Corridor care ‘best worse option’ as hospitals adapt temporary spaces Some NHS hospitals are adapting corridors and other spaces to provide care by installing plug sockets and emergency call bells in a bid to minimise patient safety risks, an investigation has found. Senior staff told the Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) that they made
Average UK house price fell to six-month low in December, says Halifax The average UK house price dipped to its lowest level in six months in December, according to an index. Property values fell by 0.6% or £1,789 month on month on average in December, taking the typical house price to the lowest level seen
Exercise ‘may be just as good at treating depression as psychological therapies’ Exercise may be just as good at treating depression as psychological therapies and possibly even antidepressants, a study suggests. A review of 73 studies from researchers at the University of Lancashire found exercise may have a moderate benefit on reducing symptoms of depression
Queen’s urgent mission over reading rates as book club charity marks milestone The Queen has described her charity’s mission to get people reading as “more urgent than ever”, saying “books do make life better” as she marked the fifth anniversary of her Reading Room book club. Camilla, who founded The Queen’s Reading Room in lockdown,
US thanks Britain for ‘unwavering support’ in oil tanker seizure The US military has thanked the UK for its “unwavering support” in the seizing of a Russian-flagged oil tanker. RAF surveillance aircraft and a naval supply ship, RFA Tideforce, assisted the operation to capture the Marinera in the Atlantic on Wednesday following a request from
Martin Clunes to star as disgraced BBC presenter Huw Edwards in new drama Doc Martin star Martin Clunes will portray disgraced BBC presenter Huw Edwards in a new drama. The two-part factual series, which has a working title of Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards, is the first collaboration between 5’s factual and scripted commissioning
Former England and Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan diagnosed with cancer Former England and Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan has been diagnosed with cancer. The 74-year-old was recently admitted to hospital after presenting abdominal symptoms and tests have shown he has the disease for which he is undergoing treatment. A statement from Keegan’s family, shared by Newcastle,
UK braces for heavy snow from Storm Goretti as amber warnings issued The UK is braced for heavy snowfall and strong winds from Storm Goretti with amber weather warnings issued across the country. It comes after two buses full of school children crashed on icy roads on Wednesday. Thursday will see a cloudy and cold
British armed forces were involved in US seizure of oil tanker British armed forces provided support to the US’s seizure of a Russian-flagged oil tanker on Wednesday, the Ministry of Defence has revealed. The Marinera, a Venezuelan-linked vessel previously known as Bella-1, was captured by US forces on Wednesday as it travelled north and eastwards
14 years in jail for man who assisted suicide A man who assisted suicide by selling a substance online for £100 to vulnerable people has been jailed for 14 years after what is believed to be the first prosecution of its kind in the UK. Miles Cross, 33, set up a business sourcing a chemical