43 h. ago Dentists cleaning toilets in McDonald's as thousands unable to secure a licence to practice despite major NHS shortage

A registration 'bottleneck' means dentists who trained overseas but want to work in the UK are being forced to make a living in fast food restaurants.

Politics

3 d. ago How this teen turned her car into a DIY camper with £400 and 12 hours

The 18-year-old software engineer started planning the car-to-camper conversion long before she had secured her driving licence

Economics

5 d. ago 'Unregulated' beauticians risking lives selling bloodletting amid NHS shortage

Bloodletting, which involves drawing large quantities of blood from the body, was discredited in the 19th century - but beauticians claim the procedure can cure multiple health conditions

Events

6 d. ago Charles Leclerc wrecks Ferrari in huge crash during Canadian GP practice

Charles Leclerc suffered a huge crash during the Canadian Grand Prix first practice as his Ferrari was left smashed up in a major blow to the team

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1 week ago Natwest app down as thousands of customers locked out of accounts over 'error'

Natwest's banking app has gone down, with thousands of customers unable to send payments this morning. Reports of the issue started at around 9am today

Economics

1 week ago Natwest bank app down with thousands locked out of accounts and unable to send payments

Around 66% of the overall reports were for mobile banking, 25% were for mobile login, and 9% were for online banking. Although the number of reports has started to drop, they continue to remain in the thousands

Economics

1 week ago NatWest app is down: Thousands of frustrated customers are unable to send payments

More than a 3,000 customers had complained about the issue by 10am this morning, outage monitoring site DownDetector recorded.

Economics

2 w. ago People with cancer face ‘ticking timebomb’ due to NHS staff shortages

Royal College of Radiologists warns of long delays to have surgery or treatment, raising chances of disease spreadingPeople with cancer face a “ticking timebomb” of delays in getting diagnosed and treated because the NHS is too short-staffed to provide prompt care, senior doctors have warned.An NHS-wide shortage of radiologists and oncologists means patients are enduring long waits to have surgery, chemotherapy or radiotherapy and have a consultant review their care.“Our waiting times for breast radiotherapy are now the worst I have ever known in 20 years.”“Current wait for head and neck cancers [is] six weeks, meaning possible progression before radiotherapy.”“A multiple week wait for palliative treatment has sometimes led to deterioration to the point is no longer possible.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago BBC boss backs licence fee ‘reform’ to secure funding for the broadcaster

The broadcasting chief also said he wanted an investigation into ‘grinding cuts’ over the past decade

Economics

2 w. ago Teeth whitening solution 'removes stains' quickly in time for summer holidays

MySweetSmile's Teeth Whitening Powder is a dentist recommended teeth whitening product that cleans and whitens the teeth without causing damage

Events

3 w. ago X down as thousands report issues with social media platform

Thousands of UK users reported being unable to use the app and website.

Politics