9 h. ago Trapped with a Tesla: my dream car has become a living nightmare | The secret Tesla driver

I bought it to be part of a greener future, but that was before Musk proved so awful. I’d sell it now, but prices have droppedAfter our children left home, my wife and I decided to treat ourselves and buy a new car for a driving holiday in Europe. We’d been driving a family estate car for years, loading it up with kids and making trips to and from universities, but we wanted something for ourselves.As a surprise, she booked a test drive for the Tesla Model S for my birthday. It was unlike any car I’d been in before. I thought “Wow, this is amazing.” It felt like the future: a computer on wheels that was constantly updating with new features. I can’t say I feel that way now – and many people seem to share that view. Tesla sales figures declined by 13% in the first few months of this year. Others feel even more uneasy: more than 200 demonstrations happened last weekend outside company facilities around the world to protest against Elon Musk and the wrecking ball he has taken to the fe...

Transport

35 h. ago London family placed in housing 140 miles away by council for over five years amid homes shortage

The family is one of 256 homeless households in Lambeth forced out of capital for temporary housing as demand soars

Society

3 d. ago Brits face huge changes to driving tests with waiting lists expected to increase

The average waiting time for driving tests increased to a whopping 20 weeks in February, a significant increase from the 14-week average in the previous year, leaving thousands of learners waiting for a test

Politics

3 d. ago A Wisconsin state supreme court race will test whether abortion can still tip an election

Two years after the fall of Roe v Wade, it is no longer clear whether voters will show up for the singular issueThe United States on Tuesday will face its first major election of the Trump 2.0 era: a race for a single state supreme court seat in Wisconsin that could not only rewrite abortion access in the state, but test whether the issue of abortion rights can still drive voters to the polls.On Tuesday, Wisconsin residents will decide whether to elect liberal Susan Crawford or conservative Brad Schimel, two county judges, to the state supreme court, which is poised to weigh in on two major abortion cases. Abortion rights advocates are trying to use the threat to the procedure to convince people to head to the polls, but, more than two years after the US supreme court overturned Roe v Wade, it is no longer clear whether abortion can tip an election. Democratic candidates talked about outrage over Roe constantly during the 2024 election – and fell short, losing both the White House a...

Politics

3 d. ago 'I drove 1,000 miles just to get a dentist appointment as the situation is ridiculous'

Mark Formosa took the extreme measures after failing to find an NHS appointment anywhere near his home in Newquay, Cornwall, despite being on the waiting list for years

Politics

7 d. ago Mercedes reserve driver Valtteri Bottas completes test for rival F1 team

Left without a Formula 1 race seat for 2025, Valtteri Bottas is biding his time back at Mercedes as their reserve driver and looking to land a place back on the grid next term

Politics

7 d. ago People from Wales needing hospital treatment to be put on longer waiting list than English people

Patients in an area of Wales with no major hospital will face longer waits when they are sent to English hospitals

Politics

8 d. ago Surgeons transplant genetically modified pig liver into Chinese patient

Organ appears to function for 10 days, raising prospect of short-term use for those on transplant listA genetically modified pig liver that was transplanted into a brain-dead patient appeared to function successfully inside their body for 10 days, according to the scientists who performed the groundbreaking procedure.The surgery, at a Chinese hospital last year, is thought to mark the first time a pig liver has been transplanted into a human. It raises the prospect of pig livers serving as a “bridging organ” for patients on the waiting list for a transplant or to support liver function while their own organ regenerates. Continue reading...

Science

8 d. ago Number of people on ADHD waiting lists in Greater Manchester will rise to 25,000

There are already more than 20,000 people on ADHD waiting lists in the region, and figures could increase even further by at least 8,000 new patient referrals every year

Politics

1 week ago Brave boy, five, battling a rare cancer who Mail on Sunday readers helped to raise £500k for treatment undergoes life

Ralph Tatham, five, received a new liver, big and small bowel, stomach and pancreas from another child last year after eight months at the top of the UK waiting list.

Economics

1 week ago How did it come to this? Labour’s journey from landslide victory to ‘deep unhappiness’

Rachel Reeves’s speech next week is being crafted as a ‘re-education’ on Labour’s achievements amid gloominess and sinking poll ratingsWhen Rachel Reeves takes to her feet in the Commons to deliver her spring statement next week, she will try to pull off what her inner circle describe as a “re-education” exercise over how Labour has used its early days in power.“We want it to be a re-education on all the good things we’ve already done in office,” said one, listing achievements including increasing the minimum wage, cutting NHS waiting lists and improving workers’ rights. “We want everybody to hear it.” Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago ‘We want everybody to hear it’: Labour to use spring statement to showcase early successes

Rachel Reeves’s fiscal speech next week is being carefully crafted as a ‘re-education’ on Labour’s achievements When Rachel Reeves takes to her feet in the Commons to deliver her spring statement next week, she will try to pull off what her inner circle describe as a “re-education” exercise over how Labour has used its early days in power.“We want it to be a re-education on all the good things we’ve already done in office,” said one, listing achievements including increasing the minimum wage, cutting NHS waiting lists and improving workers’ rights. “We want everybody to hear it.” Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Driving tests: Which centres have the shortest waiting lists in London?

There are several reasons why the wait time for driving tests is so long, from a pandemic backlog to industrial strikes

Politics

2 w. ago Major DVSA change for learner drivers booking driving tests from next month

The Department for Transport has announced it is changing the notice period for people re-arranging practical driving tests to reduce backlog

Politics

2 w. ago Thousands removed from NHS wait lists by Government doctor scheme

Doctors are being sent to areas with high economic inactivity

Politics

2 w. ago Deploying top doctors in high joblessness areas cuts NHS wait lists – Streeting

The Health Secretary started the scheme in September, tasking the clinicians with improving care in 20 areas.

Society

2 w. ago Putting top doctors in areas with high unemployment sees waiting lists plummet

Expert clinicians are being dispatched to areas with high levels of unemployment

Politics

2 w. ago Wes Streeting says making Brits healthier will help cut benefits bill

Writing exclusively for the Sunday Mirror, Mr Streeting argued cutting waiting lists and targeting areas of worklessness with “crack teams” to improve NHS services would help reduce demand for sickness and disability benefits

Science

2 w. ago Revealed: How abolished NHS England DESTROYED the health service...and is the reason you're waiting months to see a doctor

Established in 2013 under the Conservatives, NHS England was intended to give health service policymakers independence and autonomy from politicians.

Society

2 w. ago Revealed: How NHS England DESTROYED the health service...and is the reason you're waiting months to see a doctor

Yesterday, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, announced NHS England's abolition, leaving its 15,000 staff blindsided. More than half will be sacked.

Society