61 h. ago US nursing home employees: do you have information about UnitedHealth’s nursing home practices?

We’d like to hear from UnitedHealth or nursing home workers and their experience with the company’s ISNP programThe Guardian has reported on allegations from current and former UnitedHealth employees that their company endangered patient safety in an attempt to cut hospitalization expenses and crossed legal lines to enroll residents in UnitedHealth’s Medicare Advantage institutional special needs plans (ISNPs). UnitedHealth/Optum has denied these allegations.We would like to hear from nursing home employees and operators about their experience working with UnitedHealth’s Medicare Advantage ISNP program. Continue reading...

Society

4 d. ago Tyrese Haliburton’s moment of reflection sheds light on stars’ secret struggles | Sean Ingle

Sportspeople’s reluctance to open up is understandable given the unforgiving environment but doing so could helpYou see it all the time these days. Players with their hands over their mouths at the end of matches, masking even the most banal of pleasantries from prying eyes. Not wanting to say anything that could be reported. Not wanting to let anyone in.A generation or two ago, writers such as Gay Talese would hang out with global stars such as Floyd Patterson and hear the former heavyweight champion call himself a coward, describe how it felt to be knocked out, and even accompany him to his daughter’s school to see him confront the bullies who kept lifting up her skirt. And that all happened on the same day. Continue reading...

Politics

5 d. ago The USSR occupied eastern Europe, calling it ‘liberation’ – Russia is repeating the crime in Ukraine | Sergei Lebedev

In the post-Soviet states, statues can be removed and street names changed. But achieving sovereignty of memory is far harderWe often hear that it is Russia’s inability or unwillingness to deal with the crimes of its past that has led to the restoration of tyranny and the military aggression that we see now. Such a narrative usually focuses only on internal Soviet deeds: forced collectivisation, the Great Terror of the 1930s, the Gulag system and so on. Some of these things were nominally recognised as crimes, but no attempt was made to hold the perpetrators to account. Russia’s perestroika democrats were generally opposed to transitional justice.However, the most politically sensitive Soviet crime is nearly always left out of the discussion. And Russia’s failure to address this particular crime is far more dangerous and affects the fate of many nations. Continue reading...

Events

5 d. ago Pregnant woman secretly given abortion drug by vile paramedic has justice for 'angel' baby

Stephen Doohan, from Edinburgh, is facing jail after his sick plans to terminate a woman's baby were revealed.

Society

6 d. ago Homeless person 'randomly set on fire by sick woman' as witnesses 'still hear her screams'

Police arrested a woman after grim CCTV footage showed a homeless person being set on fire - the victim suffered burns to a third of her body and had to be intubated for two weeks

Events

7 d. ago Woman suffers miscarriage after sick paramedic secretly gave her abortion drug

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Stephen Doohan begged the woman not to report him, and tried to buy her silence with gifts. He later pleaded guilty to assault, sexual assault and another charge of causing the woman to have an abortion

Events

7 d. ago Sick paramedic secretly gave abortion drug to woman pregnant with his baby

Stephen Doohan begged the woman not to report him, and tried to buy her silence with gifts.

Events

8 d. ago US wants to withhold details in Kilmar Abrego Garcia case. Judge will hear arguments

A federal judge in Maryland will hear arguments over whether the Trump administration can invoke the state secrets privilege in the court case involving Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Events

8 d. ago Who is Florian Wirtz – 'special' star who 'flew to UK to meet Liverpool and Man City'

It won't be the last time you hear the name Florian Wirtz this summer - with the Bayer Leverkusen star reportedly jetting to England for transfer talks

Politics

8 d. ago It can be hard to end a phone call. But 'Okaybye' is not the way to do it | Adrian Chiles

I’m not necessarily expecting a ‘love you’ from the person on the other end of the line – but don’t make me feel I’ve outstayed my welcomePhone conversations can be great things. It’s a shame we’re in an age when you can’t just have them on impulse. One of my oldest friends came to mind yesterday morning. We had not spoken for a couple of months and I wanted to hear his voice. And even with him I felt it would be a slight imposition to just call. So I texted him first to see if he could talk. This process has become so normal that I didn’t give it a second thought until afterwards. Anyway, he responded in the affirmative, agreeing that the call could be made there and then, which it was, and we had a good conversation.While meeting a friend in person is optimal, phone calls have their place. Sometimes it feels as if you can say more, perhaps speaking more frankly than if you were looking into the whites of each other’s eyes. Continue reading...

Politics

9 d. ago Brendan Rodgers 'incensed' over Reo Hatate injury as Celtic boss lets rip at flashpoint under his nose

The Celtic boss let the fourth official hear it after Hatate was left with an ice pack strapped to his knee

Events

1 week ago TOWIE's James Argent 'attacked' model girlfriend on Spain holiday say witnesses

James Argent was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence in Spain on Sunday, May 5 after a witness claimed he could hear a 'frightening argument' and saw the former TOWIE star throw objects from a nearby house

Events

1 week ago Diddy's support squad: Rapper's mother, 3 teenage daughters and a friend he fathered a love child with sat in court to hear gruesome evidence of 'vile sex act' and testimony from male escort

The rapper is accused of abusing, threatening, and coercing women for years, including at 'freak off' orgy afterparties to his famed celebrity-filled events.

Events

1 week ago FLOURISHING AFTER 50: My husband's business partner is bleeding us dry and I'm scared we're going to lose our home

This week, leading money educator Vanessa Stoykov helps a woman who is feeling 'sick' about her husband's business partner and their financial position.

Transport

2 w. ago 'Incredibly dangerous' man 'lured' woman to church and tried to rape her next to homeless person

Geoffrey Jones has been jailed for 12 years for this and a series of rapes carried out to another victim which were said to have left her with panic attacks and flashbacks

Events

2 w. ago Don’t you get it, Harry? You’re not a victim. You’re a rich man who can pay for his own sodding security | Marina Hyde

One of the prince’s well-heeled friends should give our foremost podcaster a lesson on when to keep schtumPrince Harry wanted a completely new life and he has got one. He is no longer a working royal, but a rich person. His Rich Highness. This involves a change of mindset in a mind that is somewhat hard to describe as quick on the uptake.Being rich is all well and good, of course, and the duke certainly moaned enough about money when he was still within the confines of royal duty, to hear insiders tell it. But the reason you don’t see Beyoncé out there on the talkshow circuit whining about how much money she has to spend on security – easily eight figures a year – is that she, a very rich person, seems to understand that regrettably it goes with the territory, and that you have to pay for it out of your riches.Marina Hyde is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago Sick Florida woman 'had sex with underage boy' she met at a funeral

Ayla Gonzalez Salinas, 20, was arrested Tuesday after police found that she allegedly had sex with an underage boy that she met a funeral last fall.

Politics

3 w. ago 'Outraged' homeless person accuses hotel of evicting them so beach festival

Tunes on the Bay takes place in Swansea this weekend, but the Dragon Hotel in Swansea has said temporary accommodation at any time of year is only ever for specific time frames, although extensions can be requested

Society

3 w. ago Sick fairground worker took advantage of woman as she lay unconscious at Creamfields

“Ludanyi chose to take advantage of a woman while she could not consent"

Politics

3 w. ago Man City 'demand sensitive information' from Arsenal as Premier League feud turns ugly

Manchester City are still awaiting to hear the verdict of their ongoing legal battle with the Premier League - but the dethroned champions have made a demand that involves their top-flight rivals

Politics