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999: The Critical List review – it’s rare to see doctors crack like this

This shocking glimpse into the sinking NHS shows staff crying, cursing and losing control as they are forced to choose which patients to prioritise for treatment. These are decisions no human should have to make

The Guardian - UK · Apr 21, 2025

'Mansion tax' for £1m Scottish homes tabled at Holyrood

PROPOSALS which would bring in a “mansion tax” for Scottish property sales have been lodged at Holyrood.

The National (Scotland) · Apr 21, 2025

Top cancer experts ‘being put off UK by politicians’ messaging on immigration’

Exclusive: Leaked report says high visa costs also derailing clinical trials and research, denying NHS life-saving drugs

The Guardian - UK · Apr 21, 2025

How your step count became the ultimate modern humblebrag

LET’S UNPACK THAT : Obsessed with hitting 10,000 steps a day? You’re far from alone. Katie Rosseinsky explores how the humble walk got an aspirational rebrand

The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2025

Brexit costs and red tape denying NHS cancer patients life-saving drugs, report finds

The damning report comes as Sir Keir Starmer pursues a reset of relations with the EU

The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2025

Tens of thousands waited more than 24 hours for hospital beds in A&E last year

Patients in England aged 65 or over made up almost 70% of long ‘trolley waits’, with some left for up to 10 days, data reveals

The Guardian - UK · Apr 20, 2025

Nearly 50,000 A&E ‘trolley waits’ of 24 hours or more recorded last year – data

Some patients went 10 days before getting a space on a ward, Liberal Democrat analysis suggested.

The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2025

NHS cancer patients denied life-saving drugs due to Brexit costs, report finds

Exclusive: Britons found to have ‘lost out’ while rest of Europe benefits from golden age of research and treatments

The Guardian - UK · Apr 20, 2025

Suspects detained by police denied essential insulin, cancer and epilepsy drugs, damning report claims

Exclusive: One patient experienced such bad withdrawal symptoms that they admitted to crimes they did not commit so they could be remanded to prison where they would be allowed their prescription again, report claims

The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2025

You are descending into populist frustration. Thank you for continuing to hold

Neverending calls to automated customer service lines aren’t just frustrating – new research suggests they may be quietly radicalising as well

The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2025