Wanted: Tesco seeks professional untangler to light up Christmas
Successful candidate for job in Wrexham must have oodles of patience and ability to unravel reels of knotted lights in less than three minutesTesco is advertising a vacancy for what is thought to be...
View ArticleSiblings of different faiths in high court row over mother's funeral
Judge says ‘nearest equivalent of biblical solution’ would be one equally unwelcome to Jewish brother and Anglican sisterA brother and sister who follow different faiths have gone to the high court to...
View ArticleNHS England chief warns against poor spending review deal
Simon Stevens hopes for ‘considerably more progress’ in negotiations with Treasury to front-load extra cash and ease pressure on health serviceThe chief executive of NHS England, Simon Stevens, has...
View ArticleTwo in five new parents experience mental health issues, poll finds
Royal College of Nursing says many new parents suffer from anxiety, depression and other issues but do not seek helpTwo in five parents experienced a mental health issue during or after pregnancy with...
View ArticleQuestions raised over effectiveness of online CBT for treating depression
Researchers found low patient adherence and engagement with computer-assisted cognitive behavioural therapy programmesThe benefits of computer-assisted cognitive behavioural therapy for tackling...
View ArticleUK government warned over new counter-terrorism legislation
Muslim Council of Britain voices concern over plan to ban non-violent extremistsBritish Muslims must be at the heart of the creation of new counter-terrorism legislation if it is to be effective, one...
View ArticleAlps ski lift operator guilty of manslaughter over death of British boy
Richard Cettour receives suspended sentence over death of Kieran Brookes, 14, from Devon, whose backpack became caught in lift mechanismA French ski lift operator has been found guilty of the...
View ArticleTwo men held in search for missing 15-year-old Leicestershire girl
Detectives search park and house in hunt for Kayleigh Haywood, not seen since FridayDetectives investigating the disappearance of a 15-year-old girl in Leicestershire are searching a housing estate and...
View ArticleJunior doctors expected to vote for strike as ballot closes
Ballot of 30,000 staff ends at 5pm on Wednesday amid expectation of overwhelming vote for industrial action A ballot is due to close at 5pm on Wednesday that is expected to lead to thousands of junior...
View ArticleDisabled girl's sedation and flight to Scotland 'like Guantánamo rendition'
Girl unlawfully taken from south-west England to Dundee without consent before later being moved to scandal-hit Winterbourne View, report findsA teenager with learning disabilities was unlawfully...
View ArticleBicycles used by Syrian refugees to enter Norway from Russia to be destroyed
Norwegian recycling firm asked to scrap bikes for not meeting safety standards as refugees turn to Arctic circle route to access EuropeAbout 3,500 bicycles used by refugees to enter Norway from Russia...
View ArticleBody found in search for missing schoolgirl, say police
Officers searching for Kayleigh Haywood, 15, have discovered a body in a fieldOfficers searching for a missing 15-year-old girl have found a body in a field in Ibstock, Leicestershire, police...
View ArticleCinemas refuse to show Church of England advert featuring Lord's Prayer
Church of England says it is bewildered by leading chains’ stance on advert that was intended to play before new Star Wars filmThe UK’s three leading cinema chains have refused to show an advert by the...
View ArticleTributes paid to Britons killed in New Zealand helicopter crash
Katharine Walker, head of radiotherapy at Addenbrooke’s hospital in Cambridge, and her partner were among six people killed in crashColleagues of a British medic who was killed when a helicopter...
View ArticleEd Miliband on Corbyn: ‘I bet you didn't think things would get worse’
Former Labour leader lets views on successor Jeremy Corbyn be known to MP Graham Stringer, who criticised his leadership Ed Miliband’s feelings about Jeremy Corbyn, his successor as Labour leader, have...
View ArticleRichard Dawkins says UK cinemas should screen the Lord's Prayer
Vociferous critic of religion says anyone thin-skinned enough to be offended by church advert deserves to be offended The Church of England has received unlikely backing from the biologist and...
View ArticleWeekend-born babies slightly more likely to die in their first week
Study estimates there would be 770 fewer newborn deaths if NHS performance was consistent across weekBabies born in English NHS hospitals at the weekend have a slightly higher risk of dying within...
View ArticleHuge rise in winter deaths last year blamed on ineffective flu vaccine
151% rise in excess winter deaths in England and Wales represents the biggest yearly increase since records beganThere were an estimated 43,900 excess winter deaths in England and Wales in 2014-15, a...
View ArticleSyria airstrikes: Britain launches 'offensive operation' after vote to bomb...
Six oil wellheads struck in eastern SyriaEight more British jets on the way to the region Prime minister warns that military campaign will ‘take time’Recriminations against Labour MPs who backed...
View ArticleFitness trackers enjoy healthy sales despite lack of evidence they work
Soaring Christmas sales for Fitbit and Jawbone are, on the face of it, good for UK’s obesity crisis. But there are concerns about privacy and effectivenessOne of this year’s most popular Christmas...
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