53 h. ago Elderly people who have a positive attitude towards ageing will recover better if they fall, study suggests

Falls in older adults are a 'major public health concern' as they can lead to disability and hospitalisation, impacting on people's ability to live independently, researchers said.

Events

64 h. ago Cucumbers under recall after salmonella outbreak tied to 15 states left 9 people hospitalized

The recalled cucumbers were sold from April 29 to May 19

Science

5 d. ago Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 75 people, hospitals and medics say

Hospitals and medics in the Gaza Strip say Israeli strikes across the Palestinian enclave killed at least 75 people

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8 d. ago Woman dead and four other people raced to hospital after two

The collision occurred on the A436 near Notgrove, on a road between Andoversford and Bourton-on-the-Water at around 6.40pm this evening.

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8 d. ago Car ploughs into flats as locals evacuated from homes over gas leak fears

Two people have been rushed to hospital after a car crashed into a block of flats in Fife.

Society

8 d. ago 54 people killed in overnight airstrikes on southern Gaza city, hospital says

A hospital in southern Gaza says 54 people have been killed in overnight airstrikes on the city of Khan Younis

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9 d. ago Governor warns Pennsylvanians will lose health care, hospitals will close under GOP cuts to Medicaid

Gov. Josh Shapiro is warning that cuts to Medicaid health care that Congress is considering would mean billions of dollars in lost federal aid to Pennsylvania, hundreds of thousands of people losing access to the program and more rural hospitals shutting their doors

Events

9 d. ago 81 people unwell and 16 hospitalised after parasitic infection outbreak at Welsh attraction

One father said he had 'never seen his son that ill before'

Science

9 d. ago Israeli airstrikes in Gaza kill 48 people, including 22 children, hospitals say

At least 22 children were killed in Gaza overnight Tuesday and early Wednesday in a punishing series of Israeli airstrikes on homes in northern Gaza

Events

9 d. ago Israel hits Gaza hospitals in deadly strikes after pause to allow release of Edan Alexander

The strikes reportedly killed at least 18 people and came after Benjamin Netanyahu announced the military would enter the strip ‘with full force’Israeli strikes on hospitals in Gaza on Tuesday reportedly killed at least 18 people, after a brief pause in fighting which saw the release of 21-year-old Israeli-American Edan Alexander, who had been in Hamas captivity since the 7 October 2023 attack.The strikes hit the European Hospital complex near Khan Younis and left large craters gouged into the ground and cracks in the courtyard outside the European Hospital complex, images from the AFP news agency show. A damaged bus was lodged in a hole in the road. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Belgian soldiers injured in Scotland shooting incident during training exercise

Three people were rushed to hospital after being wounded as Belgium's defence ministry said approximately 10 other soldiers also sustained hearing damage.

Events

1 week ago 'My daughter, 8, had diarrhoea after parasite outbreak at UK tourist attraction

Public health officials are examining cases of cryptosporidium linked to contact with animals at a Welsh farm's calf and lamb feeding sessions - with 16 people hospitalised so far

Politics

1 week ago Listeria outbreak which hospitalized 10 people in the U.S. linked to prepared foods

Officials say at least 10 people have been impacted by the outbreak

Science

2 w. ago Parasitic infection outbreak at UK farm as 74 people struck down with 16 in hospital

Public Health Wales (PHW) has issued a warning over the cryptosporidium outbreak which was triggered by a visit to Cowbridge Farm Shop at Marlborough Grange Farm, Cowbridge

Science

2 w. ago The number of people who needed hospital treatment after feeding animals at Welsh farm has been revealed

More cases of people infected with cyptosporidium have been confirmed and 16 people have been hospitalised after an outbreak linked to a Welsh farm

Politics

2 w. ago 74 people ill and 16 hospitalised after outbreak at Welsh attraction

One distressed mum said: 'I've never seen him that ill before'

Science

2 w. ago Two people taken to hospital following crash on major Dumfries and Galloway road

The A701 was closed for five hours on Wednesday night following the accident just outside Amisfield.

Events

2 w. ago Thousands of people being raped and sexually assaulted in Brit hospitals, new data reveals

More than 3,300 reports of sexual assaults and rapes made to 28 police forces in England and Wales were taken place on hospital grounds between January 2022 and January 2025

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2 w. ago Israeli strikes across Gaza kill more than 40 people as Israel prepares to ramp up its offensive

Hospital officials say Israeli strikes across Gaza killed at least 48 people, including women and children

Events

2 w. ago Huge fire erupts opposite O2 arena as flames pour from tower block

Three people have been taken to hospital after a huge blaze ripped through a tower block near Canary Wharf in east London with around 60 fire fighters tackling the inferno

Events