Medicines watchdog recommends physical and psychological therapies when treating pain with no known cause People suffering from chronic pain that has no known cause should not be prescribed painkillers, the medicines watchdog has announced, recommending such patients be offered exercise, talking therapies and acupuncture instead. In a major change of […]
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Evidence ‘consistent with causality’ but vaccination programme must continue, says drug safety specialist Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson has sought to reassure people about the safety of the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid vaccine as a trial in children was paused while regulators investigate rare reports of […]
Intervention comes amid review of laws governing betting sector and plans for new gambling clinics as addiction cases spike ‘Every other advert will be for gambling’: Addicts tell of their lockdown struggle Gambling firms have profited during the pandemic but are leaving the NHS to “pick up the pieces” of […]
Officers searching for missing 19-year-old find body in a pond in Epping Forest, Essex Police searching for missing London student Richard Okorogheye have found the body of a man in Epping Forest, Essex. The Metropolitan police said they had been informed by the Essex force that the body had been […]
PM says pubs, hairdressers, shops and gyms can open, but resumption of foreign travel next month remains in doubt Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Life will start returning to “some semblance of normality” in June, Boris Johnson has pledged, as he gave the green light for […]
Palace turmoil eases as former crown prince vows to remain ‘faithful to the legacy of my ancestors’ Jordan’s Prince Hamzah has pledged loyalty to the king as the monarch accepted mediation over a rift within the royal family that saw the prince placed under house arrest, the palace said. The […]
Incidents reported on Monday in Carrickfergus and in Derry where a car was been set alight Violence has broken out once more on the streets of Northern Ireland, despite appeals for calm. A car was set alight in Sperrin Park in the Waterside area of Derry, while there were also […]
Medaria Arradondo says on sixth day of trial that ex-officer’s treatment of George Floyd breached regulations Derek Chauvin trial – live updates The Minneapolis police chief, Medaria Arradondo, told the Derek Chauvin murder trial on Monday that he “vehemently disagrees” that there was any justification for the former police officer […]
Boris Johnson to promise universal rollout of lateral flow testing scheme in bid to ease England out of lockdown Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson is to unveil a plan for routine, universal Covid-19 tests as a means to ease England out of lockdown, as […]
Two people from Black Protest Legal Support among 107 arrested during demonstration in London Civil liberties campaigners have criticised the Metropolitan police after two independent legal observers were among 107 people arrested following a march through central London on Saturday. Protesters gathered on Saturday night in London, Bristol, Manchester and […]