Some doctors are testing new approaches, seeing if tweaking the way NHS works can deliver better health. Dr David Blane is a GP in Glasgow’s Possilpark, and academic lead for GPs at the Deep End, an organisation led by doctors in Scotland’s most deprived communities. He says patients in these neighbourhoods typically develop multiple long‑term conditions 10 to 15…
The former BBC and Sky News presenter Dermot Murnaghan has died aged 68 after a “period of illness with prostate cancer”, his family have said. The journalist, who was long a fixture on British TV screens, was also known for hosting the quizshow Eggheads. Before joining Sky in 2007, Murnaghan was a main presenter on…
“I was told that my symptoms were just part of being a woman.” These are words that are likely to be familiar to scores of women who have suffered years of seeking a reason for their extreme pain and heavy periods, before finally being told they have endometriosis. For years, the only way to definitively…
Volunteers have clocked up more than 1,000 hours of service to save 34 tonnes of uneaten food from the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, going into the bin. Since Sunday, about 50 helpers from Roade and Towcester’s Community Larders have driven back and forth from the Northamptonshire racetrack to offer up items like eggs, milk,…
On Friday, the maximum temperature in England of 35.2C was recorded in Coton-in-the Elms, Derbyshire, while Usk, Monmouthshire saw the highest temperature of 34.3C in Wales. Threave, Dumfries and Galloway recorded Scotland’s highest temperature of 29.7C, while the highest temperature in Northern Ireland peaked at 27.4C in Killowen, Co. Down. On Saturday the highest temperatures…
Sam Fender and Olivia Dean have broken Wet Wet Wet’s 32-year record for a British act’s run at No 1 in the UK singles chart. Fender and Dean’s duet Rein Me In has racked up its 16th week at No 1, beating Wet Wet Wet’s Love is All Around, which spent 15 weeks at No…
A man was nearly sucked head-first out of a cabin window in mid-air on a Ryanair plane, passengers have said. Tracking data shows the plane was in the air for about 10 minutes when it abruptly descended 9,000ft (2,700m), with passengers telling local media they heard “some kind of explosion”. A Greek hospital official said…
You wouldn’t normally expect a 39-year-old who had just spent five hours and 15 minutes on court to challenge the world number one in a Wimbledon semi-final. But this is Novak Djokovic we’re talking about – and he is, in the best way possible, not normal. On Friday, Djokovic will face world number one and…
During their one short break, Charlotte lets out a small shout of pain. The leather seat in the ambulance has burnt her skin. She reaches for her portable fan which mists the air, as the air conditioning gets going. The big black boots and dark green trousers both Connor and Charlotte wear offer protection from…
Ann Widdecombe, a former Conservative minister who defected to Reform UK, has died aged 78. She was a household name even before she reinvented herself as a reality TV star, with a high profile spell on Strictly Come Dancing, known for her forthright views and no-nonsense attitude. A leading figure on the right of British…
