health sources said there were no immediate plans to change the target but ministers wanted an honest conversation with the public about A&E.
NHS rejects claims of "humanitarian crisis" "Deeply worrying" waits for hospital beds Currently, every patient who goes to an accident and emergency department should be seen in four hours.
But hospitals have been struggling to achieve that – the target has not been met since the summer of 2015.
Mr Hunt said it was time to look at how the ..

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Jeremy Corbyn: Red Cross NHS warning "unprecedented"

The Red Cross is warning there is a “humanitarian crisis” in its hospitals in England, something the NHS denies.

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Jeremy Corbyn"s New Year message says he understands lack of trust in EU

Image copyright PA Jeremy Corbyn says he understands the lack of trust in politicians and the EU that led to the Brexit vote.
In his New Year message, the Labour leader said 2016 would “live long in all our memories” and would be defined by the EU referendum.
He said Labour would not block Brexit but would not “stand by” and allow “corporate handouts to the biggest companies”.
And he said the UK now had “the chance to do things differently”.
Mr Corbyn began 2016 saying it would be “the start of a journey to elect a Labour government in 2020”.
But he had to contend with a leadership challenge in the summer, which came after mass resignations from his front bench who were unhappy about his EU referendum campaign performance.
"Do things differently"His New Year"s message says 2017 offers everyone the chance to “start afresh”, saying: “2016 will be defined in history by the referendum on our EU membership.
“People didn"t trust politicians and they didn"t trust the..

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Jeremy Lin leaves Nets" game in 3rd with strained hamstring

NEW YORK (AP) — Jeremy Lin left the Brooklyn Nets" game against Charlotte on Monday night in the third quarter with a strained left hamstring.

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The Jeremy Corbyn Story: Profile of Labour leader

Image copyright Reuters Image caption He remains in the saddle but not everyone thinks he is heading in the right direction Jeremy Corbyn"s election in September 2015 as Labour leader, at the age of 66, counted as one of the biggest upsets in British political history.
His re-election to the post almost a year later was not such a surprise but could prove even more momentous in terms of Labour"s direction in the coming years and the future course of British politics.
Seeing off the challenge of Owen Smith, who had the backing of the majority of Labour MPs, has made Mr Corbyn, for the time being at least, seemingly unassailable and increased the likelihood that he will lead the opposition into the next general election – scheduled for 2020.
If that is the case, Mr Corbyn will be a highly influential figure during one of the most important political periods of the past 50 years – as the clock ticks down to the UK"s exit from the EU following the Brexit referendum vote.
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Fidel Castro: Jeremy Corbyn praises "huge figure"

Image copyright Getty Images Fidel Castro, who has died at the age of 90, was a “huge figure in our lives” Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said.
Mr Corbyn praised the former Cuban president"s revolutionary “heroism”, his presence on the world stage and Cuba"s health and education systems.
Mr Castro"s death was announced by his younger brother Raul Castro, his successor as president of Cuba.
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said Fidel Castro was an “historic, if controversial figure”.
Mr Johnson expressed the UK"s condolences to the government and people of Cuba, and said Mr Castro"s death marked “the end of an era for Cuba and the start of a new one for Cuba"s people”.
He added: “The UK will continue to work with the government of Cuba on a wide range of foreign policy priorities, including on human rights.”
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Theresa May wants post-Brexit UK at "cutting-edge"

Image copyright Getty Images Theresa May is to reach out to business leaders by pledging an extra £2bn a year in funding for scientific research and development by 2020.
In a speech to the CBI, Mrs May will outline a new fund that will back areas such as robotics and biotechnology and help commercialise new discoveries.
The investment will help put post-Brexit Britain at the “cutting edge”, the prime minister is to say.
Delegates will call on Mrs May to offer more “clarity” over Brexit.
Mrs May"s speech to the Confederation of British Industry in London comes two days before the government delivers its first post-EU referendum budget, in the form of the Autumn Statement.
She is to promise a new approach that is about “stepping up, not stepping back” when it comes to intervening in the economy.
Speaking about a new industrial strategy challenge fund, she will say: “Britain has firms and researchers leading in some of the most exciting fields of human discovery.
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Theresa May in "lowest" corporation tax pledge to business

Image copyright Getty Images Theresa May is to reach out to business leaders by pledging to maintain the UK"s corporation tax rate at the lowest of the group of 20 major economies.
In a speech to the CBI conference, she will also unveil an extra £2bn a year for research and development by 2020.
The prime minister will say the government plans are about “making the most of the historic opportunity” presented by the vote to leave the EU.
But delegates will call on Mrs May to offer more “clarity” over Brexit.
Mrs May"s speech to the Confederation of British Industry in London comes two days before the government delivers its first post-EU referendum budget, in the form of the Autumn Statement.
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She is to promise a new approach that is about “stepping up, not stepping back” when it comes to intervening in the economy.
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