Strep A warnings and Matt Hancock diaries
Reuters The first extracts from the former health secretary’s diaries were published on Friday It has conducted research suggesting that up to 140,000 patients could have operations and consultations cancelled because of the action. The paper’s leader says the prime minister must work out how to prevent the wave of walk-outs in the NHS and […]
YouTube starts verifying health workers in the UK
Dr Simi Adedeji Dr Simi Adedeji, who has 1.97m subscribers, is a UK doctor who has been validated by YouTube YouTube has launched a verification system for healthcare workers in the UK as it battles disinformation online. In 2022, health videos were viewed more than three billion times in the UK alone on the video-sharing […]
Jersey women target success in T20 World Cup qualifying event
Having seen Jersey’s men reach the final stages of qualifying for the T20 World Cup last year, the island’s women’s team are hoping to emulate them next week. Jersey will host the inaugural ICC European Division Two qualifier, where they will face Italy, Germany, Turkey, France and Sweden. The top two sides will then take […]
‘Threat to quit ECHR’ and ‘mortgage price war’
EPA The Daily Telegraph says Rishi Sunak will face calls from a third of his cabinet to put leaving the European Convention on Human Rights at the heart of the Conservative election campaign if the courts block migrant deportation flights to Rwanda. The Supreme Court is due to decide on the policy soon. Flights have […]
Lamb sector ‘contingency planning’ for UK
BBC The Welsh Governments wants the “UK government to ensure unfettered access to EU markets” A four nations approach to “contingency planning” for the lamb sector is being discussed between the Welsh and UK governments. NFU Cymru has criticised a lack of no-deal planning, saying “implications haven’t been taken seriously”. The UK government said “no […]
Women’s safety now at the heart of the app
Getty Images Keeping women safe is now “at the heart” of the world’s largest dating app, Tinder, it claims. The technology company is launching a partnership with campaign group No More, aiming to end domestic violence. “Our safety work is never done,” Tinder’s first female chief executive, Renate Nyborg, tells BBC News. But charity End […]
Mark Sampson sacked as England women’s manager
FA chief executive Martin Glenn, speaking to BBC Sport’s Richard Conway Why have you taken this decision today? In 2014 there were concerns raised about Mark’s time at Bristol Academy. These were investigated by the FA’s safeguarding unit and Mark was cleared in terms of his suitability to continue in football in early 2015. Let’s […]
Social media links to violence investigated
BBC Researchers worked with the parents of Olly Stephens who was stabbed to death in 2021 Links between harmful social media content seen by children and serious violence have been underestimated, a report has found. Criminal justice consultancy Crest Advisory has called for a safety rating system to limit children’s access to social media content. […]
Cargo unloaded from ship that blocked Suez Canal
PA Media Some 2,000 containers are being unloaded from the Ever Given at Felixstowe The huge container ship that blocked the Suez Canal is being unloaded after it arrived in the UK. The Port of Felixstowe said 2,000 containers were being unloaded by crane and the process would take about 24 hours. It said the […]
‘Reality TV show Meet the Rees-Moggs is a calculated risk’
Discovery+ “I don’t want to be a celebrity,” former Conservative MP Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg insists when I ask him why he, his wife and six children have decided to take part in a Kardashian-esque reality series called Meet the Rees-Moggs. “You have to be open if you’re a public figure and if you’re telling people […]