Every NHS hospital in England has been told to improve patient waiting times for planned treatment as the government has made hitting the 18-week target one of its key priorities for this parliament. By March 2026, the government wants to see at least 65% of patients waiting no longer than 18 weeks. To get there, […]
In Scotland, President Trump pledges more food aid for Gaza and threatens a tighter deadline for Russia sanctions. AILSA CHANG, HOST: President Trump broke with Israel today after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that people in Gaza are not starving. Trump said that he doesn’t think that’s accurate. The president spoke to reporters as he […]
Joe Skirkowski BBC News, Gloucestershire PA Forest Green Rovers owner Dale Vince and Stroud MP Dr Simon Opher are behind the pilot scheme Football tickets will be made available on prescription to help treat symptoms of depression, under a pilot scheme. Labour MP for Stroud, Dr Simon Opher, and Ecotricity founder and owner of Forest […]
FOX Weather Hurricane Specialist Bryan Norcross and Meteorologist Ian Oliver discuss the traffic jam of tropical activity in the Pacific Ocean. HONOLULU – Hurricane Iona and Tropical Storm Keli formed southeast of Hawaii in the Central Pacific Ocean on Monday after quickly strengthening. Newsportual Hurricane Center (NHC) said Iona’s maximum sustained winds reached 75 mph, […]
Khanyisile Ngcobo BBC News in Maseru Getty Images Production at garment factories in Lesotho, such as TZICC, have ground to a halt in the wake of the US tariff threat A garment factory in Lesotho, which has produced Trump-branded golf shirts, may have to soon shut down following the massive import taxes, or tariffs, imposed […]
Chris Craddock BBC Jersey communities reporter BBC Sports groups like Skateboard Jersey were at ‘Every Girl Moves’ Girls have been encouraged to get involved in different sports at an event where they could have a go at a range of them. The ‘Every Girl Moves’ event was held at Les Quennevais School on Monday with […]
Jonah Fisher BBC environment correspondent Jonah Fisher/BBC Between May and July 2025 10,000 tests for water pollution at the Environment Agency’s Starcross laboratory in Devon were cancelled Thousands of water tests to identify potential harmful pollution in rivers, lakes and estuaries in England have been cancelled in the last three months due to staff shortages, […]
NHS bosses are putting patients at risk of harm in the upcoming doctors’ strike, the British Medical Association says. The union believes NHS England’s plan to limit the number of routine treatments being cancelled will stretch senior doctors covering for striking resident doctors too thinly. NHS England has ordered hospitals only to cancel non-urgent care, […]
Getty Images The pop star has joined with Endometriosis UK to share her story and help raise awareness Pop star Ella Henderson has revealed she has endometriosis and has partnered with a charity to raise awareness of the condition. In a video message on her Instagram account, the multi-platinum selling artist said the last few […]
BBC Listen to Joe read this article When Imogen arrived at the University of Nottingham in September 2022, she carried with her a letter addressed to the student wellbeing services. As a teenager, she struggled with anxiety and self-harm. The letter, written by her former head of year, was a direct plea to the university […]