More than half of British ambulance workers across England and Wales have seen at least a patient die because of a delay in reaching them.

Teachers in the United Kingdom are to join a mass walkout over a decade-long pay squeeze after talks between the government and unions ended without resolution.

The wave of ongoing strikes by the UK health staff has made the workloads “more challenging”, NHS chief has warned.

Here are Press TV's latest top stories, 16:00 GMT on January 18, 2022.

British PM Rishi Sunak urges for a “bold and radical” action to alleviate the crisis-hit NHS healthcare system, as he held emergency talks with health leaders.

The UK health service is “buckling”, with the number of flu cases across English hospitals rising seven-fold in only a month.

British PM Rishi Sunak is at pains to acknowledge that the UK’s problems will not “go away” in 2023 after a “tough” 12 months.

At least 1 person has been killed and 4 others injured in a shooting incident in England.

Thousands of ambulance workers across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland have been on strike over pay, a day after nurses walked out and as the army has been put on standby to help drive and direct emergency vehicles.

​​​​​​​Hospitals in England are urged to free up beds ahead of “extensive disruption” caused by ambulance staff strikes.