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Health

NHS Pays Out £20m Over Surgeon’s Controversial Mesh Procedures

Health

NHS Pays Out £20m Over Surgeon’s Controversial Mesh Procedures

The NHS has distributed more than £20 million in damages in the wake of a major scandal involving a Bristol surgeon whose artificial bowel mesh...

Apr 21 · Dekin Fenley

Health visitors overwhelmed as caseloads soar to 1,000 families per worker

Health

Health visitors overwhelmed as caseloads soar to 1,000 families per worker

Health visitors in England are facing difficulties under "unmanageable" caseloads of as many as 1,000 families each, the Institute of Health Visiting has cautioned, calling...

Apr 20 · Dekin Fenley

The Risky Business of Asking AI for Medical Guidance

Health

The Risky Business of Asking AI for Medical Guidance

Millions of individuals are relying on artificial intelligence chatbots like ChatGPT, Gemini and Grok for health guidance, drawn by their availability and seemingly tailored responses....

Apr 19 · Dekin Fenley

Pregnancy RSV vaccine slashes newborn hospital admissions by over 80%

Health

Pregnancy RSV vaccine slashes newborn hospital admissions by over 80%

A vaccine administered during pregnancy is substantially lowering hospital admissions among newborns with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), with UK health officials confirming a reduction of...

Apr 18 · Dekin Fenley

Britain’s Vaccine Programme Hailed as Historic Achievement by Covid Inquiry

Health

Britain’s Vaccine Programme Hailed as Historic Achievement by Covid Inquiry

Britain's Covid-19 jab rollout has been hailed as an "extraordinary feat" by the Covid inquiry, marking a uncommon instance of praise for the government's pandemic...

Apr 17 · Dekin Fenley

Science

Government to Decouple Electricity Prices from Volatile Gas Markets

Science

Government to Decouple Electricity Prices from Volatile Gas Markets

The government is poised to reveal a major restructuring of Britain's energy pricing framework on Tuesday, seeking to sever the relationship between fluctuating gas prices...

Apr 19

Science

Conservationists Fear Mass Toad Deaths After Surprise Reservoir Drainage

Apr 18

Science

Wales Divided Over Renewable Energy Expansion Plans

Apr 17

Science

The Cost Conundrum: Why Affordability Trumps Purity in Net Zero

Apr 16

Science

Artemis II Crew Return With Message of Unity and Hope

Apr 15

Politics

Senior Diplomat Set to Defend Silence Over Mandelson Vetting Failure

Apr 15

Politics

Five Critical Questions Facing Starmer in Commons Mandelson Showdown

Apr 14

Politics

Starmer Would Have Rejected Mandelson, Lammy Insists Amid Vetting Crisis

Apr 13

Politics

Foreign Office Chief Set to Answer MPs Over Mandelson Security Clearance Controversy

Apr 12

Technology

Apple Charts New Course with Hardware Chief John Ternus at the Helm

Technology

Apple Charts New Course with Hardware Chief John Ternus at the Helm

Apple has revealed a major executive reshuffle, appointing John Ternus as its incoming chief executive officer to succeed Tim Cook after a decade and a...

Apr 18

Anthropic’s Mythos AI Model Sparks Global Security Alarm

Apr 17 · Technology

Dating Apps and Video Platforms Adopt Iris Scanning to Verify Real Users

Apr 16 · Technology

White House seeks dialogue with Anthropic over advanced AI security tool

Apr 15 · Technology

Digital Twins Transform Workplace Productivity and Raise Legal Questions

Apr 14 · Technology

World

Trump Demands Iran Deal Before Lifting Strait of Hormuz Blockade

Donald Trump has declared that the United States will not lift its blockade on Iranian ports until Tehran accepts a deal, escalating pressure as a...

Apr 14

World

Louisiana shooting leaves eight children dead in domestic tragedy

A father has killed seven of his own children and an eighth unrelated child in a shooting spree in Shreveport, Louisiana, in what authorities have...

Apr 13

World

Decorated Australian Soldier Faces War Crime Murder Charges

Australia's most-decorated active soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, has vowed to fight five war crime murder charges in his initial remarks since being arrested the previous week....

Apr 12

World

Oil prices tumble as Iran pledges Strait of Hormuz access

Oil prices have declined steeply after Iran announced the Strait of Hormuz would remain "completely open" to merchant traffic throughout the pause in hostilities in...

Apr 11

World

Unexpected Ceasefire Leaves Israel’s North Questioning Leadership

Israel's communities in the north woke to an unexpected truce deal between Israel and Lebanon on Tuesday, brokered by United States President Donald Trump –...

Apr 10

World

WHO Initiates Broad Effort To Combat Drug-Resistant Bacteria

In a landmark step to combat one of modern medicine's most urgent threats, the World Health Organisation has launched an comprehensive international strategy focusing on...

Apr 9

Business

UK jobless rate surprises with unexpected drop to 4.9%

Business

UK jobless rate surprises with unexpected drop to 4.9%

The UK's unemployment rate has caught off guard economists with an unexpected fall to 4.9% in the three months to February, based on the most...

Apr 17

Business

Suspicious Trading Patterns Shadow Trump’s Major Policy Announcements

Apr 16

Business

Why a third of young British men still live at home