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Keir Starmer denies he is hostile to those who use private healthcare
Keir Starmer has denied he is hostile to those who pay for private healthcare after he said he would never make that choice. The Labour leader said he “completely understand why people would go private”. His comments come a week after he was challenged on the issue in the firstContinue Reading
Luke Littler and Co. issued bold ‘chasing the dollar’ Saudi Arabia warning
Luke Littler and his darts rivals have been issued a bold warning after PDC president Barry Hearn claimed the World Darts Championship could move to Saudi Arabia. Littler burst onto the darts scene when he reached the final of the sport’s showcase event before losing to Luke Humphries at theContinue Reading
Interview With the Vampire director says backlash against Tom Cruise casting was ‘wrong’
Interview With the Vampire director Neil Jordan is looking back on the outrage that ensued after he cast Tom Cruise in the lead role opposite Brad Pitt. Cruise, 61, led the 1994 fantasy horror – based on Anne Rice’s 1976 novel – as Lestat, a vampire who befriends and persuadesContinue Reading
E.coli outbreak: Sandwich maker recalls products from Asda, Aldi and Co-op
Two suppliers of supermarket sandwiches, wraps and salads are recalling various products because of a risk they could be contaminated with E. coli. More than 200 people in the UK have been infected by an outbreak of the bacteria, suspected to be linked to food, since 25 May. At leastContinue Reading
Recovery from cyber attack that cancelled thousands of hospital appointments to take months, NHS admits
It will take months for hospitals to recover from a major cyber attack that cancelled thousands of appointments, the health authorities have admitted. NHS England has confirmed that from 3 to 9 June, more than 800 planned operations and 700 outpatient appointments were cancelled after pathology services were hit byContinue Reading
Will we really die from minor scratches in the future? – Q&A with antibiotic resistance expert
Timofeyev Alexander/Shutterstock According to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO), the number of antibacterial agents, including antibiotics, has increased from 80 in 2021 to 97 in 2023. However, the health agency says there is a “pressing need for new, innovative agents for serious infections and to replaceContinue Reading
Boris Johnson records campaign videos for his MP supporters as he continues to snub Rishi Sunak
Boris Johnson has recorded campaign videos for a number of his Tory MP supporters as he continues to snub Rishi Sunak. The former PM said he was “passionate” that voters should re-elect ally Sir Simon Clarke, who tried to oust Mr Sunak as leader earlier this year warning that theContinue Reading
Top European shares suffer losses as French political divisions grow
A downbeat day for European markets has seen France and Germany’s top indices suffer big losses, while the UK’s edged lower after a choppy week. London’s FTSE 100 fell 16.81 points, or 0.21%%, to 8,146.86. The blue-chip index closed the week in the red, after having one of its worstContinue Reading
Barclays steps back as sponsor of Download, Latitude and Isle of Wight festivals
Barclays has stepped back as a sponsor of all Live Nation festivals as bands boycott the events in protest of the bank’s ties to defence companies supplying Israel, and fossil fuel firms. Barclaycard was removed from the websites of festivals like Download, Latitude and Isle of Wight in recent daysContinue Reading
Labour’s enticing plan for a national care service is so vague it looks like a tick box exercise
PeopleImages.com – Yuri A/Shutterstock Social care often seems to be the forgotten sibling of the NHS. The UK clapped for NHS staff during the pandemic, which was truly deserved. But there was no applause for those at the front line of social care, the people providing care to some ofContinue Reading