33 h. ago Shower door exploded in Egyptian hotel severing man's artery

Kaylum now faces a medical bill of £35,000 after needing emergency surgery

Politics

33 h. ago Man faces £35,000 hospital bill after shower door exploded in Egypt

Kaylum was left with a severed artery and his insurance won't cover the cost of surgery

Economics

2 d. ago Wealth tax on 10 richest Scots could lift 30,000 out of poverty, report suggests

The STUC said the £492 million a year raised could alternatively fund 12,000 new nurses in hospitals, or 11,000 more teachers in classrooms.

Economics

9 d. ago British couple are left with £20,000 hospital bill following moped crash in Turkey after insurers say they were not covered

Holidaymakers Darren Webb, 34, and Danielle Davies, 30, were rushed to hospital on the first day of their dream trip to Marmaris.

Economics

2 w. ago Mother of tragic teenage girl killed in truck collision after struggles at £50,000

'Hardworking' teenager Georgia Scarff had been struggling to cope at £50,000-a-year Royal Hospital School in Holbrook, Suffolk, when she died, the hearing has been told.

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2 w. ago Boarding school manager tells inquest she constantly questioned 'how did we miss this?' after struggling pupil was killed by truck

'Hardworking' teenager Georgia Scarff, 16, had been struggling to cope at £50,000-a-year Royal Hospital School in Holbrook, Suffolk, where she was on a 'watch list'.

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2 w. ago Germany makes plans to deal with 1,000 wounded troops per day in case of war with Russia after France ordered its hospitals to be prepared amid growing WW3 fears

Germany's armed forces are planning how to treat a potential 1,000 wounded troops per day should a large-scale conflict between NATO and Russia break out. 

Economics

2 w. ago Charlie Kirk funeral live updates: Widow Erika describes the final moments with husband in hospital as 200,000 attend memorial service

Lines of mourners snaked outside the venue for hours ahead of the memorial for the conservative firebrand, who was assassinated at Utah Valley University on September 10.

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3 w. ago Hospitality job losses to hit ‘devastating’ 111,000 by November’s Budget

“Hospitality is being taxed out and the sheer scale of cost increases hitting the sector is forcing businesses to make tough decisions” – Kate Nicholls, UKHospitality

Economics

3 w. ago My cultural awakening: a Bastille show helped me get over my crippling Covid

I was afraid to be near people for two-and-a-half years, but then I got a chance to meet the band I loved – and the experience changed everythingI have always had a degree of health anxiety, but when Covid hit, it really spiked. At home with the family, I made sure we washed all our food and even then I didn’t feel safe eating it. I would bring in the post and then be worried about touching the front door. I’d shower for ages, trying to wash the virus away.I’m a journalist, so before the anxiety set in I was a pretty outgoing and adaptable person. But from the start of lockdown until September 2022, I didn’t go anywhere indoors other than home or the hospital. I didn’t even walk down a street for a year and a half, for fear of passing too close to someone. Continue reading...

Culture

4 w. ago The seven ways to protect yourself from catching the flu and prepare for flu season

Last year, more than 300,000 hospital beds were taken up by patients with the flu 🤧

Politics

last month Scandal of the NHS fat cats: CEOs at 10 worst hospitals paid MORE than Prime Minister

Despite failing to bring down waiting lists, the CEOs at the 10 NHS hospital trusts banked salaries of more than £200,000 last year.

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