6 h. ago West London council refuses to house young mother left sofa surfing while pregnant

Hounslow council was told to offer the woman and her baby its next available suitable home after its failures meant she missed out on a number of secure tenancies, but it has refused

Politics

22 h. ago GPs paid £20 'bonus' each time they avoid referring a patient directly to hospital in bid to cut NHS waiting lists

Ministers say the cash incentives - totalling up to £80million - will 'stop masses of people' being sent to hospital for 'unnecessary appointments'.

Science

22 h. ago Plan to divert millions of patients from waiting lists with GP service expansion

Ministers said the move will ‘stop masses of people’ going to hospital for ‘unnecessary appointments’.

Science

24 h. ago Craig David makes social housing plea in emotional return to childhood home where biggest hits were born

Craig David returned to his childhood council house where his biggest hits were created as he made a plea for more social housing.

Society

33 h. ago Neko Health opens in Shoreditch, as data proves young professionals pick private health diagnostics over NHS tests

After opening to a 10K waiting list six months ago, Neko Health was forced to find an additional - highly glamorous - home in Shoreditch

Science

37 h. ago Craig David makes 'heartbreaking' admission after 'powerful' visit to childhood council house

The popular singer is one of the UK's biggest acts to emerge from the 2000s

Society

38 h. ago Craig David returns to childhood council house in push for social housing

The singer visited the Holyrood Estate, near Southampton city centre, with his mother Tina.

Society

39 h. ago North Lanarkshire Council completes housing project in the heart of Motherwell

A total of 48 new flats at Brandon Street are now home to tenants and form part of the council’s ambitious new housing supply programme to deliver 6,000 new homes by 2035.

Politics

39 h. ago UK inflation falls to 2.6%, increasing pressure on Bank to cut interest rates

March annual rate comes before expected rise because of household bills going up this monthBusiness live – latest updatesUK inflation dropped to 2.6% in March, increasing the pressure on Bank of England policymakers to cut interest rates next month.Prices growth was weak ahead of an expected rise in April as households begin to pay higher council tax and utility bills, as well as an uncertain outlook posed by Donald Trump’s tariff war. Continue reading...

Economics

3 d. ago US military aid for Ukraine is about to cease. Is Europe ready? | David Shimer

Putin is planning for this war to continue. That leaves two key questions for Ukraine’s European alliesDavid Shimer was the director for eastern Europe and Ukraine on Joe Biden’s National Security CouncilThe war between Russia and Ukraine is approaching a historic turning point: unless the Trump administration adjusts course, US military aid for Ukraine is about to cease.In the months before leaving office, Joe Biden made a series of decisions to augment Ukraine’s stockpiles of vital munitions. Toward the end of 2024, the Department of Defense surged hundreds of thousands of artillery rounds, thousands of rockets and hundreds of armored vehicles to Ukraine, and that December, he approved an additional $1.25bn security assistance package for Ukraine, which has enabled the continued flow of US arms ever since (with the exception of the damaging pause ordered by Donald Trump in March).David Shimer served on the White House National Security Council from 2021-25, including as the direct...

Events

3 d. ago Galaxy of stars hail Rory McIlroy Masters win as Donald Trump claim rings true and Oscar winner leads A

The Northern Ireland golf star ended his 14-year wait to clinch is coveted Grand Slam with A-list fans beaming over his triumph

Politics

3 d. ago Storm Eowyn clean up costs Scots councils £5million after weather carnage

Schools, libraries, council depots, harbours, roads and houses were damaged in the storm - and councils are paying the price.

Economics

4 d. ago British holidaymakers hit by Dover delays as French border IT system fails

Travellers have been warned to expect delays of up to 45 minutes at the UK’s busiest international ferry port

Events

5 d. ago England's worst maternity units named and shamed: Interactive map exposes terrifying 'Russian roulette' thousands of mothers face

Exposing the dire 'postcode lottery' women giving birth face, damning figures show around 55 per cent in five services nationwide are failing.

Events

6 d. ago Why AI could end up harming patients, as researchers urge caution

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer pledged that the UK will be an ‘AI superpower’ and remarked the technology could be used to tackle NHS waiting lists.

Science

6 d. ago Fact check: NHS waiting lists have fallen for six months in a row

A graph shared by Labour is not fully labelled and seems to stitch together two different datasets.

Politics

7 d. ago Hospitals to get 'unlimited incentive payments' to take patients off waiting lists, say reports

NHS trusts have this week been ordered to “validate” their entire waiting list, reports say, meaning every patient will be removed and anyone who could be treated elsewhere, or does not need an appointment with a specialist, will be removed

Science

7 d. ago NHS meets key cancer target amid warning that patients still face delays to care

The overall waiting list for treatment also fell for the sixth consecutive month.

Events

7 d. ago 'Pollen bomb' warning as levels soar in the UK: Map reveals the areas where hay fever sufferers will be worst hit

If you suffer from hay fever, make sure you stock up on antihistamines and tissues - as a dreaded 'pollen bomb' is heading our way.

Events

7 d. ago There are opportunities for Keir Starmer in Trump's trade chaos. Here's how he can seize them | Martin Kettle

From fiscal rules to universities, doors have opened that were shut three months ago. Our future depends on which he choosesIt was Bismarck who expressed the art of political leadership most poetically. “A statesman cannot create anything himself,” Germany’s 19th-century iron chancellor once said. “He must wait and listen until he hears the steps of God sounding through events; then leap up and grasp the hem of his garment.”In other words, when it comes, seize the day. Leadership as Bismarck perfected it combined opportunity, readiness and drive. If circumstances allowed – something Bismarck was brilliant at ensuring – an opening might present itself, through which he could propel the state in the direction he wanted. At such moments, the gales of history seem to intensify, making it possible to achieve things that would otherwise be impossible, or more hazardous, in normal times. Continue reading...

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