At peak times up to a quarter of local acute hospital beds are being occupied by people who are well enough to return home or move to a non-acute setting, such as a community hospital or care home.

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“You still have elections but the opposition is so weak that they can never win and Trump over the last four days is showing you that plan to suppress the opposition and to suppress the press and, so ...

Tom Homan, who Donald Trump has tapped as his incoming administration’s “border czar,” said Wednesday night that plans are underway ... a minimum of 100,000 beds to detain undocumented ...

Verona Murphy has become the first female speaker of the Irish parliament as part of attempts to form a coalition government. Ms Murphy, an independent TD for Wexford, defeated two Fianna Fail ...

Newly elected Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy has said she is "humbled, honoured and privileged" to serve in the role. Ms Murphy, an independent TD from Wexford, was confirmed as elected to the role ...

Independent TD Verona Murphy has been elected as the first female ceann comhairle after a secret ballot in the Dáil this morning. The Wexford TD met the quota after the third count, with Sinn ...

Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy (Conn.) said President-elect Trump’s plan to “cripple our democracy” is already underway. In a lengthy post thread on social platform X on Tuesday, Murphy argued ...

The new Ceann Comhairle, Verona Murphy, was well known to the public ... in politics but the holder of the office remains free to make representations on behalf of constituents.

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Microsoft-owned GitHub today, citing its history of offering free products and services to developers, announced the new offering, called GitHub Copilot Free, joining other plans called Pro, Business ...

It’s a historic day for Irish politics as Verona Murphy has become the first female Ceann Comhairle of the Dáil. The Wexford TD saw Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil come together to support her bid for the ...