21 h. ago 'Neighbour's favour turned into selfish act that left me calling emergency services'

A neighbour's selfish act left a member of the public feeling they should call emergency services after a 'favour' from the resident next door spiralled into a terrible moment

Politics

62 h. ago Bernie Sanders demands that RFK Jr step down as health secretary

Vermont senator says Kennedy is endangering the health of the American people as head of the US health departmentBernie Sanders has joined in on growing public calls for Donald Trump’s health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, to resign, after recent chaos across US health agencies.In an op-ed published in the New York Times on Saturday, the Vermont senator accused Kennedy of “endangering the health of the American people now and into the future”, adding: “He must resign.” Continue reading...

Society

3 d. ago London May Ignore Calls For Free Public Transport — But There Are Alternatives

London May Ignore Calls For Free Public Transport — But There Are Alternatives  Forbes

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4 d. ago CDC officials who quit in protest lead call to ‘get politics out of public health’

Staffers gather in Atlanta to applaud senior leaders who resigned after CDC chief Susan Monarez was firedWho’s who in the CDC crisis?Senior CDC vaccine research and public health leaders who resigned in protest told hundreds of supporters across the street from the campus on Thursday that the Trump administration needs to “get politics out of public health”.The agency is reeling from the firing of the CDC chief, Susan Monarez, but Monarez, who was confirmed as CDC chief just a month ago, has refused to be removed. Three senior leaders – Debra Houry, Demetre Daskalakis and Daniel Jernigan – resigned shortly after in protest, citing the alleged spread of misinformation under the Trump administration and political interference in their work. The staffers cheered and applauded them at the event on Thursday. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Bomb squad called to Manchester park and cordon put in place

Members of the public were moved away from the area after emergency crews were called

Events

4 d. ago Outrage in Italy over pornographic website with doctored images of prominent women

Phica posted altered photos, with vulgar and sexist captions, of women including prime minister Giorgia MeloniA pornographic website that posted doctored photos of a host of high-profile Italian women, including the prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, and opposition leader, Elly Schlein, has sparked outrage in Italy.The photos, accompanied by vulgar and sexist captions, were either harvested from personal social media accounts or public sources before being altered and published on the Italian platform, called Phica, which has more than 700,000 subscribers. Continue reading...

Politics

5 d. ago London Tube Strikes and Alternative Transport: A Guide for Tourists in September 2025

London Tube Strikes and Alternative Transport: A Guide for Tourists in September 2025  Travel And Tour World

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7 d. ago Some FEMA staff call out Trump cuts in public letter of dissent

More than 180 current and former FEMA employees have published a letter warning of potential disaster due to cuts in the agency

Politics

7 d. ago 'Explosive' found on Scots beach as bomb squad cordon off shoreline

"The member of the public did exactly the right thing by calling 999 and asking for the Coastguard."

Events

1 week ago ‘An existential threat’: US health workers call Robert F Kennedy Jr a risk to public health

More than 750 health workers say Kennedy’s misinformation fuels violence and endangers livesCurrent and former employees at US health agencies released a letter on Wednesday outlining how misinformation spread by Robert F Kennedy Jr is endangering the lives of federal employees and the American people.Experts emphasized to the Guardian that he’s “an existential threat to public health”. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Now thousands give up trying to get an ambulance to A&E and 'are finding their own way to hospital'

Long response times and scenes of emergency vehicles queuing outside hospitals are thought to have fuelled the surge in people turning to alternative transport - even in the most urgent cases.

Politics

2 w. ago Woman stuck inside locked public toilet needs fire crew rescue after door malfunction

Firefighters were called after a woman got trapped in a locked public toilet in Exmouth when it malfunctioned, and her desperate boyfriend called emergency services for help

Events

2 w. ago Firefighters called to over 40 obese people a week after it was revealed ambulance service had to spend £30million on specialist transport

The shocking reality of the UK's obesity crisis has been laid bare by Home Office data on the number of firefighter callouts for helping members of the public who are 'overweight or plus size'.

Economics

2 w. ago Public must tackle shoplifters, Thames Valley police and crime commissioner says

Thames Valley police and crime commissioner Matthew Barber has stood by his comments that the public should call out shoplifters

Events

3 w. ago Moment staff on London's 'lawless' Tube appear to ignore two fare dodgers who shamelessly push their way through barriers next to where they are standing

The shocking incident is believed to have taken place at the brand new Elizabeth Line station in Woolwich, south-east London last week.

Politics

3 w. ago Citroen must urgently improve ‘chaotic’ airbag recall – Which?

A rare ‘stop-drive’ order has left 120,000 customers unable to drive their cars, and Which? warned that many had no alternative mode of transport.

Politics

3 w. ago Call The Midwife star Helen George goes public with new boyfriend Dan Innes at Good Night, Oscar press night

The Call the Midwife star, 41, was hand-in-hand with Dan, who is 10 years her senior - as they ventured out in the English capital, four months after confirming the romance.

Politics

3 w. ago Gardener walking home from his allotment is arrested by armed police after member of public called 999 over 'knifeman wearing khaki'

Samuel Rowe, 35, had been walking with his trug of vegetables and gardening tools in Manchester earlier this month when he made the decision to trim his hedge.

Events

3 w. ago Calls to stop wind farm in public forest home to Scottish wildcats rejected by Supreme Court

Claims have been made the wildcats in the forest are hybrids - a result of wildcats interbreeding with domestic or feral cats.

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