6 d. ago Consultation opens on expanding mobile phone ban to all Edinburgh schools

Portobello and Queensferry high schools are already using lockable pouches which restrict access to phones throughout the day.

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7 d. ago Balkan resort with £1 beers tops index of Europe’s most affordable ski resorts

A Balkan resort has topped an index of Europe’s most affordable ski destinations – boasting £1 beers and slope access for under £50 a day.

Economics

1 week ago Tech companies’ access to UK ministers dwarfs that of child safety groups

Exclusive: Amazon, Meta and X among firms holding hundreds of meetings with people at heart of government, data showsTech companies have been meeting government ministers at a rate of more than once per working day, enjoying high-level political access that dwarfs that of child safety and copyright campaigners, who called the pattern “shocking” and “disturbing”.Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and Elon Musk’s X, whose Grok AI image generator has sparked outrage with its sexualised images of women and children, were among the US tech companies holding hundreds of meetings with people at the heart of government, a Guardian investigation has found. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Kaiser affiliates will pay $556M to settle a lawsuit alleging Medicare fraud

Kaiser Permanente affiliates will pay $556 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged the health care giant committed Medicare fraud and pressured doctors to list incorrect diagnoses on medical records to receive higher reimbursements

Economics

1 week ago Watch live: ISS astronauts return to Earth early in medical evacuation

Watch live as an astronaut in need of medical care lands back on Earth after departing the International Space Station (ISS) with three crewmates in a Nasa medical evacuation on Thursday, 15 January.

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1 week ago NASA sends 4 astronauts back to Earth in first medical evacuation

An astronaut in need of medical care is on the way back to Earth

Technology

2 w. ago Malaysia blocks Elon Musk’s Grok AI over fake, sexualised images

Country follows Indonesia in restricting access after global outcry over X’s AI toolMalaysia has become the second country to temporarily block access to Elon Musk’s Grok AI tool after a global outcry over the AI tool and its ability to produce fake, sexualised images.Malaysia said it would restrict access to Grok until effective safeguards were implemented, a day after similar action was taken by Indonesia. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago NHS urgent warning to everyone taking vitamin D supplements this winter

Vitamin D is essential for healthy bones, teeth and muscles and the NHS advises all people should take a daily boost of the 'sunshine vitamin' during the darker and colder months

Events

3 w. ago Iconic singer hospitalised with 'discs in her neck' as she spends New Year alone

A beloved chart-topping singer has taken to social media to inform followers that she spent New Year's receiving medical care while her family were "happily snowboarding"

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3 w. ago Illegal New Year raves draw hundreds as partygoers left needing medical care

Some who attended the events at “unsuitable and potentially dangerous locations” needed medical treatment for suspected drug-related illnesses, police said

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3 w. ago 'Urgent' NHS medical care access available on New Year's Day as GP practices shut

Your local GP surgery may be closed on New Year's Day, but many NHS services are still accessible

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4 w. ago Hospital emergency departments ‘in big trouble’ as ‘corridor care’ becoming normalised, medical chief says

Dr Ian Higginson said there should be ‘howls of outrage’ over deaths linked to long A&E wait times

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4 w. ago Last chance to swerve Trump’s $100 per person surcharge for top US National Parks

Exclusive: If you buy an annual pass by 5am GMT on New Year’s Day you can get unlimited access for a family for $80 throughout 2025

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