7 d. ago The Rule of Jenny Pen review – John Lithgow pulls the strings in care home horror

Geoffrey Rush’s retired judge is terrorised by Lithgow’s therapy puppet-wielding fellow resident in this claustrophobic tale of elder-on-elder abuseFilm-maker James Ashcroft has created a scary and intimately upsetting psychological horror based on a story by New Zealand author Owen Marshall set in a care home, a film whose coolly maintained claustrophobic mood and bravura performances make up for the slight narrative blurring towards the end. It’s a movie about bullying and elder abuse – more specifically, elder-on-elder abuse – and it is always most chilling when it sticks to the realist constraints of what could actually happen.The locale is an un-luxurious residential care facility where a retired judge is now astonished to find himself; this is Stefan Mortensen, played by Geoffrey Rush, who succumbed to a catastrophic stroke while passing judgment from the bench. He is a cantankerous and high-handed man, furious to be in this demeaning place and who, like many there, assures hi...

Events

1 week ago Allowing physician associates to take on doctors’ responsibilities ‘costs lives’

The Royal College of Physicians and the British Medical Association (BMA) are among those who have raised concerns about the use of PAs and AAs.

Society

1 week ago Almost no evidence that employing physician associates in NHS is safe, say Oxford researchers

Experts said studies relating to the role of PAs and anaesthetic associates (AAs) were severely lacking

Politics

1 week ago 'Little evidence' to suggest employing physician associates in the NHS is safe or improves patient care, review finds

Experts at Oxford University said studies relating the role of PAs and anaesthetic associates (AAs) (pictured, file photo) were severely lacking.

Science

2 w. ago Immediate improvements ordered at Welsh A&E after inspectors find 'significant patient safety concerns'

The inspection of at Morriston Hospital A&E identified several areas requiring immediate improvement, including the management of the hospital’s surge areas

Science

2 w. ago 'NHS Fife is not a safe place to work', claims student midwife suspended over pro

A student midwife who was suspended for sharing her pro-life views in a private social media group last night claimed NHS Fife is 'not a safe place to work for people with protected beliefs'.

Economics

2 w. ago Patients are 'misled over physician associates' as they are not qualified doctors, coroner warns

Dr Karen Henderson issued her alert after the death of Pamela Marking, 77, whose family were under the impression she had been seen by a doctor and not a physician associate (PA).

Events

2 w. ago Pictured: Mother who died after being seen by controversial 'cut

The grieving family of Pamela Marking, from Redhill, did not know she was seen by a so-called 'cut-price medic' when she attended East Surrey Hospital last February.

Events

3 w. ago Chinese fishing fleets using North Korean forced labour in potential breach of sanctions, report claims

Report by Environmental Justice Foundation has found evidence that at least 12 Chinese fishing vessels had employed North Korean crew between 2019 and 2024Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChinese fishing fleets are allegedly using North Korean forced labour, a potential breach of international sanctions, with workers allegedly kept at sea for up to a decade, according to a new report by the UK-based Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF).The report, published on Monday, has identified at least 12 Chinese deep-water fishing vessels that employed North Korean crew between 2019 and 2024. Continue reading...

Politics