4 d. ago ‘I feel like I’ll never be cold again’: How tennis stars coped with Melbourne heat | Tumaini Carayol

Extreme heat wreaked havoc on Saturday’s schedule but tennis has changed its ways of dealing with extreme heatEven before the first set and first hour of his match elapsed, Tomas Machac had asked the umpire for the tournament doctor, trainer and pickle juice, the drink du jour for tackling cramps. Those preventive measures taken in the intense early stages of his third-round tussle with Lorenzo Musetti proved to be sensible, for the pair would spend a brutal four hours, 25 minutes on court.Four hours of that took place inside an open John Cain Arena, a furnace in suffocating heat. “We knew today was going to be really, really hot,” Musetti said. “I think I managed well to finish the match without cramping.” Continue reading...

Politics

6 d. ago Wes Streeting makes new NHS pledge amid cancer care ‘postcode lottery’

The measures form part of the government’s upcoming National Cancer Plan, a strategy that will aim to prevent cancer, speed up diagnosis and enhance treatment

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6 d. ago Hospitals in rural and coastal areas to get more cancer doctors to tackle 'postcode lottery' of care

New National Cancer Plan also includes measures aimed at rolling out the latest diagnostic tests and technologies to hospitals faster.

Science

7 d. ago Germany’s plan to axe sick notes given over phone meets outcry from unions and medics

Opponents say proposal, designed to tackle employee skiving, would fill up doctors’ waiting rooms unnecessarilyA German proposal to end the right to get short-term sick leave from a doctor over the telephone as a means of cracking down on skiving has met with an outcry from labour groups and the medical profession.Germans enjoy some of the most generous employee illness policies in Europe, a fact the conservative chancellor, Friedrich Merz, says is undermining efforts to kickstart the EU’s biggest economy, whose growth has largely stalled since 2022. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Prostate cancer is most commonly diagnosed cancer across UK, study finds

Cancer charity highlights apparent ‘postcode lottery’ of testing and diagnoses across different regions seen in studyProstate cancer is now the most commonly diagnosed form of cancer across the UK, surpassing breast cancer, according to a leading charity.There were 64,425 diagnoses of prostate cancer in 2022, an analysis of NHS figures by Prostate Cancer UK found, and 61,640 new cases of breast cancer. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Culling of the chief constables: Top officer calls for forces to be slashed from 43 to as few as 10 amid demands for a 'police tax' to solve postcode lottery of funding

Gavin Stephens, the Chair of the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC), has called for the most radical changes to policing in a century.

Events

1 week ago The coffee postcode lottery! How the cost of a flat white varies dramatically across the UK

Coffee chains make identical drinks, using the same machines, wherever you are in the UK - but you'll pay more or less depending on where you are when you're buying it.

Events

1 week ago People’s Postcode Lottery results: The winning streets for January 10 to 16

Amy Lucas landed an incredible £166,666 on People’s Postcode Lottery over the last week

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2 w. ago 'I was laying in hospital convinced I was going to die when I discovered I had won £144k with People's Postcode Lottery'

Gail Wood was recovering in hospital after surgery when she discovered she had won £144k

Economics

3 w. ago MPs to debate change in law after man's cancer death due to 'lottery'

Owain James died in 2024 and his widow is leading a campaign to end the 'postcode lottery' of care

Events

3 w. ago New university deal to help boost unique doctor training scheme helping tackle rural GP shortage

Medical students on the ScotGEM course will now have the chance to use facilities at University of the West of Scotland in Dumfries

Economics

3 w. ago People’s Postcode Lottery results: The winning streets for December 27 to January 2

A postcode in Leicester split a prize of £1M in this week's People's Postcode Lottery draws

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