Lancet commission’s report calls for global shake-up and suggests looking at measures such as waist-to-height ratios and ill-health symptoms Reframing obesity may end the diagnosis debate, but the health challenges remain Doctors are proposing a “radical overhaul” of how obesity is diagnosed worldwide amid concerns that a reliance on body […]
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Exclusive: Findings suggest ‘weakening of west’ as relations become more transactional, say report’s authors European anxiety about Donald Trump’s return to the White House is not shared in much of the world, a poll has shown, with more people in non-western powers such as China, Russia, India and Brazil welcoming […]
Relatives watch and wait as talks to broker ceasefire between Israel and Hamas continue in Qatar The families of Israeli hostages held captive for 15 months in the Gaza Strip have voiced cautious optimism their loved ones may soon be free as talks to broker a ceasefire between Israel and […]
Anonymised data could help develop treatments, drugs and diagnostic tools but potential misuse worries experts What does AI plan mean for NHS patient data and is there cause for concern? Ministers are considering allowing private companies to make profits from NHS data as part of a push to revolutionise the […]
Keir Starmer offers support to underfire chancellor after bruising start to new year Rachel Reeves will remain as chancellor until the next general election, Keir Starmer has insisted, as he warned the Treasury would be “ruthless” over public spending cuts to help meet the government’s fiscal rules. The Treasury is […]
Documents indicate monarch was informed Anthony Blunt was Soviet agent in 1973, though he confessed in 1964 The late Queen Elizabeth II was not told for almost 10 years that Anthony Blunt, a surveyor of the queen’s pictures and a member of the royal household, had confessed to being a […]
Francis recalls receiving a ‘large white box’ related to ‘difficult and painful situations’ in his autobiography, Hope Pope Francis has said he inherited a “large white box” full of documents related to various scandals faced by the Catholic Church when he took over from his predecessor. The pontiff makes the […]
US president says agreement that could pause more than 14 months of fighting matches a proposal he made months ago Joe Biden has said his administration is on the brink of sealing a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas that could pause the war after more than 14 months of […]
Plans to make UK world leader in AI sector include opening access to NHS and other public data Artificial intelligence will be “mainlined into the veins” of the nation, ministers have announced, with a multibillion-pound investment in the UK’s computing capacity despite widespread public fear about the technology’s effects. Keir […]
Exclusive: paramedics unable to respond to 100,000 calls a month as they wait to hand over patients ‘It feels like a war zone’ – exhausted ambulance service workers tell their stories Paramedics in England are unable to respond to 100,000 urgent 999 calls every month because they are stuck outside […]