University tuition fees: Why are they increasing and what does it mean for students? University tuition fees will rise for the first time since 2017 The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2024
Ten dead as volcano erupts on Indonesian island of Flores ...Tech & Science Daily podcast Plus, NHS test iPhone adapter to check patients for throat cancer Evening Standard · Nov 4, 2024
Why just one stroke symptom means you should call 999 as new NHS advice revealed The NHS has updated its guidance on recognising stroke symptoms in a major new campaign The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2024
ID cards 'inevitable' for immigration, benefits and healthcare, says senior London MP Siobhain McDonagh Dame Siobhain McDonagh backed identity cards being introduced in the UK Evening Standard · Nov 4, 2024
Charles and William face calls to dissolve private estates and back out of lucrative NHS deal ‘Abolish the Duchies’, campaigners say The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2024
New NHS campaign urges people to call 999 at first sign of stroke Update of Act FAST made as data for England shows average time between first symptom and call is 88 minutes The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2024
Stroke sufferers took nearly 90 minutes on average to call for help last year Strokes and mini-strokes are caused by a blood clot or bleed on the brain which cuts off the blood supply, killing brain cells. The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2024
Two women realize they were swapped at birth 50 years ago after DNA test ‘My birth certificate is wrong, my passport, my driving license—everything is wrong,’ woman says The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2024
‘I wish I’d never taken it’: More young people seeking rehab as ketamine addiction spirals in the UK Casey Innalls was left in excruciating pain and was hospitalised for 12 days with a condition known as k-bladder The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2024
Kemi Badenoch faces backlash after claiming Covid Partygate row was ‘overblown’ The newly elected Tory leader said the story was exaggerated as she praised Boris Johnson as a ‘great prime minister’ The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2024
King and Prince William’s private estates ‘raking in millions from cash-strapped public services’ An investigation claims the pair used the Duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall to generate at least £50m by leasing land to services including the NHS Evening Standard · Nov 3, 2024
‘They remind me there’s a life after cancer’: how paintings in NHS hospitals help patients feel better Feedback on the benefits of displaying pictures on wards, now gathered in a new book, is backed by scientific studies The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2024
King and Prince William’s estates ‘making millions from charities and public services’ Duchies of Cornwall and Lancaster likely to make at least £50m from leasing land to services such as NHS and schools, according to investigation The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2024
Royal family 'earns millions from NHS, armed forces and state schools' through rent THE King and the Prince of Wales’ private estates have struck rental deals worth millions of pounds with the armed forces, the NHS and state… The National (Scotland) · Nov 2, 2024
The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2024 King Charles and William’s royal estates ‘earn millions from NHS, armed forces and state school rents’ Channel 4’s Dispatches and the Sunday Times investigated the land and properties owned by the King and the Prince of Wales
Evening Standard · Nov 2, 2024 Royal estates ‘to earn millions from NHS, armed forces and state school rents’ King and Prince of Wales earn millions from land and property rents, investigation finds
The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2024 The Observer view: a bold budget that’s the right response to years of neglect Rachel Reeves’s spending plans signal a welcome break with the past and underline the scale of the challenges facing Britain
The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2024 NHS £22.6bn funding boost in England ‘not enough’, warn health experts The chancellor’s budget spending increase will largely be absorbed by pre-existing plans, says top thinktank
The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2024 Families who had babies switched at birth in 1967 in line for NHS compensation Families did not discover ‘appalling error’ until brother’s DNA test 55 years later revealed mystery sibling
The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2024 The global fertility crisis: are fewer babies a good or a bad thing? Experts are divided The UK’s fertility rate is at an all-time low, and many other countries face similar declines, creating ageing populations. But can ecological benefits of fewer people outweigh social problems created?
The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2024 Austerity increased rates of premature births in UK, research says Reasearch finds premature birth rates increased by around 25 per cent in most deprived areas
The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2024 Speeding delivery e-bikes are a menace – but the solution isn’t to push all cyclists into the road Birmingham’s plan to ban bikes from pedestrianised streets ignores the real problem of food couriers’ illegally souped-up cycles, writes Peter Walker, the Guardian’s acting deputy political editor
Evening Standard · Nov 2, 2024 iPhone device that rules out throat cancer faster piloted in NHS The endoscope-i adapter, which can be attached to an iPhone, includes a 32mm lens endoscope eyepiece and an accompanying app.
The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2024 How iPhones could be used by nurses to rule out throat cancer Patients often have to wait weeks to get the all-clear - but new technology may help cut down waiting times
The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2024 I’ve walked 10,000 steps a day for three years – these five surprising benefits are why I started FITNESS IN FOCUS: The common 10,000 steps per day fitness goal has ‘no scientific basis’, a 2023 study concluded – but senior fitness writer Harry Bullmore found it works for him