85 m. ago Patients not receiving ‘timely care’ in hospital, ambulance workers say

Unison said a survey of almost 600 ambulance staff across the UK painted a ‘grim picture’.

Science

3 h. ago UK is 'not prepared' for another pandemic as fears over deadly new viruses grow

EXCLUSIVE: Last month, the UK marked the grim milestone of five years since being plunged into lockdown as the Covid pandemic tore through the country - now we ask experts how prepared are we for another?

Events

9 h. ago Waiting times slashed for 80,000 cancer patients after Labour's NHS cash boost

The Government invested a record £26 billion in the health service in last year’s budget, to help it recover from the pandemic and drive down waiting times

Science

10 h. 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

11 h. ago 'I am expected to tolerate racism, deny biological reality and suppress my deeply held Christian beliefs': Nurse who called transgender paedophile 'Mr' is suspended after investigation

Jennifer Melle, 40, was previously investigated and disciplined by NHS bosses despite being called the N-word three times by the patient, a convicted sex offender

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13 h. ago The moment I knew: when he said I love you, it took me days to build up the nerve to respond

Despite her instant attraction to Lachlan Dearing, Angelina Thomson was lost for words when he declared his feelings for her. Then she plucked up the courage to say it backFind more stories from The moment I knew seriesLachlan says he first noticed me when I was working as an usher at the Eternity Playhouse theatre in Sydney before Covid, but I first remember meeting him in December 2021 when we started rehearsals for A Chorus Line together.I was instantly attracted to this handsome, talented guy. When I found out he loved the ocean, surfing and skateboarding – like me – I knew he was a triple threat twice over. These aren’t the kind of interests you encounter too often working in musical theatre, so we bonded quickly. I made the first move and asked for his number. Continue reading...

Politics

19 h. ago ‘A case study in groupthink’: were liberals wrong about the pandemic?

US political scientists’ book argues aggressive Covid policies such as mask mandates were in some cases misguidedWere conservatives right to question Covid lockdowns? Were the liberals who defended them less grounded in science than they believed? And did liberal dismissiveness of the other side come at a cost that Americans will continue to pay for many years?A new book by two political scientists argues yes to all three questions, making the case that the aggressive policies that the US and other countries adopted to fight Covid – including school shutdowns, business closures, mask mandates and social distancing – were in some cases misguided and in many cases deserved more rigorous public debate. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Ambulance staff say patients are dying in their care due to hospital handover delays

UNISON surveyed nearly 600 road ambulance staff in the UK, with one in 20 (4.7%) saying patients had died in their care in the previous 12 months because of delays in being handed over to hospital.

Science

21 h. ago What happened when shamed doctor was confronted on his doorstep

Dr Daman Sharma, a tribunal heard, groomed and sexually harassed patients and workmates for more than a decade was 'given the benefit of the doubt at every stage of his career

Politics

21 h. ago Modernised NHS app could lead to better and faster care for patients – Streeting

The comments come as a 10-year-plan for the health service is being developed, as ministers look to overhaul and reshape the NHS.

Science

25 h. ago Trump tariffs live: 10% tariff kicks in for UK after US stocks and FTSE 100 see biggest drops since Covid

UK’s key FTSE-100 stock market suffered its worst one-day drop since the pandemic on Friday

Politics

26 h. ago Trump tariffs live: China says ‘market has spoken’ after global stocks sink and FTSE sees biggest drop since Covid

UK’s key FTSE-100 stock market suffered its worst one-day drop since the pandemic

Politics

28 h. ago The Christian right has set the US on the road to Gilead. Without a fight, other nations may follow | Deborah Frances

Organisations that pumped money into overturning Roe v Wade are making inroads in Europe. Women’s rights are truly at riskWith Donald Trump as president, there is now a heavy strain of Christian nationalism driving the US political agenda. From draconian abortion policies to ending birthright citizenship, some of Trump’s first executive orders sound startlingly like something out of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, the dystopian novel turned TV show set in Gilead, a fundamentalist, fascist version of the US where women have no rights. But it is urgent we understand that what is happening in the US could happen here. This road to Atwood’s Gilead is charting a course straight through the UK and Europe, and we may well be sleepwalking on to it.In November 2024 I debated with the American conservative lawyer Erin Hawley at the Oxford Union. The motion was “This house regrets the overturning of Roe v Wade”, the US supreme court’s landmark decision that once protected the right to h...

Politics

29 h. ago Obese Scots dad sheds over 3st after being unable to look in mirror

Thomas McKay, 32, topped over 14st at his heaviest after becoming a father and gaining weight in the Covid pandemic.

Politics

35 h. ago HALF of all sick notes are handed out without the patient seeing a doctor, damning government study reveals

The bombshell study also reveals that more than a third (39 per cent) of recipients said it is easy to get one even 'when not really needed'.

Science

36 h. ago Wall Street selloff caps brutal week for markets as Trump tariffs rattle investors

Slumps on S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq cap dismal day for global indices but US president doubles down on tariff planWall Street suffered its worst week since the onset of the Covid-19 crisis five years ago as investors worldwide balked at Donald Trump’s risky bid to overhaul the global economy with sweeping US tariffs.The US president doubled down on his plan on Friday, insisting he would not back down even as the chairman of the Federal Reserve warned it would likely raise prices and slow down economic growth. Continue reading...

Economics

36 h. ago Trump tariffs live: Global stocks sink and FTSE sees biggest drop since Covid pandemic on second day of market turmoil

Beijing hits back after president’s ‘Liberation Day’ wipes $2.4trn from S&P 500, in biggest one-day loss since March 2020

Politics

38 h. ago Hedge funds hit with steepest margin calls since 2020 Covid crisis

Banks ask clients to stump up additional money as global market sell-off knocks value of holdings

Events

38 h. ago Global trade war intensifies and shares tumble as China hits back at Trump tariffs

FTSE 100 suffers worst losses since Covid-19 as Starmer weighs British response to fees on imports

Events

39 h. ago Keir Starmer to mount diplomatic blitz as Donald Trump's tariff war triggers meltdown

The global economy has been rocked by Donald Trump slapping tariffs on countries around the world - with the UK FTSE 100 suffering its worst day of trading since Covid

Politics