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Castle Healthcare Practice in West Bridgford achieves outstanding status from the Care Quality Commission, praised for its safe, caring, and well-led services. The practice, serving over seventeen thousand patients, has improved its ratings due to strong leadership, active patient feedback, and innovative systems. The upgrade sets a high standard for care in the region.

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Thirteen-year-old Evie-May Dixon has vanished from Rainham, Kent. She was last seen on December 19th and is believed to be wearing blue jeans, a black coat, and white trainers. The community is on high alert, with searches ongoing in Rainham, Gillingham, and Chatham. No new sightings have been reported, but Kent Police urges anyone with information to come forward. If you spot Evie-May, call 999 immediately.

San Francisco plunged into darkness as a massive power outage hit, leaving one-third of the city without electricity. A fire at a Pacific Gas and Electric substation sparked chaos, with streetlights failing, traffic grinding to a halt, and businesses closing. Residents were urged to stay home, and even Waymo cars were left confused at intersections. PG&E announced grid stability but couldnt guarantee when power would be restored, leaving the city in the dark as night fell.

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Scotlands Public Inquiries Face Criticism for Soaring Costs and Delays The finance committee at Holyrood has expressed concern over the escalating costs and prolonged duration of public inquiries in Scotland. Since 2007, the total spend has reached nearly £260 million, with five inquiries conducted from 2007 to 2014 costing £42.6 million and six more launched since then, totaling £204.8 million. The committee, led by convener Kenneth Gibson, has called for fixed budgets and deadlines for every inquiry, with extensions requiring parliaments approval. The report also urges clearer guidance for ministers to launch inquiries only after exhausting other options. Four inquiries are currently active, probing the Covid crisis, hospital safety, child abuse, and Sheku Bayohs death in police custody, with a new one into the 2005 murder of Emma Caldwell starting this month.

Resident doctors in the UK, previously known as junior doctors, are set to resume work on Monday after their recent strike. The doctors, represented by the British Medical Association, rejected the governments latest pay offer, keeping the dispute alive. The doctors had been pushing for a long-term pay plan that would account for inflation and increase training spots for early-career medics. The governments proposal did create more training spots, but it did not raise pay for the current financial year, which was not enough to satisfy the doctors. Health Secretary Wes Streeting expressed concerns about the impact of the strike during the NHSs busiest time of year and promised fresh talks in the new year. With doctors back on duty, the focus now shifts to stabilizing patient care amidst the ongoing dispute.

Englands Ashes tour has turned into a disaster, with the team suffering their worst start in recent memory. Selection blunders, poor preparation, and key injuries have left them with no chance of winning the series. Off-field antics and controversial comments from captain Ben Stokes have added fuel to the fire. Despite the potential for a five-nil whitewash, the squad remains resilient, leaving questions about the future of Stokes and his team.