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“And a lot of them I haven’t seen hung properly or hung at all. And so walking through, it’s been hung so beautifully and the different sections and wall colours. I couldn’t be happier. I’m just astonished by what we’ve collected and so proud of what we’ve collected because we both love photography so much.”Sir Elton said that there was also “a lot of pain and grief” on the walls, including images from the events of 11 September 2001.”This is the first time I’ve ever shown our 9/11 photographs,” he said. “Every time we get them out we think, is…

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Since 2022, hospitals like NNUH have increasingly adopted a new way of working called the Continuous Flow Model, in which patients are sent from A&E to wards and other areas even if they are full.They have done this to address soaring ambulance waits outside A&E as paramedics try to offload patients.In the UK, the model started at the North Bristol NHS Trust and was then implemented at the 10 hospitals with the most delays, according to NHS board papers.These documents indicate at least 36 hospitals have now adopted the system or a version of it. Some implementations involve “drip-feeding” patients…

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An “unprecedented” manhunt is taking place in northern France for a prisoner who escaped during a deadly ambush.Mohamed Amra, known as “The Fly”, was being taken back to jail from a court in Normandy on Tuesday when a car rammed his prison van at a toll booth.Armed men then opened fire on the vehicle, killing two officers and seriously injuring three others.”All means are being used to find these criminals,” French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said.Mr Darmanin told French media on Wednesday the attack was an act of “cold-blooded barbarity” and that around 450 gendarmes and police officers had been…

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The BBC asked members of the public what they thought of the newly unveiled official portrait of King Charles.Many were initially taken aback by the vivid red colour with some saying it looked like fire. Others described the painting as “unexpected” but “modern”. The oil painting by Jonathan Yeo is the first portrait of the King since his coronation. Source link