Plan to hit 18-week NHS wait target ‘set to fail’

Plan to hit 18-week NHS wait target ‘set to fail’

Getty Images The government’s plan to tackle the hospital backlog in England will fail without a fundamental reform in how services work, health leaders say. Labour aims to increase the number of appointments and operations done each week by 40,000, to help hit the 18-week waiting time target. But NHS Confederation research found that would … Read more

Top sunscreens fail protection tests, Which? says

Top sunscreens fail protection tests, Which? says

Getty Three popular sunscreen lotions offer less protection than they claim, according to consumer organisation Which? In spot checks on 26 sunscreens – including some cheaper options from supermarkets Aldi and Lidl – lotions from Calypso Sun, Bondi Sands and Asda failed to pass all the tests. Asda questioned the validity of the Which? tests, … Read more

EHCP: Children miss out on support as councils fail to meet care plan deadlines

EHCP: Children miss out on support as councils fail to meet care plan deadlines

Sarah Kilgariff, who lives near Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, applied for an EHCP for her son Freddie last July, after the five-year-old suffered a stroke because of a complication from chickenpox. Ms Kilgariff says Freddie now suffers from fatigue, struggles to regulate his emotions, and is back to wearing nappies. She says because of his needs, her … Read more

Hemant Soren’s message from jail at INDIA bloc rally: Won’t allow democracy to fail

Hemant Soren’s message from jail at INDIA bloc rally: Won’t allow democracy to fail

The BJP was trying to topple governments in opposition-ruled states but democracy cannot be allowed to fail, said former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren in a message from jail that his wife Kalpana read out at a mega rally in Ranchi on Sunday. She was speaking at the opposition bloc INDIA’s ‘Ulgulan Nyay’ rally, which was … Read more

Report progress made on budget announcements without fail, departments told

Report progress made on budget announcements without fail, departments told

The State government has directed departments to report the progress made on schemes and projects announced in the 2024-25 State Budget without fail in the months ahead. The Finance Department wants government departments to update the progress made on plan and non-plan schemes, their financial and physical progress, and details of the administrative approvals obtained … Read more

Siddalinga Swami says he’ll stage protest, if police fail to arrest those involved in attack on Manikant Rathod

Siddalinga Swami says he’ll stage protest, if police fail to arrest those involved in attack on Manikant Rathod

National honorary president of Sri Ram Sene Siddalinga Swami addressing a press conference in Kalaburagi on Monday. | Photo Credit: ARUN KULKARNI National honorary president of Sri Ram Sene Siddalinga Swami has threatened to stage a protest outside the office of the Superintendent of Police, if the police fail to arrest the culprits involved in … Read more

INDIA bloc lacks unanimous leadership, will fail in elections, says Fadnavis

INDIA bloc lacks unanimous leadership, will fail in elections, says Fadnavis

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavi | Photo Credit: ANI Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said the opposition INDIA alliance against the BJP will not succeed in elections as it lacks unanimous leadership. He said top figures of prominent INDIA bloc members are not ready to accept leadership of any one individual … Read more

New pelican signals fail to help pedestrians cross the road 

New pelican signals fail to help pedestrians cross the road 

Hyderabad City Police Commissioner C.V. Anand launching pelican signals for pedestrians on the upper Tank Bund in the presence of senior officials, in Hyderabad last month. | Photo Credit: File Photo Eye-to-eye communication and eye-hand coordination between a pedestrian and a motorist remains the unbeatable sign for crossing the road in Hyderabad. So are the risks and … Read more