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Mental Health Review Must Address 'Lack Of Compassion' For Patients, Watchdog Says

The government’s national review of mental health hospitals must urgently address the “lack of sympathy and compassion”towards patients if safety is to improve, the health ombudsman has said.

Sturgeon: Scotland Had 'No Set Plan' To Deal With Covid

There was "no set plan" in Scotland for dealing with a pandemic of the nature of Covid-19, Nicola Sturgeon told the UK Covid inquiry yesterday.

I've had my headaches checked by docs since tumour role

Soap star's health eye-opener

Return to Fallujah..

IRAQ DAY 2: DEADLY ATTACK ON STUDENTS... 20YRS ON

I'm a living Doll

I don't want Al to keep me going.. I am already artificial, jokes Parton

Having a ball

Match of the holiday for footie stars this summer

Savers Withdraw Money At Fastest Ever Rate, Says Bank

A RECORD £4.6billion net was taken out of banks and building societies in May as people raided pandemic-years savings to pay ballooning bills.

Moscow Mirage - Putin And Prigozhin Averted Bloodshed-but For How Long?

Though they have avoided open bloodshed, it is hard to imagine Vladimir Putin and Yevgeny Prigozhin will ever be reconciled.

Rishi's Radical Plan To Fix NHS 'Once And For All'

300,000 extra nurses, doctors and medics in Rishi's 'ambitious and radical' NHS overhaul

Putin: My Soldiers Stopped A Civil War

VLADIMIR Putin told his troops they had "stopped a civil war" yesterday as he tried to win back support following the attempted coup by Wagner soldiers.

Care Sector Crisis Footing Was 'Terrible'

MATT Hancock admitted pre-pandemic plans to protect care homes were "terrible" and in "nowhere near good-enough shape" when Covid hit.

NATO 'Degraded' Russian Forces

NATO has managed to degrade Russia's military with its backing of Ukraine against the Kremlin's invasion, the UK's Armed Forces Minister claimed yesterday.

Hunt Signs 'Turning Point' EU Financial Services Deal

Britain and the European Union have signed a deal on financial services regulation, in the latest sign of a post-Brexit thaw in relations, although Jeremy Hunt admitted that talks on rejoining the Horizon Europe science programme were at a "crunchy" stage

Case Study: The Rules For Delayed Luggage Are Tricky

The good news, from Gunter Strauss's point of view, is that he touched down in Brazil after flying from London Heathrow via Paris CDG to Rio. But he could be happier

The Race To Breathe New Life Into 'The Lungs Of The World'

From their leaves down to their roots, seagrasses work as 'ecosystem engineers', yet they have become one of the least protected species of coastal life

Putin Admits Paying Wagner Fighters £800m In Past Year

After years of denials, Russian president says the mercenary group was funded by the state, as its leader arrives in Belarus

Climate Watchdog: UK 'Too Slow' To Hit Net Zero Targets

The government's own climate watchdog has said it is losing confidence in the UK's ability to reach net zero after a slew of failed targets and "missed" opportunities

Is Sunak Delivering On Any Of His Five Pledges For 2023?

Six months after the prime minister set out his key priorities for 2023, Sean O'Grady tracks his progress, or lack of, so far

Supermarket Bosses Reject Calls For Price Caps On Food

Supermarket bosses have rejected calls for price caps on products and denied claims of "grotesque profiteering" during a grilling by MPs

A Half-Baked Apology Won't Bring Hancock Forgiveness

You don’t really need to see Matt Hancock answering questions on why the UK wasn’t better prepared for a pandemic to know the answer

Hancock Condemns No 10's Pandemic Plans As 'Terrible'

Approach 'completely wrong' admits former health secretary

Year Long Recession

Economists warning of shock after rate hikes

Dyer Warning: I'll Do In Putin

Star will choke tyrant with pillow case

Traveller pitches approved for Saltram site

GYPSY and Traveller caravan pitches are set to be created at Saltram Countryside Park, just outside Plymouth.

Barker's back on track at champs

CYCLING Elinor Barker is hoping to get two for the price of one when Scotland hosts the first combined world championships in August.

Ireland Is Now Most Expensive EU Nation

IRELAND is officially the most expensive country in the European Union for goods and services, figures show.

Boris: Give F-16 Fighters To Provide Air Superiority

Boris Johnson yesterday issued fresh calls for Ukraine to be armed with F-16 fighter jets.

Bank May Need To 'Create A Recession' To Halt Inflation, Says Adviser To Chancellor

The Bank of England might need to spark a recession to get inflation under control, an adviser to the chancellor Jeremy Hunt warned yesterday amid a slew of grim economic data including government borrowing surpassing 100 per cent of GDP for the first time since 1961

Putin Ensures The Spectre Of Nuclear Disaster Will Always Hang Over The Ukraine War

The spectre of nuclear disaster has been a constant throughout the war in Ukraine

Cameron 'Kept Pushing' To Bring In Same-Sex Marriage

The former PM says he had a convert’s zeal’ about the issue