How is your NHS hospital doing on waiting times?

Daniel Wainwright Data journalist, BBC Verify Getty Images Doctors and patient groups warn that the NHS in England is facing an uphill struggle on the government’s number one NHS priority – improving hospital waiting times. They are concerned about the lack of progress towards hitting the 18-week waiting time target, one of Labour’s key election…

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Why some Club World Cup pitches ‘aren’t great’ — and what that means for the 2026 World Cup

“The pitches,” Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham said, “aren’t great.” They’ve been “slow,” according to multiple players, and “dry.” From New Jersey to Seattle, grass fields in place for the Club World Cup have been “totally different” than the ones European teams are used to. On some, Bellingham said, the ball “holds up” and “barely bounces”;…

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