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Sunak and Zelensky discuss accelerating military support to Ukraine
R ishi Sunak and Volodymyr Zelensky discussed ramping up military support to Ukraine in a phone call on Friday, Downing Street said. The Prime Minister told the Ukrainian president that Britain and its allies “needed to continue to ensure Ukraine was in the strongest possible position to build on itsContinue Reading
Portraits of Dogs: From Gainsborough to Hockney exhibition review, Wallace Collection, London
We British “love our dogs”, said Rachel Campbell-Johnston in The Times. And since at least the 17th century, British artists have shown equal enthusiasm for depicting man’s best friend. Thomas Gainsborough painted his beloved mutts and put their portrait in “pride of place” above the mantelpiece in his London houseContinue Reading
Report shows ‘lack of trust’ in system for health assessments
A report by the Work and Pensions Committee has found a “profound lack of trust” in the system of health assessments for benefits, with the committee recommending some “quick and easy changes” to restore confidence. The system is in place to help those with disability or ill-health access benefits, butContinue Reading
Nursing union to reveal pay ballot result as junior doctors remain on strike
A nursing union is set to announce the result of a ballot over a Government pay offer on Friday, as around 47,000 junior doctors stage a fourth day of strike action in England. Members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and Unison, which represents nurses and other health workers,Continue Reading
Constitution Hill may be best hurdler and could win Gold Cup and Grand National
NEVER mind the Champion Hurdle or the Gold Cup . . . you wouldn’t put it past Constitution Hill to win them both in the same week. Okay, maybe that is stretching the point a little too far. 4 Constitution Hill has proven it might be the best ever hurdlerCredit: PA Landing theContinue Reading
Planning for a baby? Why both men and women should consider quitting alcohol before and during pregnancy
You might want to make booze a thing of the past. pexels/monstera When a couple is planning on having a baby, it’s often the woman who is seen as responsible for the health of the unborn child. In the UK, the chief medical officer’s drinking guidelines recommend that women shouldContinue Reading
Venn: the man behind the famous diagrams – and why his work still matters today
Author provided April 2023 marks the 100th anniversary of the death of mathematician and philosopher John Venn. You may well be familiar with Venn diagrams – the ubiquitous pictures of typically two or three intersecting circles, illustrating the relationships between two or three collections of things. For example, during theContinue Reading
Florida House passes six-week abortion ban backed by DeSantis
The Florida House of Representatives on Thursday passed legislation that would ban most abortions after six weeks, when many women don’t know they are pregnant. The bill passed by a vote of 70 to 40, largely along party lines. The measure now goes to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who isContinue Reading
Junior doctors leader insists he is ‘still working’ on holiday during strikes
A junior doctors union leader has insisted he is “still working” while on holiday during four days of NHS strikes. But the British Medical Association (BMA) junior doctors committee co-chairman Dr Robert Laurenson also said he is “sorry” if striking colleagues feel his absence, to attend a wedding, has underminedContinue Reading
One Direction to ‘reunite for first time in eight years including Zayn Malik’ on James Corden’s Late Late Show
A ll five members of One Direction are set to reunite for the first time in eight years on James Corden’s last ever episode of his Late Late Show, according to reports. The chart-topping boy band – Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik – areContinue Reading