2 h. ago NHS Lanarkshire launches its winter advice campaign to help people access the right care

The health board is sharing information on the full range of services people can access.

Politics

2 h. ago Cameron Winter proves he may be the next Nick Cave or Leonard Cohen

The 23-year-old songwriter’s existential poetry cuts to the core of the human condition

Politics

2 h. ago 'Dishonest' NHS paramedic is suspended after bosses discover he is a convicted killer

Bradley Osner, 47, had been driving ambulances in the UK since 2016 - despite mowing down and killing a pedestrian in his native South Africa 14 years earlier.

Events

4 h. ago ‘Those who eat Chilean salmon cannot imagine how much human blood it carries with it’

The country is the world’s second-largest producer of the popular fish, and the biggest supplier to the US, but its farms are beset by accusations of dangerous labour conditions, antibiotic overuse and ecological harmJulia Cárcamo López’s house faces the sea, near enough to hear the gulls calling through the salt-encrusted windows. She lives in the small town of Maullín, on the edge of Chile’s Patagonia, an area where almost everyone works in the fishing industry.Outside, it is drizzling and the sky is darkening as she recalls 1 May 2019, one of the worst days of her life. “Two men knocked on my door and told me they had bad news: my husband had had an accident while working at sea,” she says. Since then, she has discovered that the accident seems to have been caused by negligence. Continue reading...

Events

4 h. ago NHS doctor warns against taking aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen and says 'too few realise'

Dr Mark Porter, an NHS GP, has issued a stark warning and said people should 'never' take aspirin unless it is prescribed

Events

5 h. ago Do you have Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria — or are you just human?

Buzzy new terms in the ADHD and autism communities are leading even more individuals to believe they’re on the spectrum. But could their inherent relatability be more horoscope than haute psychology?

Politics

5 h. ago It’s entirely reasonable to be in awe of surgeons – but patients need someone they can talk to | Ranjana Srivastava

Technical prowess must not come at the cost of good bedside manner – and being able to balance facts with empathy Some time ago, a judicious and considered surgeon was describing the complex operation required by our mutual cancer patient. The operation necessitated a large incision, prolonged anaesthesia and possibly a second operation. Then there were the long-term complications, including pain and disfigurement. The patient was elderly and somewhat vulnerable to begin with, so just listening to the plan filled me with consternation.So, without telling him how to do his job, I asked politely: “What does the patient want?”Ranjana Srivastava is an Australian oncologist, award-winning author and Fulbright scholar. Her latest book is Every Word Matters: Writing to Engage the Public Continue reading...

Science

6 h. ago Prime Minister review – portrait of Jacinda Ardern shows a fully human being in charge for once

Documentary about New Zealand’s former leader records a shrewd but likable premier who did without the usual politician’s defencesNew Zealand’s former prime minister Jacinda Ardern emerges from this documentary portrait the way she did when she was in power from 2017 to 2023 as a human being. More than any politician anywhere in the world in my adult lifetime, she looked like an actual member of the human race who was catapulted to office too fast to have acquired the defensive carapace of the professional politician. She was vulnerable and scrutable and likable in ways utterly alien to everyone else.Obviously this sympathetic film has been edited in such a way as to omit most of the hard business of internal politics and to foreground this humanity, although there is one fascinating moment at the very end when her partner Clarke Gayford gently asks if she might be doing too much; with a tiny flash of temper she asks if he is telling her to “delegate”. Gayford got his Denis Thatcher...

Politics

6 h. ago New York City bill aims to ban toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in firefighting gear

Approval of legislation to ban Pfas would be major win for advocates pushing for safer gear alternatives across USA new bill proposed in the New York city council would ban the use of toxic Pfas “forever chemicals” in protective gear worn by the city’s 11,000 firefighters.The New York fire department is the nation’s largest firefighting force, and approval of the legislation would mark a major win for advocates who are pushing for safer “turnout gear” alternatives across the US. Massachusetts and Connecticut last year became the first states to ban the use of Pfas in turnout gear, and Illinois enacted a ban this year. Continue reading...

Events

6 h. ago Olivia Nuzzi’s scorned ex claims she and RFK Jr planned to ‘consummate their relationship’ after Trump rally

Ryan Lizza claimed that he confronted RFK Jr over Nuzzi and Kennedy’s affair, but felt that the future Secretary of Health and Human Services was ‘disturbingly unrattled’

Politics

7 h. ago New cancer treatment could prevent patients needing ‘devastating’ surgery

The treatment, known as Papillon, could allow patients with rectal cancer to avoid the need for a stoma

Science

7 h. ago How much resident doctors really earn as they strike over NHS pay

Doctors are striking against pay rises which they believe are below inflation; but how much do they earn and how do their salaries compare to other countries, and public services?

Events

8 h. ago UK drivers urged to place 1 unlikely item in cars to stop condensation

Drivers have been urged to place an unlikely item in their cars to help stop condensation forming during the winter months. It may seem unusual, but it can work a treat

Transport

9 h. ago The rise of deepfake pornography in schools: ‘One girl was so horrified she vomited’

The use of ‘nudify’ apps is becoming more and more prevalent, with hundreds of teachers having seen images created by pupils, often of their peers. The fallout is huge – and growing fast‘It worries me that it’s so normalised. He obviously wasn’t hiding it. He didn’t feel this was something he shouldn’t be doing. It was in the open and people saw it. That’s what was quite shocking.”A headteacher is describing how a teenage boy, sitting on a bus on his way home from school, casually pulled out his phone, selected a picture from social media of a girl at a neighbouring school and used a “nudifying” app to doctor her image. Continue reading...

Politics

9 h. ago Radar revelation stokes fears Caribbean could be drawn into US

Trinidad PM rejects claims installation is in support of US campaign but opposition says ‘they have sold soul of nation’How the US pressure campaign against Venezuela unfolded in the CaribbeanThe revelation that Trinidad and Tobago has approved the installation of a US military radar installation has stoked fears that the Caribbean could be drawn into the escalating crisis between the US and Venezuela.Trinidad and Tobago’s prime minister, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, had attempted to allay concerns about a US C-17 aircraft that had landed in the country, claiming it was carrying marines to assist with a road construction project. She also claimed she was told that no marines remained in the country. Continue reading...

Politics

9 h. ago Government drafts in new violence against women and girls adviser amid fears it will miss its target

Exclusive: Labour MP Jess Asato has been drafted in to lead a major overhaul of the NHS’ response to violence against women and girls - just days after Refuge branded the chancellor’s Budget a ‘profound disappointment’ to survivors

Events

9 h. ago Aldi urgently recalls popular Christmas chocolate due to 'health risk'

Aldi have pulled a treat from the aisles due to potential health risks

Events

9 h. ago Five red flag signs after a flu vaccine that mean call a doctor now

Serious reactions to the vaccine are rare but a doctor has explained what you need to know

Science

9 h. ago Man vs Baby Netflix release date, cast and episodes unveiled for festive treat

Rowan Atkinson returns as Trevor Bingley in the festive follow-up to Man vs Bee

Politics

10 h. ago Brave breast cancer patient opens up on "pulled muscle" symptom that led to devastating diagnosis

Lorna McNaughton went for an x-ray on her ribs and nothing sinister was discovered.

Science