NHS doctor faces court date after allegedly inviting support for Hamas
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAn NHS doctor, Dr Rahmeh Aladwan, has been charged with four counts of inviting support for Hamas, a proscribed group. Read More
Cuba's mothers-to-be prepare to give birth in a country plunged into darkness
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteSince the Trump administration imposed a near-total fuel blockade on Cuba three months ago, Mauren Echevarría Peña has been inside a ward…
UK's transplant system was world-leading - now it lags behind other Western nations
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteJodie Cantle says she feels as though life is passing her by. She is attached to an oxygen cylinder at all times,…
European girls aged 13-15 have world’s highest rate of tobacco use for age group
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteTeenage girls in Europe have the highest rate of tobacco use in their age group around the world, while one in seven…
Renters in London to get £400,000 fund to sue their landlords
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMillions of renters in London will be able to use money from a new £400,000 fund to take their landlords to court….
Sharks testing positive for drugs are prowling in the Caribbean
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteScientists have discovered traces of cocaine, caffeine and even painkillers in sharks prowling the waters surrounding the Bahamas. Read More
Study links children’s social media use with anxiety and depression in teenage years
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteChildren who are on social media for more than three hours a day are more likely to develop depression and anxiety as teenagers,…
Sarah Ferguson stripped of Freedom of City of York title
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteSarah Ferguson has had her honorary Freedom of the City of York stripped, in a further fall from grace for the former…
Italy confirms first European human H9N2 avian flu case
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA person who travelled from outside Europe to the region of Lombardy in Italy is currently hospitalised with influenza A(H9N2), a subtype…
Three dead in outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease in Vietnam
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteVietnam has reported at least three deaths linked to the highly contagious hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) since the beginning of this year, Read More