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Patients are being asked to phone A&E and book an appointment — instead of just turning up under an NHS trial. Casualty departments in Portsmouth and London will run pilot schemes of the ‘111-first’ model as early as next week, the chief executive of the NHS said. Those with life-threatening problems will be told to attend straight … Read more
Black Lives Matter activists are gearing up for another afternoon of protest in the UK following ugly clashes with police in London yesterday. Demonstrations in Bristol, Birmingham and Portsmouth are riding the momentum from yesterday’s mammoth gathering in the capital to voice anger over the killing of American George Floyd. A 15,000 strong crowd rallied … Read more
Big Lizzie is back! HMS Queen Elizabeth returns to Portsmouth base after sea trials as crew prepare for further training with new F35 Lightning jet HMS Queen Elizabeth which set sail from anchor earlier in April to carry out sea training has returned to base Ship, which is 280 metres long and weighs 65,000 tonnes, … Read more
Dental nurse is suspended after leaving staff in tears and scared to go to work including one she told ‘social services will pick their child up from school’ Joanne Gauntlett verbally abused staff at Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth The senior dental nurse made ‘derogatory’ comments and reduced staff to tears She reneged on an agreement … Read more
A heartbreaking video shows a son breaking down in tears as he reveals he has lost his mother to coronavirus and was unable to say goodbye. Stuart Hamlin’s mother Tracy was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Portsmouth on Monday after developing symptoms. She died four days later, with her son and the rest of … Read more
The £3.1billion HMS Prince Of Wales has returned to its home base in Portsmouth just over a month after it first set sail. The Royal Navy’s newest aircraft carrier has returned from an eight-day stay in Liverpool where more than 20,000 members of the public had a chance to go onboard and meet some of its 700 … Read more
‘I was mortified… I had no symptoms’: Portsmouth footballer Sean Raggett reveals he found out he had tested positive for coronavirus while he was in the PUB having dinner on Friday night By Jonathan Spencer For Mailonline Published: 09:56 GMT, 22 March 2020 | Updated: 12:18 GMT, 22 March 2020 Portsmouth defender Sean Raggett has … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The Olympic torch relay in Greece was cancelled on Friday March 13 – just a day after the flame was lit in Olympia. Large crowds mobbed Hollywood actor Gerard Butler as he lit the cauldron in the Greek city of Sparta despite repeated warnings for spectators not to attend because of coronavirus. That forced … Read more
‘Vile’ drunken woman, 22, is spared jail after punching police officer and leaping over A&E reception desk to assault nurse, destroy computer and threaten to ‘stab staff with knives and forks’ Jamie Tompkins, was arrested over her drunken behaviour but taken to A&E Nurse at Queen Alexandra Hospital Portsmouth tried to treat her for injuries … Read more