Explore news for you
Patients waiting 18 months for NHS treatment can go private for free in plans to cut Covid backlog
PATIENTS waiting more than 18 months for NHS treatment will be able to go private for free in plans to slash the Covid backlog. Health Secretary Sajid Javid will say today that expanding the “right to choose” will help speed up care as six million languish on waiting lists. TheContinue Reading
Colourism: how skin-shade prejudice impacts black men in the UK
Experiencing skin-shade prejudice can impact on a person's self-confidence and their relationships. AS photostudio | Shutterstock The Black Lives Matter movement, and the renewed focus on equality and social justice for black people that has come with it, has brought increasing attention to the issue of colourism. This form ofContinue Reading
Tottenham vs Everton LIVE: Stream, score, TV channel, kick-off time, team news for crunch Premier League clash
Good evening from north London Welcome to SunSport’s live coverage of Monday evening’s Premier League clash between Tottenham Hotspur and Everton. These two clubs may be facing different ends of the table, but have plenty in common in pursuit of their goals. Whether it’s Champions League football or Premier LeagueContinue Reading
Ukraine: the UN’s ‘responsibility to protect’ doctrine is a hollow promise for civilians under fire
Images of gaunt, exhausted faces of people fleeing bombardment and death once again dominate global news. From Mariupol to Irpin, Russian artillery attacks on Ukrainian civilians have kept them trapped in hell. Every day, the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky pleads for help. He begs for military support to save hisContinue Reading
Children’s Ward Derriford Hospital
The Lions Club of Plymouth carried out a collection organised by Lion Jim Shipton at various well known super markets throughout Plymouth over the two weeks prior to Christmas 2021 with the main aim to collect sufficient funds to help pay for a Panda Warmer (Hot Cot), for the HighContinue Reading
Time Team returns this March for 2 brand new 3-part episodes
The celebrated British archaeology series returns to screens for its first new episodes in a decade in a new extended format – thanks to the support of fans worldwide. Join Time Team for the excavation of two fascinating sites: an Iron Age settlement with underground tunnels in Cornwall, and aContinue Reading
Apprenticeships on offer from Plymouth’s top engineering firms
An upcoming recruitment event is giving aspiring apprentice engineers the opportunity to meet some of Plymouth’s leading engineering employers. The Engineering Apprenticeship Event on 12th March, held at Cornwall College’s Engineering Skills Centre on the Sisna Park industrial estate, Plymouth, will link those looking to kick start their career in theContinue Reading
Parents who engaged in ‘savage’ abuse of daughter (9) are jailed
A mother and father who engaged in the “savage” abuse of their daughter, “destroyed” her and left her with a catastrophic brain injury, have been jailed for 14 years. Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard the couple believed the girl was possessed by an evil spirit and that they inflicted “wantonContinue Reading
Liverpool vs Inter Milan – bonus offer: Get money back as CASH if you lose!
PADDY POWER are offering punters up to £20 back as cash if their bet on Liverpool vs Inter Milan loses. That’s right — new customers who sign up and stake £20 on the Champions League clash will get their money straight back if they’re not successful. The bookmaker are alsoContinue Reading
COVID: risk of severe disease could be in your blood, new research finds
MarySan/Shutterstock Multiple factors play a role in complex diseases like COVID, and knowing what they are is important for predicting how different people will be affected. Early on in the pandemic, being older, overweight or smoking were identified as increasing your risk of developing severe COVID. This then informed publicContinue Reading