13 m. ago Nurse who complained about sharing changing room with trans doctor wins part of claim against NHS trust

Nurse Sandie Peggie who complained about sharing a changing room with a transgender doctor has won part of her employment tribunal against NHS Fife.

Society

25 m. ago Mutant ‘superflu’ collides with 2 horror winter bugs in ‘triple whammy’ surge – as schools shut and NHS swamped

SCHOOLS are shutting and hospitals are reinstating Covid-style measures as 'superflu' and two other winter bugs tear through communities, leaving hundreds of pupils off sick. Headteachers across the UK warn soaring sickness rates feel like “being back in Covid times”, with some even cutting singing in assemblies to curb the spread of illness. It comes...

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26 m. ago Where was The War Between the Land and the Sea filmed? Welsh locations explained

Russell Tovey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Jemma Redgrave star in the new Doctor Who spin-off from Russell T Davies - but where was the series filmed?

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27 m. ago Mum hours from death with ‘winter bug’ rushed to hospital after ‘traumatised’ sons tried to wake her up after school

A YOUNG mum almost died in bed in front of her children - when a 'winter flu' turned out to be a deadly sepsis. Roberta Alisauskaite began feeling "under the weather" in October but thought she had picked up a winter bug from work. Grappling with cold-like symptoms, Roberta says she's also recently suffered an...

Events

47 m. ago Major UK bank £227 payment alert update as customers see their money disappear

The bank has urged customers to be on the lookout as average of £227 lost each time

Economics

76 m. ago What is the H3N2 flu strain? Symptoms, treatment and who is at risk

Authorities have reported a spike in number of Flu cases

Events

97 m. ago Stop scrubbing your microwave and use 3 ingredient method instead

A TikTok user has shared a simple method for cleaning your microwave using three common ingredients

Events

1 hour ago Brendon McCullum: No chance England can win Ashes with ‘glass jaw’ in Australia

The window of opportunity in one of the most hotly anticipated series in years is fast disappearing.

Politics

2 h. ago Meghan Markle's estranged father is moved out of intensive care as his surgeon says operation to remove his leg was a 'success' and he is 'making good progress'

Mr Markle, 81, who had his left leg amputated below the knee last Wednesday, has pleased doctors in the Philippines with his recovery.

Politics

3 h. ago Doctors say two Covid symptoms disappearing and one is now most common

The latest strain has seen an increase in cases as we head into colder weather

Science

3 h. ago The key symptoms of frailty in older people and how to get a diagnosis

Frailty isn’t an inevitable part of ageing

Science

3 h. ago Latest Covid symptoms as two 'disappearing' and one is more common

Doctors have explained what they are seeing in Covid patients - and how to tell between Covid, a cold and flu

Events

3 h. ago World's longest flight officially completed after covering 12,400 miles in 29 hours

While the path isn't direct - there's a two-hour breather in Auckland, New Zealand - its introduction is another indicator that ultra-long flights are set to become increasingly common.

Politics

4 h. ago Distraught mum wants you to know 8 symptoms after baby girl dies suddenly

Ophelia Lily was described by her family as an “old soul” who was very happy, loved people, and was obsessed with bananas

Events

4 h. ago Common laundry mistake could lead to health problems and higher bills

As the weather gets colder, many people are turning the heating up and it can be tricky to get laundry dried. But one common mistake could be making your home damp and even making you ill

Science

5 h. ago 'Very simple' method to clear condensation from windows uses just 1 common item

A man has shared a "very simple" household trick to banish condensation from windows during the cold winter months by using a common item found in most cupboards

Politics

5 h. ago Psychic predicted date humanity will end and then mysteriously disappeared

Riaz Ahmed Shahi, a spiritual leader from Pakistan, made a prophecy in his 2000 book claiming a comet would wipe out all life on Earth within 20-25 years - but NASA says no such threat exists

Events

6 h. ago Who, If Not Us? The Fight for Democracy in Belarus review – activists display their defiance

Collateral comedy spins out from underneath the repression and violence charted in this sobering documentary that follows three indefatigable womenThere are many symptoms of totalitarian sickness gripping Alexander Lukashenko’s Belarus. You risk being arrested for wearing red and white together, the colours of the outlawed flag of the country’s opposition movement. Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four has been banned, which seems rather on the nose. But these are just some of the more farcical elements, the collateral comedy spinning from the deep repression, violence and psychological wounds charted in this sobering film that follows a trio of Belarusian activists, starting from the pandemic through to the invasion of Ukraine.Director Juliane Tutein fashions a melancholic mood-piece which chronicles ineffectualness in the face of impregnable state machinery, and the meaning of resistance under such circumstances. Nina, who is 74, is a kind of Belarusian Batman; an indefatigable symbol of ...

Politics

7 h. ago Banish condensation from windows in your home with 1 appliance many already have

As temperatures drop, condensation becomes a major concern for many Britons - but there's one common household item that can help banish the issue

Politics

8 h. ago ‘A producer grabbed me, and I thought, Oh, for God’s sake’: Patricia Hodge on sexual harassment, drugs – and being in her prime at 79

Until she reached her 50s, the actor was a constant presence on stage and screen. Then the offers disappeared. Now, as her renaissance continues, she is taking on Mrs Malaprop in The RivalsAfter six decades as an actor, Patricia Hodge says she still gets nervous before a play opens. “I think nerves are always the fear of the unknown,” she says. “Particularly with comedy, where there is no knowing how the audience will react: you’ve got to surf that.”We meet on a sunny winter morning at the Orange Tree theatre in Richmond, south-west London, where Hodge is about to appear in The Rivals, to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Richard B Sheridan play, in which she plays the ironic – sorry, iconic – Mrs Malaprop. “You’re sort of in a tunnel, your entire being is focused on this,” she says. She was here in rehearsals until 11pm the night before. Today, she is sitting at a table with a large coffee. Does she enjoy this bit, the putting together of a play? “I think it’s love-hate actual...

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