5 h. ago Symptom that hits '3 times in 24 hours' could be Covid as UK sees rise in cases

The latest figures also highlighted two of the most dominant Covid variants at the moment

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21 h. ago 'Disappointing' figures show longest hospital waiting times rise again in Wales

Last month the Welsh Government said it had met an ambitious target, but the number has risen again

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36 h. ago Drug overdoses are increasing for the first time in years and health experts are trying to figure out why

Street drug overdoses rise for the first time in 17 months, a new report from the CDC states.

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3 d. ago A Berlin audience has fake faeces thrown at them – and is moved to tears. So am I | Fatma Aydemir

We’re surrounded by news images of death and violence. Why do Florentina Holzinger’s visceral stage productions still have such impact? What would you do if the world was to end tomorrow? The premise itself may be both timeless and timely at this moment when authoritarianism is on the rise globally. But that’s not really what causes the nail-biting excitement at the doorstep of Volksbühne theatre in Berlin. On a chilly June evening, a predominantly female and queer crowd of all ages gathers here to see, or rather experience, A Year Without Summer, the newest play by the infamous Austrian choreographer Florentina Holzinger. It’s the anticipation of Holzinger’s trademark body horror that unsettles and attracts us, the crowd. And the question: how much can we take?“Europe’s hottest director”, as the Guardian described 39-year-old Holzinger last year, is not only known for her work at the Volksbühne but mesmerises and shocks audiences all over the world. Her all female-assigned cast of ...

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3 d. ago Huge rise in waiting times leaving children across Wales without care they need

A report from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health says ealy intervention for children is being overlooked while the focus is on long waits for adults

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3 d. ago Brits warned of Spanish hospital where people wait 22 days and 'dying screams' heard

One 80-year-old woman suffered a fall at her Tenerife home, but instead of being seen promptly was forced to wait in the hospital's emergency room for 22 days surrounded by 'screams'

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5 d. ago Scots man waits seven hours in 'sweltering' ambulance outside hospital after stroke

"Between the time the doctor phoned the ambulance, it was close to 13 hours before I got to see the sight of a hospital bed."

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5 d. ago Air India crash latest: Death toll rises to 270 as grieving families wait for bodies of loved ones

Grieving family members wait outside Ahmedabad hospital to collect bodies of loved ones killed in the Gatwick-bound flight disaster

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6 d. ago Millions of patients to be treated by GPs instead of hospitals under radical reforms to cut NHS waiting list

NHS bosses claim half of the 135 million hospital outpatient appointments every year are 'pointless' and follow-ups and consultations could instead be done in high-street surgeries.

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7 d. ago NHS waiting lists fall to lowest level in two years...but number of patients waiting over a year on the rise

The news comes after Chancellor Rachel Reeves gave the NHS a cash injection of an extra £29 billion per year.

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7 d. ago Reeves only a ‘gnat’s whisker’ from having to raise taxes in autumn, says IFS – UK politics live

Institute for Fiscal Studies says figures for projected departmental efficiencies savings from Treasury are not credibleReeves gambles on ‘renewing Britain’ to win voters’ trustRachel Reeves is now on ITV’s Good Morning Britain. Susannah Reid and Richard Madeley are interviewing her.Q: You must be disappointed about the growth figures? Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Strawberry moon 2025: When will June’s full moon rise and how to see it

The world is about to be treated to a rare kind of “Strawberry Moon” when it rises in the sky tonight.

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9 d. ago When is the full moon in June 2025? Here is what time the Strawberry Moon will rise in Scotland

The Strawberry Moon won’t appear as close to Earth again until 2043.

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1 week ago Zara McDermott's huge weekly sum from TV career revealed amid Louis Tomlinson romance

Zara McDermott's earnings have been revealed as the former reality TV star turned presenter's stock continues to rise at the same time she's enjoying a new relationship with Louis Tomlinson

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2 w. ago Paramedic told suicidal student he couldn’t wait to have sex with her after rushing her to hospital

Alexander McDowell struck off at tribunal after contacting vulnerable patient on social media

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2 w. ago Waiting lists for Dumfries and Galloway hospital appointments branded 'devastating'

New figures show that the number of waits for outpatient appointments have hit a record high.

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2 w. ago Gardeners with patchy lawns must do one thing 'regularly' to stop it dying

Gardening experts are advising people to complete this task 'regularly' during the summer time to ensure fresh growth, as temperatures are set to rise in the upcoming weeks

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2 w. ago As a Muslim girl in Bradford, I saw my story in Jane Austen’s novels. Now I’ve directed a TV series about her | Ali Naushahi

I soaked up her sharp insights into class, gender and power. Reading more about her life, the parallels between us became clearI grew up as the daughter of an imam in a conservative British-Pakistani community in Bradford. Our early years were spent in a large Victorian terrace owned by the local mosque council. When my father was replaced, we downsized overnight to a much smaller house on the other side of town. The loss of a beloved home, close friends and community was a deeply disorienting experience.Decades later, directing the new BBC series Jane Austen: Rise of a Genius, I found myself thinking back to that time. On the surface, my life and Jane Austen’s couldn’t be more different – an English novelist born in the 18th century and a working-class British-Pakistani woman. Austen’s novels had always resonated with me when I read them as a girl. But learning more about her life as part of my director’s prep, I realised just how many shared realities we had. I saw how similar Aus...

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2 w. ago Adele Roberts shares concerning health setback after cancer remission

The 46-year-old, who was declared cancer-free in June 2022, posted a picture on Instagram from a hospital waiting room on Thursday

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3 w. ago Schoolgirl almost chokes to death twice during 3 year NHS wait for operation

Lauren Crome, 12, is on the waiting list at Glasgow’s Royal Hospital for Children with her parents living in fear of her choking due to a severe throat condition

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