8 h. ago Voices: Britain’s missing children and the heartbreaking question that no one asked in the case of Fred West

It’s 30 years since Andrew O’Hagan wrote his debut book ‘The Missing’, but he has never forgotten the desperate people he met and the heart-shattering stories that never had an ending. It’s why, today, he is backing The Independent’s SafeCall campaign, to provide a lifeline for those in crisis who don’t have anyone to turn to

Events

16 h. ago 'Won't see him': Celtic star set to miss rest of season as injury crisis deepens amid next manager update

Defender recently had op to cure Achilles issue

Events

28 h. ago Perth councillor rages over "intolerable" dentist service as some go private

The Kinross-shire representative claimed the only way to get an NHS dentist in the region was to “end up in prison or a care home”.

Politics

3 d. ago Swinney warns Starmer and Reeves of ‘risks’ if Budget fails to end austerity

Scottish First Minister John Swinney said the ending of austerity was what people are ‘desperately seeking’.

Events

3 d. ago He took £100 payments then posted lethal chemical to four desperately vulnerable people

Two of the four people to whom Miles Cross sent the toxic substance have since died

Economics

4 d. ago Pensioners paying emergency bills with burial funds and pulling out own teeth

Older people have told how they are taking desperate measures to pay unexpected bills with research revealing one in five on a low income would find a £50 emergency cost 'impossible or difficult' to cope with

Economics

7 d. ago Surgical patients left in agony amid staffing crisis at one of the UK’s biggest NHS trusts

Exclusive: Surgical staff at a major hospital have reported feeling burnt out and overwhelmed, while others have claimed that staffing levels are unsafe

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8 d. ago Yellow fever and dengue cases surge in South America as climate crisis fuels health issues

Disease outbreaks from South America to Europe have been worsened by rising global temperatures, experts saySurging cases of yellow fever and dengue in South America highlight the growing assault on people’s health from the climate crisis, with infectious diseases spread by mosquitoes and deadly heat also now pushing into temperate regions such as Europe, experts have warned at the Cop30 climate summit.There have been 356 cases of yellow fever in South America and 152 deaths so far this year, largely in the Amazon region, according to Pan American Health Organization figures. Apart from a large spike in 2017 and 2018, this is the largest number of yellow fever cases for any year in the continent, bar one, since 1960. Continue reading...

Society

1 week ago Air pollution levels surge in India's capital, sparking rare protests

A thick layer of smog has enveloped India’s capital, New Delhi, as pollution levels surge, worsening a public health crisis

Events

1 week ago Rich countries have lost enthusiasm for tackling climate crisis, says Cop30 chief

Brazil’s André Corrêa do Lago says countries should follow China’s lead on clean energy as conference beginsCop30: what are the main issues?Net zero to NDCs: your Cop30 jargon busterRich countries have lost enthusiasm for combating the climate crisis while China is surging ahead in producing and using clean energy equipment, the president of the UN climate talks has said.More countries should follow China’s lead instead of complaining about being outcompeted, said André Corrêa do Lago, the Brazilian diplomat in charge of the Cop30 conference, which begins on Monday. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago NHS dentist crisis sees thousands sign Mirror petition demanding Tory cut reversal

The Government currently only funds enough for half of the population to see an NHS dentist as 14 million living with 'unmet need' - join the Mirror’s campaign to rescue dentistry

Events

2 w. ago Child obesity crisis: London has worst record in weight surge for primary school youngsters, report reveals

More than a fifth of Year Six pupils in the capital are obese, according to new study

Events

2 w. ago Squid Game: The Challenge season two review – nothing you see here is OK

Cash-strapped people forced to do shameful things because they’re desperate for money? How can this rot be real? If I recreated the idea in my local park, I’d surely end up in prisonThere’s missing the point, and then there’s Netflix making its capitalism-skewing Korean hit about a ruthless contest into an actual gameshow. The producers of Squid Game: The Challenge have previously denied that’s what happened here, stating that, in fact, the series is also about camaraderie and how people work under pressure, and is, I quote, “a critique of how we are ingrained from childhood to be ultra-competitive”. Come on – it’s a reality show about people doing humiliating things because they’re desperate for money, based on a drama about people doing humiliating things because they’re desperate for money. If I rounded up a load of debt-ridden people and recreated Squid Game: The Challenge in my local park, I’m pretty sure I’d be put in prison.The thing about Squid Game: The Challenge that makes...

Politics

2 w. ago Yorkshire kids have worst teeth in UK as one place has 995 extractions in a year

EXCLUSIVE: The Daily Star Sunday found that some of the worst areas in the country for the health of kids' teeth came from Yorkshire as NHS dentists continue to have long queues

Politics

3 w. ago NHS dentists crisis sees surge in GoFundMe appeals from desperate people in pain

The British Dental Association brands it ‘Victorian’ that Brits having to beg for charity to pay for essential dentistry which should be available on the NHS

Events

3 w. ago Grocery chain desperate for pennies offers gift cards at double the value if people exchange 1

Giant Eagle and Sheetz are finding creative ways to collect pennies as the US Treasury phases out 1-cent coin production

Politics

3 w. ago 'Posh' Christmas train has people 'desperate' to board, but there's a catch

The "proper posh" train operates all over the UK, bringing passengers a taste of luxury on board an opulent, vintage styled train with seven course lunches and entertainment from musicians and magicians

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