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Thousands of cancers are being missed every week because patients are not going to their GP, a leading charity has warned. Cancer Research UK said the numbers being referred by doctors for urgent hospital appointments or checks had dropped by 75 per cent since the start of the coronavirus outbreak. Sarah Woolnough, from the charity, … Read more
Former CIA agents have said they were prevented from killing Osama Bin Laden in the build-up to 9/11 because of a bill signed by President Bill Clinton. New documentary The Longest War details how the agency could have assassinated the head of Al Qaeda before September 11 when they had him cornered. The terrorist was … Read more
Boris Johnson has come under renewed scrutiny for his lackluster coronavirus preparations after it was revealed he skipped five Cobra crisis meetings in the weeks leading up to Britain’s outbreak. The Prime Minister was accused of taking a backseat role in the early planning phase to shore up the country’s pandemic response, despite mounting concern … Read more
Britain missed THREE chances to join an EU scheme to bulk-buy personal protective equipment for NHS staff Britain missed three chances to take part in an EU scheme to bulk-buy PPE The EU ordered £1.3billion worth of masks, gowns and gloves for medical staff The UK will miss out on the PPE because it did … Read more
Just when you thought life couldn’t get any worse, along comes the new Ken Loach movie. Sorry We Missed You (15, ★★★) tells of Ricky (Kris Hitchen), a labourer with plans to set up on his own. He begs his care-assistant wife Abbie (Debbie Honeywood) to sell her car and uses the cash to buy … Read more
Chancellor Rishi Sunak ignored calls to increase financial support for parents in the Budget last week. Last year, the Conservatives pledged to create a fund to create more affordable childcare. The cost of childcare has outstripped inflation in the last year and many parents face the prospect of giving up work, thanks to the struggles … Read more
HEALTH NOTES: Women unhappy with the size and shape of their bust could delay breast cancer diagnosis since they’re less likely to carry out checks By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 22:54 GMT, 7 March 2020 | Updated: 23:19 GMT, 7 March 2020 Body hang-ups could delay breast cancer diagnosis, according to a major survey. … Read more
‘I’ve missed out on jobs because I wasn’t curvy enough’: Model Tegan Martin reveals she’s ‘definitely felt pressure to be a certain size’ to get work in the fashion industry By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 14:03 GMT, 1 March 2020 | Updated: 14:14 GMT, 1 March 2020 Tegan Martin has revealed that … Read more
A 21-year-old man died after his GP failed to alert him he was eligible for a free meningitis vaccine due to a computer blunder. Tim Mason began to fell unwell on March 15 last year but pushed on regardless. The following day, Mr Mason, of Tunbridge Wells, Kent, woke in the early hours violently vomiting, prompting … Read more