Kim Cattrall: I consider myself a mother despite not having offspring
On BBC Woman’s Hour Takeover actor speaks out at being described as childless and says motherhood is not just about giving birthKim Cattrall has spoken of her anger at being described as childless and...
View ArticleMS sufferers' health damaged by benefits tests, survey finds
Nearly half of those with multiple sclerosis surveyed by MS Society said they felt the process caused their condition to relapse or deteriorate Many multiple sclerosis sufferers required to undergo...
View ArticleRefugee crisis: Hungary rejects all asylum requests made at border – as it...
Tough new laws introduced at Hungary-Serbia borderSerbia says it cannot cope with refugees shut out of EUUN High Commissioner for refugees criticises Orban governmentMore European countries reintroduce...
View ArticleBroadmoor hospital rated inadequate by watchdog
Care Quality Commission inspectors raise concerns about patients at high security hospital being restrained too oftenBroadmoor high-security hospital has been rated as inadequate, with concerns raised...
View ArticleRefugee crisis: Hungary uses teargas and water cannon at Serbia border – as...
Refugees enter Croatia from SerbiaAustria starts border checks and suspends key rail routeHungary reports huge drop in migrants after border crackdownConcern that migrants may stray into Balkan...
View ArticleNicola Cross: man appears in court charged with murder
Marcin Porczynski, 25, appears at Hatfield magistrates court accused of murder and two kidnap chargesA man has appeared in court accused of murdering a woman who was stabbed to death an hour after...
View ArticleClashes at border with Serbia as Croatia says it cannot take more refugees –...
More than 7,000 refugees enter Croatia in the past 24 hoursHundreds of people break through police lines at two border crossing between Serbia and CroatiaEU summit called for next weekHungary says a...
View ArticleBurglar dies after being restrained at Britons’ Portuguese villa
Suspect was apprehended by British couple’s son before police arrived at property in Vilamoura, and later collapsed and died, sources sayA man has died after being restrained while trying to rob a...
View ArticleNHS warned of exodus of young doctors as registrations to work abroad soar
Government told huge rise in applications for GMC status certificates is down to imposition of controversial new contracts for NHS junior doctorsThe government has been told it faces disaster in the...
View ArticleBarriers and safety nets at suicide hotspots can reduce rates by 90%
Other methods, such as placement of signs or crisis telephones, are also used at places with a high suicide ratePreventing access to the means of suicide, for instance by installing barriers and safety...
View ArticleMecca: hajj crush kills hundreds near holy city – as it happened
Saudi civil defence says more than 717 killedMore than 800 injuredHealth minister suggests undisciplined pilgrims to blameKing Salman orders probe into tragedySaudi authorities appear to blame...
View ArticleRelatives of British hajj pilgrims await news after Saudi Arabia disaster
Scottish MSP whose uncle narrowly avoided crush says Saudis have questions to answer, as witnesses describe dangerously crowded conditions Britons are trying to contact friends and relatives visiting...
View ArticleShaker Aamer: eight key questions answered
A brief guide to the case of the last British resident to be released from Guantánamo Bay after 13 years without trialAamer, now 46, is the last British resident being held at Guantánamo Bay. He is a...
View ArticleSlavery reparations calls will not go away, David Cameron told
Black activists in the UK warn the prime minister his belief in not fully apologising will only increase the pressure to respondBlack British activists have warned David Cameron that pressure to make...
View ArticlePolice plan grace period for ban on smoking in cars with children
Offenders will be given warnings rather than fines for first three months of new law intended to protect young people from second-hand smokeDrivers who flout a new ban on smoking in cars containing...
View ArticleScientists identify genes reducing risk of severe malaria by 40%
Protective variant most common among children in Kenya, where it offered greatest protection, while effect was less for other African populations studied Genes have been identified in African children...
View ArticleGP job dissatisfaction and stress at highest levels for a decade – survey
Survey finds more than a third of GPs expect to quit in five years, providing evidence to back up BMA’s warnings of crisisStress and job dissatisfaction among English GPs are at their highest levels...
View ArticleWeight gain in teens may be linked to late nights, says study
US research reveals teenagers’ body mass index increasing with every hour they stay up during the school weekStaying up late could be associated with weight gain in teenagers, according to a study....
View ArticleMidwives' body condemns plan to make students pay for training
Forcing midwives and nurses in England to take out student loans would aggravate shortage of recruits, says RCM Proposals by universities to make nursing and midwifery students in England pay their own...
View ArticleUK is the best place in the world to die, according to end-of-life care index
Integration of palliative care into NHS and strong hospice movement among reasons for UK ranking first in study of 80 countriesThe UK is the best place in the world in which to die, according to a...
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