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The number of learning-disability nurses employed by the NHS has fallen by a third since 2009. Photograph: Jeff Moore/PA View image in fullscreen The number of learning-disability nurses employed by the NHS has fallen by a third since 2009. Photograph: Jeff Moore/PA Lack of learning-disability nurse…

Grammy Awards add Asian Pop and Latin song categories 2 hours ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Tom Richardson BBC Newsbeat Getty Images Bad Bunny became the first artist to win album of the year for a record sung entirely in Spanish at this year's Grammys The Grammy Awards is adding five ne…

UK forces face operational cuts without more cash, defence chief warns 2 hours ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Brian Wheeler Political reporter PA Media Sir Richard Knighton was put in charge of UK forces last September The UK's armed forces will have to "dial back" training and operations…

Image source, Getty Images Image caption, England head coach Thomas Tuchel has snubbed Trent Alexander-Arnold again after Tino Livramento was ruled out of the World Cup By Phil McNulty Chief football writer in Dallas Published 1 hour ago Tino Livramento's departure from England's World Cup squad has…

Struggling Pizza Hut chain to be sold for $2.7bn 2 hours ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Francisco Velasquez Business reporter Getty Images Yum! Brands is selling its struggling Pizza Hut chain in a deal worth $2.7bn (£2bn), the company has announced. Private equity firm LongRange Capital …

West End theatre to be named after Dame Judi Dench 4 hours ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Getty Images One of the theatre bosses said she was delighted that Dame Judi Dench's name would be up in lights above the theatre doorway The Shaftesbury Theatre in London's West End is to be renamed…

Britain will have to “dial back” on military operations and exercises in the next few years if the Ministry of Defence (MoD) does not receive extra funding from Downing Street and the Treasury, Rich Knighton, the chief of the defence staff, has told peers. Later John Healey and Al Carns both deliver…

The number of learning-disability nurses employed by the NHS has fallen by a third since 2009. Photograph: Jeff Moore/PA View image in fullscreen The number of learning-disability nurses employed by the NHS has fallen by a third since 2009. Photograph: Jeff Moore/PA Lack of learning-disability nurse…

Hidenori Furuta resigned as chair of Fujitsu on Tuesday. Photograph: Toru Hanai/Reuters View image in fullscreen Hidenori Furuta resigned as chair of Fujitsu on Tuesday. Photograph: Toru Hanai/Reuters Fujitsu chair resigns after ‘woman-related inappropriate conduct’ Japanese technology company at ce…

We’re wrapping up this live page now but our round-the-clock coverage of the Middle East crisis continues. Here’s a full report on the latest amid the US-Iran framework peace agreement, and a recap of the day’s key events. Donald ‌Trump has said the strait of Hormuz “will be completely open” by Frid…

Grammy Awards add Asian Pop and Latin song categories 2 hours ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Tom Richardson BBC Newsbeat Getty Images Bad Bunny became the first artist to win album of the year for a record sung entirely in Spanish at this year's Grammys The Grammy Awards is adding five ne…