42 h. ago Stacey Solomon says she doesn't care what people think of her any more in honest admission

Stacey Solomon embarrassed big sister Jemma during their trip to the Hollywood Hills - but she said it was all 'worth it' as she tried to 'fit in'

Events

3 d. ago City gives iPads to 911 supercallers to prevent them from bombarding emergency services

The pilot program aims to decrease government spending on emergency room trips and connect people to rapid care virtually

Events

8 d. ago AI – you cannot escape it! And now the internet claims many people don’t even care. What is going on?! | First Dog on the Moon

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9 d. ago South Africa welcomes $115M US bridge plan to sustain its HIV programs for 6 months

South Africa has welcomed a U.S. bridging plan worth $115 million to continue funding HIV treatment and prevention programs until the end of March

Politics

1 week ago ‘My eyes are stinging, but damn it, they’re open’: surviving a 12

Breaking both dawn and sanity, Twilight fan Jared Richards heads to the cinema to watch all five films for the 20th anniversary of Stephenie Meyer’s vampiric bestsellerGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailIt is about 4am on a Saturday morning and a delirious energy is emerging at Randwick Ritz’s dusk-to-dawn, 12-hour marathon of the Twilight Saga. The cinema has the airs of an airport terminal after significant delays; at this point, people no longer care how they look and are doing anything they can to stay comfortable.We’ve reached the night’s 30-minute “breakfast break”, which means we are three of five films into the romantic tale of clumsy, quiet teen Bella Swan, who moves to the foggy forest town of Forks, Washington and falls for Edward Cullen, a (permanently) 17-year-old vampire. Continue reading...

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1 week ago ‘Frightened to get out of their cars’: Britain’s toxic race debates threaten overseas care workers

Staff are being advised to travel in mixed groups and carry panic alarms as incidents of intimidation spreadThey have travelled thousands of miles to care for the most vulnerable people in society. But care workers recruited overseas to fill much-needed roles are increasingly facing racist abuse in the UK, industry insiders have warned, as the country’s immigration debate becomes increasingly toxic.Staff working with elderly and disabled service users have been advised to travel to work in racially mixed groups and carry panic alarms. The measures follow a surge in reports of “verbal abuse and spitting” from strangers since the summer, said Nadra Ahmed, the executive chair of the National Care Association (NCA), which represents about 5,000 providers. Continue reading...

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1 week ago RSPB asks bird lovers to stop putting popular food out in gardens

People who care for birds are being urged to be careful about the type of food they put out in their garden

Politics

1 week ago Sturgeon: It would be unthinkable for care Promise not to be delivered

The former first minister said there was no room for complacency on the goal, launched by her in 2020, to improve the lives of young people in care.

Politics

2 w. ago Hamilton MP welcomes £20m government funding for South Lanarkshire

Imogen Walker says the Pride in Place cash boost will be "transformational".

Economics

3 w. ago How a Miami health care group is meeting homeless patients where they live

A nonprofit group in Miami is helping reduce the strain on emergency rooms by providing homeless people with health care where they live

Society

3 w. ago Fundraising groups step up to help reopen national park sites and welcome visitors

One of Mississippi’s most-visited cultural attractions has reopened in the midst of the government shutdown, thanks to funding from a nonprofit group

Politics

3 w. ago The joy of Traitors is in rooting for real people. Does anyone care about celebrities in that way? | Zoe Williams

Having famous contestants is a betrayal of all that’s great about the show – and a misunderstanding of what makes humans tickIf you have never seen Traitors, you will be sick to death of people telling you to watch Traitors: everybody loves it, no one can ever explain why. They describe the premise and it’s a load of people lying to one another. Contestants perform challenges – such as the challenge of running faster than most of them would like – and then they lie. They are often presented with the dilemma of whether to lie or not, but there is very little suspense, because they always choose lying. That is, of course, if they have anything to lie about; the ones who don’t just operate in a perpetual fog of misdirected trust and reptile-brained paranoia. It sounds like the kind of thing you wouldn’t have to watch twice, but that is so far from true you could easily find yourself scouring the world for the connoisseur’s Traitors (Traitors Australia, season two).Theoretically then, C...

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3 w. ago The joy of The Traitors is in rooting for real people. Does anyone care about celebrities in that way? | Zoe Williams

Having famous contestants is a betrayal of all that’s great about the show – and a misunderstanding of what makes humans tickIf you have never seen The Traitors, you will be sick to death of people telling you to watch The Traitors: everybody loves it, no one can ever explain why. They describe the premise and it’s a load of people lying to one another. Contestants perform challenges – such as the challenge of running faster than most of them would like – and then they lie. They are often presented with the dilemma of whether to lie or not, but there is very little suspense, because they always choose lying. That is, of course, if they have anything to lie about; the ones who don’t just operate in a perpetual fog of misdirected trust and reptile-brained paranoia. It sounds like the kind of thing you wouldn’t have to watch twice, but that is so far from true you could easily find yourself scouring the world for the connoisseur’s The Traitors (The Traitors Australia, season two).Theor...

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3 w. ago Over 2600 NHS Forth Valley patients wait more than four hours for A&E and minor injuries treatment

Over 2600 NHS Forth Valley patients wait more than four hours for treatment

Events

3 w. ago Major cuts are underway in NHS Forth Valley after £7m overspend

The board heard an update from Director of Finance Scott Urquhart.

Economics

3 w. ago NHS Forth Valley welcomes £2 million funds to expand hospital care in people's own homes

The service was introduced during Covid but soon impressed with the results

Economics

3 w. ago NHS Forth Valley plan will bring services closer to communities

The NHS plan aims to increase the amount spent on prevention in a bid to save money overall

Sport

3 w. ago £500m social care fair pay agreement investment just the start, says Streeting

Unison has welcomed the funding as a start but said ‘substantially more’ will be needed.

Economics

3 w. ago MP welcomes £41.5m funding package for Lanarkshire from UK Government

News of the funding, totalling £292m across Scotland, was welcomed by the Scottish Chambers of Commerce – who want to see local businesses involved as a “key element” in the discussions around regeneration and revitalisation.

Economics