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NHS boss asked by patient: ‘If I was white, would I be treated like this?’

NHS boss asked by patient: ‘If I was white, would I be treated like this?’

NHS boss asked by patient: ‘If I was white, would I be treated like this?’

15 June 2022

Amanda Pritchard criticised the treatment of some sickle cell patients.


Plans to create fairer private rental sector in England take a step forward

Plans to create fairer private rental sector in England take a step forward

Plans to create fairer private rental sector in England take a step forward

15 June 2022

The move will redress the balance between landlords and the 4.4 million privately renting households across England, according to the Government.


Retired farmer accused of wife’s murder ‘calm’ about her disappearing, jury told

Retired farmer accused of wife’s murder ‘calm’ about her disappearing, jury told

Retired farmer accused of wife’s murder ‘calm’ about her disappearing, jury told

15 June 2022

David Venables is accused of murdering his wife Brenda, who went missing in 1982. Her body was found in 2019.


Dozens more migrants rescued from Channel

Dozens more migrants rescued from Channel

Dozens more migrants rescued from Channel

15 June 2022

Approximately 146 people including around 28 children have been rescued from small boats on Wednesday.


Netflix-style algorithm could help guide cancer treatments, study suggests

Netflix-style algorithm could help guide cancer treatments, study suggests

Netflix-style algorithm could help guide cancer treatments, study suggests

15 June 2022

It is hoped that one day doctors will be able to look at a patient’s fully sequenced tumour and offer more personalised cancer treatment.


Menopause is at risk of being ‘medicalised’, experts say

Menopause is at risk of being ‘medicalised’, experts say

Menopause is at risk of being ‘medicalised’, experts say

15 June 2022

During the menopause women may experience hot flushes and night sweats, sleep problems, changes in mood and aching muscles or joints.


Legal action seeks damages for 25 million iPhone users over battery ‘throttling’

Legal action seeks damages for 25 million iPhone users over battery ‘throttling’

Legal action seeks damages for 25 million iPhone users over battery ‘throttling’

15 June 2022

A consumer champion has lodged a legal claim with the Competition Appeal Tribunal seeking more than £750 million from Apple.


Place where Black Death emerged is discovered after more than 600 years

Place where Black Death emerged is discovered after more than 600 years

Place where Black Death emerged is discovered after more than 600 years

15 June 2022

The medieval plague, which killed millions, is believed to have emerged in North Kyrgyzstan in the late 14th century.


Fake Wonka chocolate bars among £100,000 Oxford Street counterfeit haul

Fake Wonka chocolate bars among £100,000 Oxford Street counterfeit haul

Fake Wonka chocolate bars among £100,000 Oxford Street counterfeit haul

15 June 2022

Westminster City Council said officers seized £22,000 of potentially dangerous Wonka bars from one store alone.


Scotland is ‘being held back by Westminster’, SNP’s Ian Blackford says

Scotland is ‘being held back by Westminster’, SNP’s Ian Blackford says

Scotland is ‘being held back by Westminster’, SNP’s Ian Blackford says

15 June 2022

On plans for a second independence referendum, Boris Johnson told MPs: ‘I think there are other subjects in the national conversation right now.’


Patients ‘put at risk’ by ambulance handover delays

Patients ‘put at risk’ by ambulance handover delays

Patients ‘put at risk’ by ambulance handover delays

15 June 2022

The interim report cited an incident where a patient waited in an ambulance outside A&E for three hours and 20 minutes.


Wales needs to get away from ‘sheep, weather and rugby’, says Zip World founder

Wales needs to get away from ‘sheep, weather and rugby’, says Zip World founder

Wales needs to get away from ‘sheep, weather and rugby’, says Zip World founder

15 June 2022

Sean Taylor gave evidence at the Welsh Affairs Committee on how to make the country a global tourist destination.


Concern over A&E pressures, but no new money for the NHS – Javid

Concern over A&E pressures, but no new money for the NHS – Javid

Concern over A&E pressures, but no new money for the NHS – Javid

15 June 2022

The head of the NHS in England Amanda Pritchard said that A&Es were facing winter pressures in the summer.


Royal Ascot racegoers swelter in heat as Queen misses another day

Royal Ascot racegoers swelter in heat as Queen misses another day

Royal Ascot racegoers swelter in heat as Queen misses another day

15 June 2022

The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall led the royal party.


Married GP sentenced to four years for raping woman he met via Tinder

Married GP sentenced to four years for raping woman he met via Tinder

Married GP sentenced to four years for raping woman he met via Tinder

15 June 2022

Manesh Gill appeared for sentencing after being found guilty by a jury of raping the woman in December 2018.


Woman tells inquiry of horrific abuse at Edinburgh foster home

Woman tells inquiry of horrific abuse at Edinburgh foster home

Woman tells inquiry of horrific abuse at Edinburgh foster home

15 June 2022

Shirley Caffell, who has waved her right to anonymity, told of the neglect she suffered between 1965 and 1968.


Some care workers do not receive sick pay, study suggests

Some care workers do not receive sick pay, study suggests

Some care workers do not receive sick pay, study suggests

15 June 2022

Unison says many care workers employed in private sector fear taking time off sick.


Meghan shares news of her children in message to Grenfell community kitchen

Meghan shares news of her children in message to Grenfell community kitchen

Meghan shares news of her children in message to Grenfell community kitchen

15 June 2022

The duchess called the Hubb Community Kitchen on the fifth anniversary of the fatal blaze.


Deputy Speaker rebukes PM for claiming Labour ‘on side of traffickers’

Deputy Speaker rebukes PM for claiming Labour ‘on side of traffickers’

Deputy Speaker rebukes PM for claiming Labour ‘on side of traffickers’

15 June 2022

Dame Rosie Winterton said Boris Johnson’s remarks fell ‘well short of the good temper and moderation’ needed in parliamentary debates.


Rapist who assaulted unconscious victim for more than an hour jailed for life

Rapist who assaulted unconscious victim for more than an hour jailed for life

Rapist who assaulted unconscious victim for more than an hour jailed for life

15 June 2022

Aurel Birlan only stopped the assault on his victim when he was challenged by a passer-by.


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