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Doctors failed to tell father-of-seven he was terminally ill, probe finds

William Chapman only discovered he had deadly pulmonary fibrosis during a conversation with his GP.

Charles airs concerns about response to climate change in Arctic documentary

Steve Backshall’s Royal Arctic Challenge airs on December 15 at 9pm on ITV1.

GB Energy aims to attract £15bn funding for renewables

The publicly owned energy body has published its first strategic plan since being launched last year.

Business minister to announce Scotland’s space strategy will be refreshed

Richard Lochhead will make the announcement at Space-Comm Expo in Glasgow later on Thursday.

Starmer to visit RAF base with Norwegian PM as he heads to Scotland

Sir Keir is also expected to meet campaigners and MSPs to discuss his government’s child poverty strategy.

Streeting orders review of mental health diagnosis amid welfare reform drive

The Health Secretary is concerned about a sharp rise in the number of people making sickness benefits claims because of diagnoses for mental illness.

Officials lost opportunities to influence US on Dunn suspect’s immunity – review

A review into the government’s handling of the Harry Dunn case was launched in July.

Doctor who sold ketamine to Friends star Matthew Perry jailed

Salvador Plasencia was the first to be sentenced out of five defendants who have pleaded guilty.

Israel launches air strike in southern Gaza after attack by militants

Israel has accused Hamas of ceasefire violations before launching previous waves of air strikes.

Treasury minister: inquiry into pre-Budget leaks under way

James Murray, a Treasury minister, told MPs that a leak inquiry is ‘under way with the full support of the Chancellor’.

Banquet for King and Germany’s president held in shadow of Christmas tree

Windsor Castle’s St George’s Hall was decked out in festive colours for the feast.

Museum staff ‘devastated’ after drawings worth £500,000 stolen and destroyed

The museum director said she is hopeful that some of the drawings may have survived.