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Stabbing suspect left mental unit just an hour before knife rampage

11.10.11
A woman who allegedly stabbed stranger Sally Hodkin (pictured) to death left a mental health unit just over one hour earlier, it can be revealed... more

Hero soldier's last patrol with best friend

01.09.11
Soldier Thomas Sephton was unlawfully killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan, an inquest ruled... more

Fear for key hospital services as trusts run up £459 million debt

18.07.11
Hospitals in London are facing financial crisis after it emerges they have run up crippling bills of almost half a billion pounds... more

Police efforts to identify men who died at 'illegal distillery'

15.07.11
Police are working to identify five men killed in an explosion inside an industrial unit which has been linked to the production of illegal alcohol... more

Two boys face murder charge over stabbing of 16-year-old

07.07.11
Two boys face a murder charge after a south east London schoolboy died from being stabbed in the neck during rush hour... more

Blunders killed my wife at same hospital where my fiancée died

19.04.11
A father of two is suing a London hospital over a blunder which killed his young wife... more

50 patients volunteer for UK's first face and hand transplants

23.03.11
More than 50 British patients have volunteered for face and hand transplants, including burn and accident victims ... more

Maternity and A&E units shut in London hospital

14.12.10
London hospital becomes the first to shut two of its busiest departments under the Coalition... more

Deadly E.coli outbreak strikes babies in hospital

29.11.10
Killer superbug has hit a premature baby unit at a London hospital... more

A&E closure ‘will cost lives’ say protesters

25.11.10
Patients' lives will be lost because of the closure of a London hospital’s accident and emergency department, campaigners warn ... more

Junior doctors 'left alone to cope with patients'

27.09.10
Patients are being failed because of a shortage of hospital consultants, a doctor said... more

Tories accused of ‘lies’ as first hospital shuts its A&E

23.09.10
The Tories are accused of making a U-turn over hospital cutbacks as the first A&E unit in London to close under the coalition government prepares to do so... more

London NHS locums ‘left to conduct duties beyond their ability’

20.09.10
Temporary doctors were left to treat critically ill patients at one of London’s largest NHS trusts, documents reveal... more

Patient care facing cuts as hospitals struggle to pay private finance debt

13.08.10
Three London hospitals have been left so debt-laden by the Private Finance Initiative they are spending more than an eighth of their income on repaying 'loans', it has emerged... more

Bomb disposal expert killed in Taliban firefight

28.06.10
A British Army bomb disposal expert has been killed in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says... more

300th soldier to be killed in Afghanistan ‘lived like a lion’

22.06.10
Family of the 300th British soldier killed in Afghanistan paid tribute to him for living his life as the 'biggest lion in the pride'... more

300th soldier killed in Afghanistan as David Cameron says 'UK must not lose nerve'

21.06.10
Video: David Cameron admits that the country is paying a 'high price' for the war in Afghanistan as the number of British dead rose to 300... more

Gordon Brown points to future by going back to Blair

12.04.10
Gordon Brown puts pledges for families and public sector reform at the heart of a “great purpose” for Labour's longed-for fourth term... more

Hospital consultant wins whistleblower case at tribunal

03.02.10
A cancer consultant suspended after repeatedly warning Queen Elizabeth Hospital bosses about patient safety wins a landmark claim... more

Making an ass of the law

22.09.09
The range of construction schemes ripped off demonstrates how builders operate: from the bare-faced cheeky to the downright disgraceful ... more

Hospital whistleblower claims he was victimised

09.09.09
A cancer consultant who repeatedly raised concerns about the safety of patients at a London hospital was set to claim that his warnings were ignored by bosses... more

NHS specialist 'was bullied for exposing poor care at hospital'

09.09.09
A cancer consultant who blamed cost-cutting for reducing standards of patient care at his hospital told a tribunal how he was bullied by bosses for raising his concerns... more

Major hospital loses its A&E as Johnson downgrades services

08.05.09
A London hospital will lose its A&E department after a decision that could lead to further cuts in health services... more

Services cut as hospitals merge with £200m debts

02.03.09
Three of London's most debt-ridden hospital trusts are to merge in a last effort to avoid financial collapse... more

Labour test gives hope to mothers-to-be

22.01.09
A woman who suffered multiple miscarriages told how a test pioneered by a London hospital helped her become a mother... more

NHS mega-trust with £200m debt planned to save hospitals

10.11.08
Three debt-ridden NHS trusts in the capital are set to merge into one mega-trust with a combined debt of £200 million, it emerged... more

Nurse 'talked on mobile during tests'

27.10.08
A nurse has been suspended after allegedly chatting to a friend on a mobile phone while performing blood tests on a patient... more

Campaigners lose battle to save labour ward at hospital

23.07.08
Maternity services at Queen Mary's Hospital will be scrapped, it was confirmed... more

Patients vote against NHS shake-up plan

23.06.08
Londoners have rejected plans to downgrade major hospitals and cut services in four trusts as part of the move towards "super hospitals" and polyclinics... more


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