6 h. ago People felt they ‘failed’ loved ones over funerals during pandemic, inquiry told

A charity chief has told the Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry people still feel guilty for not being able to invite family and friends to funerals.

Events

12 h. ago Charity accuses NHS Wales of failing people with hearing loss

National charity, RNID, said some people face major barriers like not being able to book a GP appointment and not understanding what's happening to them in an emergency

Sport

14 h. ago The Tories have shown Labour exactly how not to fight Farage | Rafael Behr

As local elections loom, it’s clear that years of agreeing with the Reform leader have failed to discourage people from voting for himIn the playbook of election strategies, there are two canonical campaigns. Incumbents say things are going in the right direction; don’t let the opposition screw it up! Challengers say everything is screwed up already; it’s time for change!There is a less orthodox, third option, innovated by the Conservatives in competition with whichever party Nigel Farage happens to be leading: our opponent is right; don’t vote for him.Rafael Behr is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

Politics

28 h. ago Climate plan based on phasing out fossil fuels doomed to fail, says Tony Blair

Former PM claims net zero policies losing public support and says there should be greater focus on carbon captureTony Blair has called for the government to change course on climate, suggesting a strategy that limits fossil fuels in the short term or encourages people to limit consumption is “doomed to fail”.In comments that have prompted a backlash within Labour, the former prime minister suggested the UK government should focus less on renewables and more on technological solutions such as carbon capture. Continue reading...

Society

1 week ago Graeme Souness delivers scathing Manchester United verdict as Cristiano Ronaldo point made

The former Premier League midfielder believes Manchester United failed to keep the right people at the club

Politics

1 week ago Health warning as people ignore surprisingly common heart failure symptom

The distress caused by poor hearing increases the risk of heart failure, a study has found

Events

1 week ago Urgent call for older drivers to get eyesight tests after four people killed by motorists with failing vision

HM Senior Coroner for Lancashire, Dr James Adeley, has written to the Transport Secretary, Heidi Alexander, to say action should be taken to prevent future deaths.

Events

1 week ago 'Dark humoured' Brits love 'tasteless' songs for their own funerals – see top picks

Researchers found that some Brits choose ‘dark humour’ as a final send off, or simply tried to ‘lighten the mood’ for mourners, with many picking songs about kicking the bucket

Politics

1 week ago Coroner's call for urgent action after FOUR people killed by drivers with failing eyesight

A coroner has said the current system for 'ensuring' drivers meet the visual legal standards is ineffective, unsafe and unfit

Events

1 week ago Love triangle girlfriend who drunkenly glassed a love rival at their ex's funeral wake is spared jail after magistrate takes pity over 'ongoing tension'

Following the attack by mother-of-one Shannon Morgan, 27, Lisa Wilson was left with a 3 cm cut in her neck requiring stitches. She later said she was lucky to be alive.

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2 w. ago British hospitals introduce treatment for heart failure that cuts deaths by 62%

‘Gamechanger’ brought in after success of trial offering larger doses of drugs within first two weeks of treatment People in Britain with heart failure are being given larger doses of drugs at the start of their treatment after a global study found that this led to a huge fall in deaths.Experts say the new approach could mean those with the potentially fatal condition start receiving their ideal amount of medication within two weeks of diagnosis rather than after many months. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago People say 'words fail them' over house listing with unusual feature inside

The spacious six-bedroom property in the village of Thornage near Holt in Norfolk is currently on the market for £800,000.

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3 w. ago Heart failure warning as people told not to ignore surprisingly common symptom

The distress caused by poor hearing increases the risk of heart failure, a study has found

Events

3 w. ago Deaths of four people killed by motorists with failing vision who carried on driving despite medical advice examined by landmark inquest

None of the killer motorists - all aged over 67 - felt they were a danger to the public, yet all were incapable of reading a numberplate from 20m (66ft), the legal minimum.

Events

3 w. ago Washington revokes all South Sudanese visas in repatriation row

State department accuses east African country of ‘taking advantage of the United States’The US is revoking the visas of all South Sudanese passport-holders and will stop any more of its citizens entering the country.The Department of State said South Sudan was “taking advantage of the United States” by failing to comply with US efforts to return people to the east African country, adding that the measures would come into effect immediately. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Trump administration revokes all South Sudanese visas in repatriation row

State department accuses east African country of ‘taking advantage of the United States’The US is revoking the visas of all South Sudanese passport-holders and will stop any more of its citizens entering the country.The Department of State said South Sudan was “taking advantage of the United States” by failing to comply with US efforts to return people to the east African country, adding that the measures would come into effect immediately. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago ‘We thought we could change the world’: how an idealistic fight against miscarriages of justice turned sour

When a no-nonsense lecturer set up a radical solution to help free the wrongfully convicted in the UK, he was hopeful he could change the justice system. But what started as a revolution ended in acrimonyThe press conference began at 2.30pm on 2 September 2004 at the Wills Memorial Building, the grand neo-gothic home to the University of Bristol’s School of Law. Michael Naughton, a charismatic, fast-talking lecturer in sociology and criminal law, addressed the assembled media. If what he was attempting sounded radical, it was only a reflection of an increasingly dire situation, Naughton told a BBC reporter. There was no way of sugarcoating it, he said. The criminal justice system was failing the rising number of people who were claiming they had been wrongfully convicted, and who remained stuck in prison without any hope of exoneration.Naughton was launching the Bristol University Innocence Project to address this crisis. The premise was clear enough. Idealistic law students, under ...

Economics

last month Popular cheese in urgent UK recall as it 'could damage internal organs'

A popular cheese has been recalled as a contaminated product potentially containing deadly bacteria that causes food poisoning, kills one in 20 people and can even lead to kidney failure.

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