In the headlines
Don’t call for an ambulance today unless your life is at risk, NHS bosses have warned, as 25,000 paramedics and call handlers go on strike. The government yesterday unveiled new legislation to force ambulance, fire and rail workers to maintain a minimum level of service during industrial action. Counter-terrorism police are investigating a package containing uranium that was seized at Heathrow Airport. The nuclear fuel arrived on a passenger jet from Oman on 29 December and was picked up by specialist scanners as it was being ferried to a freight shed. The Banshees of Inisherin was the big winner at last night’s Golden Globes, collecting awards for best comedy, best screenplay and best comedy actor for Colin Farrell. Also in the gongs were Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans and comedy-drama Everything Everywhere All at Once.