24 h. ago NHS keeps patients away because they are an inconvenience, new boss admits ahead of shake

Failing to listen to public frustrations could mean the end of a national health service, warns Sir Jim Mackey, as Labour prepares to unveil its 10-year plan for the NHS next week

Science

3 d. ago Keir Starmer did not overrule King Charles on timing of Donald Trump's 'historic' second state visit, says No10

The Times reported that Prime Minister had gone against the wishes of the Monarch by bringing forward Trump’s state visit to September

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3 d. ago Trump’s state visit set for September due to King and US leader’s busy diaries

The Times reported that Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has gone against the wishes of the King by bringing Mr Trump’s state visit forward.

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7 d. ago I had a room with a view and enjoyed some of Scotland's best seafood at The Pierhouse hotel

A visit to The Pierhouse hotel brings spectacular views and a feast of seafood prepared by Scotland’s Chef of the Year.

Society

1 week ago Rory McIlroy’s indifference is understandable after achieving his dream | Ewan Murray

Golfer has seemed irritated by elements of the media since completing the career grand slam but is that really a big deal?A snapshot of Rory McIlroy’s new normal arrived the day before the US PGA Championship began. McIlroy’s practice round at Quail Hollow was watched by more than 50, inside the ropes. Journalists, content creators, wannabe content creators everyone wanted not just a glimpse – you can get that from the bleachers – but a piece of golf’s latest grand slam man. McIlroy played a hole while being interviewed for the tournament’s main preview show. All soft, knock-around stuff but inevitably a distraction.It was difficult to shake the notion that Tiger Woods would never have tolerated such a scenario. It is also thankfully a truism that McIlroy is not Tiger Woods. The Northern Irishman’s chatty, warm personality endears him to so many. In a non-tribal sport people root for Rory, none more so than at Augusta National when more that a decade of frustration ended amid euphor...

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4 w. ago King Charles's secret trick for avoiding jet lag on whirlwind Canada visit

When King Charles and Queen Camilla visited Canada, the King did something one royal expert said was 'highly unusual' but made perfect sense when you consider the couple's ages

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4 w. ago King Charles’s visit brings frustration for First Nations amid ‘backslide in reconciliation’

Spectacle of royal visit evoked a model of national identity at odds with efforts to confront Canada’s own violent history of colonizationKing Charles’s speech to Canada’s parliament this week was framed as a subtle rebuke to Donald Trump’s threats of annexation and an assertion of the country’s sovereignty.But for many Indigenous people, the elaborate spectacle of the royal visit – with its protocol, regalia, thrones and mounties in pith helmets – evoked a model of national identity at odds with ongoing efforts to confront Canada’s own violent history of colonization and dispossession. Continue reading...

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