Society
Alfie Steele: more than 60 calls made to police and social services before boy’s murder
Nine-year-old had been recorded as ‘safe and well’ in months before he was killed, review finds
Robyn Vinter and agency
26, Jan, 2024 @5:45 PM
Crumbling hospitals cause over 100 care disruptions a week, NHS figures show
Exclusive: 27,545 incidents in five years in England because of fires, leaks and infrastructure problems
Denis Campbell Health policy editor
26, Jan, 2024 @3:35 PM
‘I nearly called an ambulance during my period’: UK women tell of misery of endometriosis
Three women failed by doctors for many years share their path to diagnosis and treatment
Clea Skopeliti and Rachel Obordo
26, Jan, 2024 @3:00 PM
Plans to give UK citizens priority for social housing ‘would increase homelessness’
Further rationing of already scarce resources will not fix decades of failures, housing groups tell Sunak
Ben Quinn Political correspondent
26, Jan, 2024 @2:04 PM
British dancer dies in US after eating mislabelled biscuit containing peanuts
Órla Baxendale, described by family as ‘a beautiful, radiant, brave soul’, died after going into anaphylactic shock in Connecticut
Mark Brown North of England correspondent
26, Jan, 2024 @11:20 AM
World-first blood test for brain cancer may increase survival rates, say experts
Inexpensive test can help diagnose even ‘inaccessible’ tumours earlier, speeding up treatment and improving outcomes
Andrew Gregory Health editor
26, Jan, 2024 @12:01 AM
BBC pulls Dragons’ Den episode after ‘unfounded claims’ of curing ME
Corporation reviews episode featuring a product alleging to have treated chronic fatigue syndrome, which has no known cure
Tom Ambrose and agency
25, Jan, 2024 @10:56 PM
Weight loss injection to be made available in UK within weeks
Mounjaro will come in a four-dose device known as a KwikPen for people with type 2 diabetes or obesity
Andrew Gregory Health editor
25, Jan, 2024 @7:43 PM
Hospital consultants in England reject government pay offer
Move could lead to further strikes in NHS as senior doctors vote 51% to 49% to reject pay rise
Denis Campbell Health policy editor
25, Jan, 2024 @7:06 PM
Reform UK leader accuses Tories of ‘stealing’ social housing policy
Richard Tice says Conservatives trying to copy party’s plan to put foreign nationals at ‘back of queue’ for social homes
Ben Quinn and Kiran Stacey
25, Jan, 2024 @5:40 PM
‘It’s disturbing’: the rise in UK children wanting anti-ageing products
Driven by social media, children are using expensive creams, drops and serums that could do more harm than good
Clea Skopeliti
25, Jan, 2024 @10:22 AM
Prisoners with severe mental health needs spending months in isolation, report finds
Independent Monitoring Board says jails in England using segregation too often as a way of managing inmates
Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor
25, Jan, 2024 @6:00 AM
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