Rory Deighton, from the NHS Confederation, which represents NHS organisations, said: “Many patients will not have experienced any disruption whatsoever to their care and that is thanks to the NHS ...

Bayern Munich have completed the signing of Colombia forward Luis Diaz from Liverpool. A fee which the PA news agency understands to be £65million was agreed on Sunday after the Bundesliga champions ...

Rescuers have resumed efforts to reach injured German Olympic gold medallist Laura Dahlmeier on a peak in northern Pakistan, officials said.

Santander UK revealed more than 2,000 roles have been cut amid an ongoing cost-saving overhaul as it reported a drop in half-year profits.

It was confirmed in April that the 50m breaststroke would be one of three disciplines added for the Games in three years’ time.

The group also revealed that it was about halfway through its efforts to save 1.5 billion US billion (£1.1 billion) worth of yearly costs.