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The NHS has issued a national alert over shortages of certain blood types. National stocks of O negative and O positive blood have fallen to “unprecedentedly low levels” with increased demand from hospitals and high levels of unfilled donor appointments creating “a perfect storm”, NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) said. The alert means blood stocks
England and Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins has announced he is engaged. The 28-year-old, whose last-minute goal sent the Three Lions into the Euro 2024 final earlier this month, shared the news on Instagram. Posting a collection of photos with his fiancée Ellie Alderson, Watkins wrote: “Future wifey!! It was only right.” The couple have
Huw Edwards is among the BBC’s highest-paid stars of the last year, despite being suspended in July 2023 amid allegations of misconduct. The newsreader, who officially resigned earlier this year, was paid between £475,000 and £479,999 in the 2023-24 financial year, making him the broadcaster’s third-highest-paid presenter. Salary details of on-air talent have been published