4 d. ago Fury as bosses at three GP surgeries announce plans to charge patients attending appointments for parking

Whitstable Medical Practice is planning to bring in a £1 charge for four hours parking at the trio of surgeries it runs in the Kent town.

Science

7 d. ago Spanish island's tourist fury as top boss insists 'only 4 streets are overcrowded'

Despite a year of calls to curb over tourism, a senior hotel boss has controversially claimed the popular island of Majorca isn't actually saturated with holidaymakers

Politics

1 week ago India trains thousands of medics to promote vaccine in huge push to end cervical cancer

Vast scheme aims to counter disinformation and increase awareness in country where low HPV vaccine take-up means many die from the preventable diseaseTens of thousands of doctors across India are being trained to promote the HPV vaccine, in a push to eliminate cervical cancer in the country.They will check with mothers attending medical appointments that they intend to vaccinate their daughters, and visit schools and community centres armed with facts and slideshows to counter vaccine disinformation. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago FA Cup ref sparks red card fury as boss fumes 'against us it's always difficult to see'

Crystal Palace reached the FA Cup semi-finals with a 3-0 thrashing of Fulham but Eagles star Adam Wharton was lucky to avoid a red card in the first half when the score was level

Economics

3 w. ago French investigators seek further victims of paedophile surgeon

‘Turning point’ as man on trial for raping or sexually assaulting 299 mostly young patients admits guiltFrench investigators have begun a search for further victims of a paedophile surgeon on trial for raping or sexually assaulting 299 mostly young patients, after he admitted all the charges in what was described as a “turning point” in France’s largest child abuse case.Joël Le Scouarnec, 74, had said “I committed heinous acts” at the opening of the trial last month but previously only acknowledged the abuse on a case-by-case basis and had denied several of the charges. Continue reading...

Events

last month Red Hot Chili Peppers star Anthony Kiedis apologized to ex for sending her to abortion clinic alone at just 17

Ione Skye has claimed in her new memoir Say Everything that the singer, now 62, paid for her to have the procedure when she was just 17 - but didn't attend the appointment with her.

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