MORE THAN 13,000 CHILDREN REPORTED DEAD IN GAZA AS FAMINE NEARS
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A new report warns famine is imminent in northern Gaza as 1.1 million people — half the population — experience catastrophic levels…
Millions on alert after 6.4-magnitude earthquake jolts Japan
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Scenes of ruin have emerged from southern Japan after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4. Read More
I was told I was ‘very positive’. Doctors weren’t referring to my attitude
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Reading Time: < 1 minute ‘You’re not just HIV positive,’ the doctor told me. ‘You’re very positive.’ Read More
GPs in England launch dispute over new contract with threat of industrial action
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In pictures: Dubai reels from floods after storm brings year and a half’s worth of rain in one day
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Dubai has been brought to a standstill overnight after the United Arab Emirates was hit by over 14cm of rain in a…
Lightning, downpours kill 65 in Pakistan, as April rain doubles historical average
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Reading Time: < 1 minute At least 65 people have died in storm-related incidents including lightning in Pakistan, officials said, with rain so far in April falling…
World faces permanently higher interest rates, warns Bank of England official
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Consumers face the prospect of permanently higher interest rates amid geopolitical tensions and “slower globalisation”, a Bank of England official has warned. …
Tea experts explain why you should never re-boil water or squeeze a teabag when making a brew
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Tea connoisseurs have warned against a common practice many of us are guilty of that can lead to a bitter brew. Read…
Mother handed wrong baby at hospital in Dorset
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The incident occurred at the maternity unit at Poole Hospital in September 2023, University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust – which runs…
Mutated strain of mpox with ‘pandemic potential’ found in DRC mining town
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A concerning new strain of mpox with “pandemic potential” has been found in a mining town in the Democratic Republic of Congo,…