17 h. ago Dignity is what drives me, Starmer says in Commons grilling on welfare cuts

It comes after Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones apologised for likening benefits to ‘pocket money’

Politics

3 d. ago Hospitals have written off more than £250 MILLION owed by foreign patients... because of failures to check they were entitled to NHS treatment

Escalating debts from health tourists - who have had everything from spinal surgery to heart care and cancer treatment - is creating a growing black hole in NHS finances.

Economics

4 d. ago What's wrong with Anne on Beyond Paradise? Barbara Flynn's character suffers health scare

Anne Lloyd collapsed last week on Beyond Paradise, the Death In Paradise spin-off, with fans left fearing for her health and whether Barbara Flynn will be quitting the BBC show

Transport

5 d. ago Pharmacist says 'stay home' if you have measles as cases rise across Europe

Measles cases have risen sharply across Europe, with experts predicting another spike this Spring. Here are the symptoms to look out for and how to protect yourself against the potentially dangerous virus

Politics

6 d. ago 'Spying' health chiefs apologise for keeping notes about patient's political campaign

SUNDAY MAIL EXCLUSIVE: NHS Tayside recorded details of the gran's political campaigning but now admit they shouldn't have.

Science

8 d. ago Health insurance CEO admits to hiring private investigators to dig up dirt on patients, doctors and politicians

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has vowed to ‘uncover any illegal activity’ as has launched an investigation into Superior HealthPlan and its chief executive Mark Sanders

Science

8 d. ago Ancient disease in UK spike and may become 'untreatable' – map shows infections near you

The UK Health Security Agency says data shows a rise in antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea cases - meaning cases are much harder to treat. The interactive map shows cases across the country

Politics

1 week ago Texas measles outbreak spikes as experts warn US should take steps now to prevent an epidemic

There are now nearly 500 confirmed cases of highly contagious measles reported across the country

Events

1 week ago How do you treat a spider bite and what are the symptoms to look out for?

With a rising number of people going to hospital with bites, it’s important to know which spiders can cause problems

Politics

1 week ago Farage confirms he wants new NHS funding model but Labour says plan would lead to huge patient bills – UK politics live

Nigel Farage has tried to fend off claims that Reform UK would force people to pay to see a doctorNigel Farage, the Reform UK leader, also told Today that the UK should negotiate a wide-ranging trade deal with the US. This should include agriculture, he said. Farage acknowledged that in the past talks on this have been held up by Britain not wanting to allow food imports produced to America’s less rigorous standards, but he claimed the solution was just to give consumers a choice. He said:Now there’s been some concern about chlorine-treated chicken etc, but there is an answer to that which is label things, let consumers decide I would allow consumers in America to buy our products and consumers here to buy their products, and provided we have the right labelling, that’s good.It looks like Nigel Farage has had the full indoctrination at Mar-a-Lago. No one in this country wants chlorinated chicken on our supermarket shelves.Farage wants to sell out our hard-working British farmers for...

Economics

1 week ago Prolific shoplifter in gang dubbed the 'Spice Girls' is cleared of stealing £19,000 of designer bags, hats and clothes from Selfridges because she has 'mental health issues'

Melissa Grant, 55, appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court today charged with four counts of theft from Selfridges between December 26 and 30 2024.

Economics

1 week ago As a geneticist, I will not mourn 23andMe and its jumble of useless health information | Adam Rutherford

Millions paid to give away their most personal data. At least in return they found out more about their earwaxInformation is the most valuable resource on Earth. We shed data from everything that we do, and megalithic corporations hoover it up. With that, they know us better than we know ourselves, and the information we readily give up is used to upsell to us, and manipulate our political and personal views. We are users of social media, but in reality we are the product. Google’s mission was never simply to provide a search engine; it was to curate the world’s information. Perhaps it is no coincidence that the commercial genetic testing company 23andMe was cofounded by Anne Wojcicki, once the wife of one of the Google creators; 23andMe’s mission was to curate the single richest dataset in the known universe, the one you carry around in your cells: your genome.23andMe provided information purporting to be about your personal health and ancestry. All you had to do was spit in a tube...

Science

2 w. ago King of Benidorm diary: 'Paddy's day chaos, new danger spotted and two big bars return'

KING OF BENIDORM DIARY: The Daily Star's Benidorm insider Nigel 'King of Benidorm' Pope has been keeping note of any shenanigans in the Costa Blanca hot spot - let's see what's been going on this week

Events

2 w. ago Lib Dem enforcer faces call to apologise for telling off dog who crossed the floor for hugs

Lib Dem activists have jokingly demanded chief whip Wendy Chamberlain apologises for telling off Guide Dog Jennie after she was seen brazenly crossing the Commons chamber

Politics

3 w. ago Match of the Day legend Alan Hansen looks in great spirits as Prince William awards him with MBE, just nine months after he was 'seriously ill' in hospital

Match of the Day legend Alan Hansen accepted his MBE from Prince William on Tuesday, looking in good health and even better spirits just nine months after his health scare.

Politics

3 w. ago Don't eat these foods raw! The 5 foods that can be dangerous if not cooked

From unpasteurised milk to broccoli, some natural foods can do more harm than good when eaten raw

Society

4 w. ago I ate nothing but meat, eggs and dripping to try to calm my brain after reading plant 'toxins' can ruin mental health. The results are astonishing, reveals KATE SPICER

You might wonder why a foodie like me, a former restaurant critic and one time MasterChef judge, is embarking on a restrictive ten-day meat-only diet. Believe me, I am wondering the same thing.

Politics

4 w. ago What is sodium cyanide? Experts explain health and environmental risks of North Sea spill

A North Sea cargo ship collision has resulted in ongoing fires, prompting fears over potential health and environmental impacts

Science

4 w. ago What is sodium cyanide? Expert explains health and environmental risks of North Sea spill

A North Sea cargo ship collision has resulted in a sodium cyanide spill, prompting fears over potential health and environmental impacts

Science

last month Scots cancer patients face waiting times emergency because SNP failed to fix NHS

In his regular column for the Record, the Scottish Labour leader says he would declare a "Waiting Times Emergency" if he becomes First Minister.

Science