Girl, 11, rushed to hospital with serious injuries after being hit by car

Alarmed patients spotted medics wearing Hazmat suits outside Royal Oldham Hospital - but officials have assured them it's a training exercise, not a chemical incident.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing calls to expel the former Tory deputy chief whip from the party after he dramatically quit following a drunken incident in which he 'embarrassed myself and other people'. Chris Pincher, who was responsible for maintaining discipline among Conservative MPs, said he had 'far too much' to drink.

The UK government's deputy chief whip has sent his resignation letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

The Government deputy chief whip has resigned following a drunken incident in which he 'embarrassed myself and other people'.

Vladimir Putin has “small man syndrome” and a “macho” view of the world, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said. The Russian leader is a “lunatic”, the Cabinet minister also suggested.

BBC Breakfast hosts Jon Kay and Nina Warhurst have paid tribute to Dame Deborah James after she passed away from bowel cancer.The podcaster sadly died aged 40 on Tuesday June 28 after being diagnosed with bowel cancer five years ago, which she documented in great detail on her BBC podcast, You Me and the Big C. Paying tribute to their late colleague, Jon Kay and Nina Warhurst honoured her achievements on Wednesday morning's programme - from her cancer campaigning to raising more than £6 million for cancer research.

Loose Women panellists Coleen and Denise also spoke of the difficult decision they faced when they found out they were pregnant. Aged only 16 at the time and raised by Irish-Catholic parents, Coleen Nolan said she realised she was with child six weeks into the pregnancy. Read more: GMB viewers slam Boris Johnson over £150,000 treehouse plans for son Wilf Coleen said on Monday's show she didn't tell a soul apart from the father of the child who supported her decision and her parents died never knowing.

Julia Bradbury has led the "heartbroken" stars paying tribute to Deborah James following her death aged 40.The journalist and broadcaster, who raised over £6.7 million for cancer research, "passed away peacefully" on Tuesday June 28 following a five-year battle with bowel cancer, her family announced in a devastating statement.Tributes have been pouring in for Deborah, who is survived by her husband, Sebastian Bowen, and their two children, Hugo, 14 and Eloise, 12.Taking to Twitter, presenter Julia Bradbury, who was diagnosed with breast cancer last year and has spread awareness on her platform, said she was "heartbroken" by Deborah’s death.The TV star wrote: “Heartbroken that Dame Deborah James has died. She has been the most incredible ambassador of life & cancer campaigner. My thoughts are with her family & children.

Boris Johnson has been branded delusional after saying he was already planning for his third term as prime minister, just two days after the Tories suffered a catastrophic double by-election defeat.

Boris Johnson should resign as Prime Minister as he has lost the ability to win votes, a former leader of the Conservative Party has said.

The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has said he will 'listen' to voters but 'keep going' after the Conservatives suffered two heavy by-election losses. The defeats in Wakefield and in Tiverton and Honiton led to Oliver Dowden resigning as the Tory party co-chairman.

Oliver Dowden has resigned as chairman of the Conservative Party after it suffered two by-election defeats.

Boris Johnson was taken to hospital for a "routine operation on his sinuses" this morning, Downing Street has said. The Prime Minister's spokesman said Mr Johnson went into an unnamed NHS hospital in London at 6am and he was back in Downing Street by 10am.

Boris Johnson has reportedly arrived in Kyiv for a surprise visit to Ukraine to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Lord Geidt has become the second of Boris Johnson's ethics advisors to quit. The dramatic announcement comes just days after the Independent Advisor on the Ministerial Code defended his role to a committee of MPs.