Proposal is designed to free up 15m GP appointments over the next two years Millions of patients in England will be able to get prescriptions for seven common conditions, plus more blood pressure checks and the contraceptive pill, directly from pharmacies under proposals to tackle the crisis in GP surgeries. […]
Month: May 2023
Representatives of 27 member states mark Europe Day by calling for further strengthening of trust rebuilt by Windsor framework Opinion: First there was Brexit. Now there is Ukraine. The war has helped Britain and the EU find each other again EU leaders have signalled their desire to reset relations with […]
Which? figures show Britons struggling with loans, cards and bills as interest rates and inflation soar An estimated 700,000 UK households missed or defaulted on a rent or mortgage payment last month, according to data issued days before another expected rise in the cost of borrowing. Missed housing payments were […]
Pair disagreed over reports King Charles called deportation plan ‘appalling’, says Guto Harri Boris Johnson confronted King Charles, “essentially squaring up” to him for describing the Rwanda asylum policy as “appalling”, according to No 10’s former director of communications Guto Harri. The pair are said to have had a disagreement […]
Witnesses say apartment building and Rafah house among targets as nine reported dead while Israel tells nearby citizens to stay close to bomb shelters Israeli warplanes have bombed the Gaza Strip, killing three senior Islamic Jihad commanders, according to Palestinian officials. In total nine people were killed, the territory’s health […]
Exclusive: Prof Kamila Hawthorne says delays and uncertainty mean patients feel ‘helpless and forgotten’ Patients are developing cancers and enduring so much pain that they cannot climb stairs because of the 7.2 million-strong waiting list for NHS scans and treatment, Britain’s top GP has said. Prof Kamila Hawthorne, the chair […]
Vessel carrying about 40 passengers overturned because it was overcrowded, local police say At least 21 people drowned after a double-decker tourist boat capsized in India’s southern state of Kerala, local authorities have said. The boat, which was carrying about 40 inbound passengers, overturned off the coastal town of Tanur […]
Russian missiles reportedly cause a huge fire at a food warehouse in Odesa, with the attacks coming as Moscow prepares for its Victory Day holiday Russia-Ukraine war: live updates Russia launched a large-scale wave of strikes on Kyiv and across Ukraine, causing widespread destruction and injuries, as Moscow prepares for […]
Police say crash may have been intentional, and driver was arrested for reckless driving and could face other charges Seven people have been killed and 10 others were injured after a car plowed into a crowd outside a shelter serving migrants and homeless people in Brownsville, Texas, on Sunday, and […]
Footage on social media showed officers pursuing a man holding two dogs on a short lead along a canal in Limehouse The Metropolitan police has defended its officers after a suspect was Tasered and two dogs were shot in front of screaming witnesses. Footage posted on social media showed officers […]