New Year Honours 2026: Full list of people to receive a Knighthood, MBE, OBE CBE or other title A full list of all those being recognised in the King’s New Year Honours Evening Standard · Dec 29, 2025
Vice-chancellor says CBE highlights success of Ulster University Professor Paul Bartholomew said the honour is ‘a great privilege’. The Independent UK · Dec 29, 2025
Clinical Innovation Meets Global Compassion: How Plastic Surgery Is Evolving With Science and Service Dr. Agullo is among the first in North America to publish prospective safety data demonstrating reduced complications with ultrasound-guided fat grafting, and Southwest Plastic Surgery continues this precedent by using the technology for BBL procedures. Medical Daily · Dec 29, 2025
I knew all about the NHS’s challenges and flaws. But then as a patient, I saw the love and the magic There is something about the care and professionalism to be seen on a ward that defies abstract analysis: a reminder of what it is to be human, says writer Anne Perkins The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2025
UK medical regulator warns against buying weight-loss jabs from social media channels MHRA says buying from illegal online sellers can put health at real risk amid booming black market The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2025
Grenfell firms still receiving multimillion-pound public contracts, analysis finds Survivors urge government to stop using suppliers cited in public inquiry into fire in which 72 people died The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2025
Third of Reform UK’s council leaders have expressed vaccine-sceptic views Health minister decries criticism of vaccinations by heads of four authorities as ‘dangerous and utterly irresponsible’ The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2025
Cycle-syncing workouts: Should your period dictate your gym routine? LET’S UNPACK THAT: ‘Cycle smart’ fitness classes are encouraging women to align their workouts with their menstrual cycle. Lydia Spencer-Elliott examines whether this popular trend is backed by science - or just hype. The Independent UK · Dec 29, 2025
AI being used to help cut A&E waiting times in England this winter Forecasting tool predicts when demand will be highest, allowing NHS trusts to better plan staffing and bed space The Guardian - UK · Dec 28, 2025
'I was in New York and got a call saying a player had been burgled when they were on the other side of the world. My team was clearing up glass and sorting security that night' Life as a Premier League footballer's concierge Staying on your toes as a concierge to high-profile footballers is essential; one minute you're booking them a helicopter, the next you're searching for their lost dogs FourFourTwo · Dec 28, 2025
NHS Refuses to Fund Life-Saving Motor Neurone Disease Medication Despite Free Supply From Drugmaker MND patients in the UK denied access to lifesaving drug tofersen, despite Biogen supplying it free, due to NHS covering administration costs. International Business Times UK · Dec 28, 2025
Need cheering up after a terrible year? I may have just the story you’re looking for A single act of kindness reminded me that, despite so much evidence to the contrary, the better angels of our nature are not necessarily doomed, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle The Guardian - UK · Dec 28, 2025
Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp Slams Home Office for Giving Migrants 'Red-Carpet Treatment' Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp slammed the Home Office for offering healthcare to deported migrants after a GP job post at a detention centre. International Business Times UK · Dec 27, 2025
Glasgow hospital launches inquiry after wrong body cremated NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde apologises after error meant one family had no remains at a funeral The Guardian - UK · Dec 27, 2025
The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2025 Wrong body cremated after ‘mix up’ at NHS hospital mortuary in Glasgow Human error is understood to be to blame for the ‘wrongful release’ of the body from Queen Elizabeth University Hospital
The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2025 UK is ‘unwelcoming’ and ‘racist’ for overseas NHS health workers, warns top doctor Leader of Britain’s medics warned the NHS ‘could quite easily fall over’ due to exodus
Evening Standard · Dec 27, 2025 Louise Thompson reveals reason she spent Christmas Eve in hospital Former Made in Chelsea star shares update on health struggles with followers
The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2025 Midwives call for limits on ‘dangerously long’ working hours putting mothers and babies at risk 14,000 sign petition calling for legal restrictions on midwives’ working hours
The Guardian - UK · Dec 26, 2025 ‘The NHS would collapse within hours’: BME staff say Britain fails to appreciate their roles Long-serving workers say they faced racism as they helped build health service – but it ‘seems things have got worse’
The Guardian - UK · Dec 26, 2025 Foreign medics shunning NHS because of anti-migrant rhetoric, says top doctor Exclusive: UK now an ‘unwelcoming, racist’ country for overseas health workers, according to medical colleges leader
The Independent UK · Dec 26, 2025 Mixed-sex wards used a record 5,000 times in a single month – despite Wes Streeting condemning practice Exclusive: Health secretary hit out at Tories over breaches before last year’s election – but they’ve since reached a 15-year high
The Guardian - UK · Dec 26, 2025 Asian women in England almost twice as likely to suffer severe childbirth tears Exclusive: Analysis of NHS data shows rates of most serious tears are nearly double those for white and black women
The Independent UK · Dec 25, 2025 Starmer needs to tell a better Christmas story about Labour THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: If Labour is to avoid catastrophe in the May local elections, the prime minister and his cabinet need to pull together and deliver both action and good news
International Business Times UK · Dec 25, 2025 Masks, Ventilation, and Bleach: The Best Defences Against Adenovirus Spread Discover how masks, ventilation, and bleach can help stop the spread of adenovirus this season. Stay safe with proven defences.
The Independent UK · Dec 25, 2025 Starmer’s shift to the right to combat Farage threat is ‘utterly doomed’, union boss warns Union boss Matt Wrack warned that the PM ‘can never out-Farage Farage’ as the government attempt to win back votes lost to Reform UK