Tucker Carlson is not leaving the GOP The podcast host envisions a more radical Republican Party Salon · Jun 26
Alabama nurse’s husband forced to listen as she begged for her life before being shot dead The hospital has claimed that the alleged shooter ‘never entered our emergency department or any other hospital facility,’ nor presented himself for care The Independent UK · Jun 22
What in God’s name is Pete Hegseth doing in Iran? Religious framing of war is ‘unlike anything we’ve seen,’ experts say IN FOCUS: ‘He's making it clear that this is Jesus versus Muhammad,’ the founder of a religious freedom advocacy group tells Brendan Rascius, while a former US ambassador calls Hegseth’s war religiosity ‘performance art’ The Independent UK · Apr 2
If You Only Buy One New Plant for Your Garden This Winter, Make it a Viburnum – 16 Varieties to Suit Plots of all Shapes and Sizes With their mix of flowers, fiery foliage and colorful berries, viburnum are great-value shrubs Homes & Gardens · Jan 7
Gov. Greg Abbott was ordered to release emails with Elon Musk. Most of the 1,400 pages are blacked out. The heavily redacted emails reveal little of the two men’s relationship. The Texas Tribune · Nov 19, 2025
NHS doctors begin five-day strike amid staff cuts warning Thousands of the 77,000 resident doctors working in hospitals and community services are believed to be striking on Friday The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2025
NHS doctors go on strike as leaders warn industrial action could mean staff cuts Some 77,000 resident doctors work in hospitals and community services, with thousands of them expected to strike for five days from Friday. Evening Standard · Nov 14, 2025
NHS may have to cut jobs if strike action over pay continues This latest action marks the 13th walkout by doctors since March 2023 The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2025
Wednesday briefing: The new, devastating flood risk facing nearly all of Britain In today’s newsletter: Flooding across Britain is predicted to become so bad that some towns may need to be abandoned, and it’s not even campaigners raising the alarm – but insurers The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2025
Blair’s former policy chief Matthew Taylor to lead Fair Work Agency Author of influential report on the gig economy says new watchdog can make progress on workers’ rights The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2025
New workers’ rights body appoints chairman to lead crackdown on ‘bad bosses’ Matthew Taylor, who currently leads the NHS Confederation, will chair the Fair Work Agency when it is launched next year. Evening Standard · Oct 13, 2025
Fears of new PFI-style ‘disaster’ as firms handed £6m to advise on using private funds for NHS clinics Exclusive: Consultants and lawyers hired to advise on using public-private partnerships to build ‘neighbourhood health centres’ in England The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2025
What is the Rapture and why is a doomsday prediction spreading on TikTok? A South African man's prophecy about the Rapture has gone viral The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2025
Toddler diagnosed with inoperable brain tumour before going blind ‘overnight’ Olivia Taylor was diagnosed with an optic nerve glioma at just 17 months old The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2025
Evening Standard · Jun 11, 2025 Government can hit NHS waiting times targets despite scepticism, says Reeves The NHS has received a 3% increase in real terms per year in the Government spending review.
Evening Standard · Jun 11, 2025 No guarantee waiting lists will fall to hit targets, health leaders say The NHs will see a large proportion of the extra cash swallowed by pay rises for staff and existing commitments, experts say.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 8, 2025 Hospitals in England could shed 100,000 jobs in response to cost-cutting orders Exclusive: Scale of looming job losses prompts NHS leaders to ask Treasury to cover costs
The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2025 30,000 jobs could go in Labour’s radical overhaul of NHS Loss of staff will be at least twice as big as thought, as new NHS England chief tells regional boards to cut costs by 50%
The Guardian - UK · Jan 4, 2025 All NHS acute hospital trusts in England are missing Labour’s 18-week target The PM’s ‘milestones’ include 92% of patients waiting no more than 18 weeks – but not one of the 124 trusts is hitting the mark
Evening Standard · Jan 3, 2025 Number of patients in hospital with flu ‘rising at a very concerning rate’ Compared to last winter, the average number of flu patients in hospital in England is up sharply
The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2024 Hospitals becoming ‘dangerous’ after underinvestment, warns NHS chief NHS chief Matthew Taylor says parts of the health service are so rundown that patients are being treated in unsafe environments
The Guardian - UK · Dec 30, 2024 England’s rundown hospitals are ‘outright dangerous’, say NHS chiefs Exclusive: Structural weaknesses are threatening operating theatres, intensive care units and cancer units
Salon · Dec 6, 2024 Trump ushers in a Christian "deep state" Trump gave control of the budget to a Project 2025 henchman who calls this a "post-constitutional moment"
The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2024 Failing hospitals to be named and shamed in league tables under Government plans NHS England will carry out a ‘no holds barred’ review of NHS performance across England with the results made public in league tables.
The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2024 Wes Streeting warned inflation-busting NHS Budget deal will not be enough Health experts urge the government to find more money to tackle waiting lists and improve NHS care