Five die in Dnipro as Ukraine is hit by fresh Russian missile attacks
The capital Kyiv was also hit in the latest wave of rocket attacks.
The capital Kyiv was also hit in the latest wave of rocket attacks.
Cardinal George Pell died aged 81 on Tuesday.
Air raid sirens and explosions have been heard in the Ukrainian capital.
The town’s fall would mark a rare victory for the Kremlin after a series of battlefield setbacks in its invasion of Ukraine.
One in 10 people waited at least three hours, 41 minutes and 48 seconds for a response to a category two call.
A&E waits and ambulance response times are the worst on record.
A funeral Mass for the controversial Australian cleric will be held on Saturday.
The NHS is under enormous pressure this winter, made worse by hospital admissions for flu.
Paramedics, call handlers, drivers and technicians from the Unison and GMB unions were taking part in staggered strikes across a 24-hour period.
NHS Providers has warned the health service will be hit harder by Wednesday’s strike than one held in December.
NHS England has told patients to continue to call 999 for life-threatening emergencies but to use 111, GPs and pharmacies for non-urgent needs.
The HSJ said that while the number of patients waiting two months for cancer care had fallen, the number waiting three months had risen.
The Business Secretary said the legislation is necessary but unions warned the plan is illegal and unworkable.
The Government is introducing a new Bill requiring minimum service levels in key sectors during industrial action.
Russian defence chiefs said 600 Ukrainian troops had been killed in a strike in Kramatorsk.