Exclusive: warning that lack of NHS dentists and soaring cost of private work puts essential care out of reach for many How soaring fees for private care are deepening England’s dentistry crisis Private dentists are cashing in on the scarcity of NHS treatment by hiking their charges for fillings, checkups […]
Austin and his father began year with trip to Brighton in January and ended by travelling to Ely before Christmas An achievement for a lot of seven-year-olds in 2024 might have been riding a bike without stabilisers or tying their own shoelaces, but for one boy it was visiting every […]
Admissions for vitamin or iron deficiencies up by more than 10% year on year and as much as tenfold on 1998-99 The number of people admitted to hospital in England because of a lack of vitamins or minerals is soaring, according to analysis of NHS figures. In 2023-24 there were […]
Mayor of London ‘truly humbled’ to be made a knight as authors, actors and sporting stars receive honours Arise, Sir Gareth: Southgate given knighthood Sadiq Khan and Stephen Fry received knighthoods along with the former England manager Gareth Southgate while Emily Thornberry became a dame in the first new year […]
Raid on St John’s Wood mansion believed to be one of biggest thefts from a house in British criminal history Detectives are hunting a “lone wolf” burglar who stole bespoke jewellery and designer items worth more than £10m in a 19-minute heist at a billionaire’s row mansion in London. The […]
A senior US official said the president needed a ‘dose of reality’ to deal with Iraqi insurgents, documents reveal Tony Blair’s advisers privately questioned if the US had “proper political control” of military operations in Iraq after a senior US official confided that George W Bush believed he was on […]
Government accuses Tories and rightwing media of being ‘out of touch’, as VAT policy due to come into force The government has accused critics of its plan to put VAT on private school fees of being detached from the real world after polling showed the policy, which will come into […]
Stretched primary services causing increase in emergency visits for issues from coughs to hiccups, health leaders say The number of people turning to A&E departments in England for minor ailments including hiccups, sore throats and coughs is soaring, as senior health leaders warn that NHS primary and community services are […]
Former president faced series of economic and foreign policy crises, including Iran hostage affair and Soviet invasion of Afghanistan Jimmy Carter dies aged 100 – latest updates Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, a broker of peace in the Middle East in his time, and a tireless […]
Carter, who spent decades after time in office campaigning for better global health and human rights, died at age 100 Full report: Jimmy Carter, longest-lived US president, dies aged 100 The former Georgia house of representatives minority leader Stacey Abrams called Carter “a giant who never saw anyone as smaller […]