Month: August 2024

Doctors' Association UK say at least another £35 per patient per year is required Labour will struggle to meet its pledge to “end the 8am scramble” for doctor’s appointments without increasing core funding for GPs, a doctors’ organisation has warned. During the election campaign, Health Secretary Wes Streeting said Labour would “end the 8am scramble by allowing patients to easily book appointments to see the doctor they want, in the manner […]

The US President says "we are closer than we’ve ever been” US President Joe Biden said talks about a ceasefire deal in Gaza have “got a shot” at succeeding. A US official said on Friday that negotiators are working out logistics for the potential release of hostages and distribution of aid as part of any agreement to end the Israel-Hamas war. The official, who spoke to reporters on condition of […]

Mediators are preparing to implement a Gaza ceasefire and hostage-release deal to end the 10-month Israel-Hamas war before a final agreement is set, a US official said on Friday. The official, who spoke to reporters on condition of anonymity, said the proposal currently on the table basically bridges every gap between Israel and Hamas. A new “implementation cell” was being established in Cairo, which would focus on the deal’s logistics, […]

Clacton MP Nigel Farage is paid almost £98,000 a month to be a presenter on GB News, his register of interests has revealed. The Reform UK leader is paid £97,928.40 a month by the broadcaster, for 32 hours of work. Meanwhile, Mr Farage’s party colleague Lee Anderson is being paid £100,000 a year by GB News for eight hours work a month. During the general election, Mr Farage cancelled his show, which aired […]

Sir Keir Starmer’s register of interests shows he is no longer intending to write a book which was set to be published by Harper Collins. The Prime Minister’s love of football was also confirmed by the list as he was gifted tickets to 12 games in the past year, the majority of which involved Arsenal. Four Taylor Swift hospitality tickets, £16,200 worth of clothes from Lord Waheed Ali and tickets […]

The first case of polio has been recorded in an unvaccinated 10-month old-child in the Gaza city of Deir al-Balah, the Palestinian health ministry says. t is the first case in years in the coastal enclave engulfed in the Israel-Hamas war. After discovering the child’s symptoms, tests were conducted in Jordan’s capital, Amman, and the case was confirmed to be polio, said the ministry. The potentially fatal, paralysing disease mostly […]

Joshua Zirkzee enjoyed a dream debut as the summer signing came off the bench to earn Manchester United a late victory in Friday’s Premier League opener against Fulham. After a summer of speculation and change behind the scenes, Erik ten Hag – retained after winning the FA Cup against Manchester City – wanted to start the season with a bang at a packed Old Trafford. United showed promise in patches […]

Mediators trying to end the Israel-Hamas war expressed hope for an imminent deal on Friday, saying two days of talks had wrapped up in Qatar and they aimed to reconvene in Cairo next week to seal an agreement to stop the fighting. Israel issued a vague statement saying it appreciated the mediators’ efforts, and a statement from Hamas did not sound enthusiastic about the latest proposed deal to end the […]

The mother of a 13-year-old girl who died after having a severe reaction to a Costa hot chocolate has said allergen safety training should not be treated as a “tick-box exercise”, after a coroner concluded she died following staff’s “failure to follow processes”. Hannah Jacobs, who had been allergic to dairy products, died within hours of taking one sip of the drink on February 8 2023, East London Coroner’s Court […]