Jim Reed,Health reporter, Wesley Stephenson,BBC Verifyand Nick Triggle,Health correspondent Getty Images The NHS remains on high alert over flu, health bosses say, but there are clear signs the surge in the virus has come to an end for now at least. Community spread appears to have stabilised, the UK Health Security Agency says. Meanwhile, the … Read more
A higher proportion of people in England are now contacting their GP surgery online than by phone, according to new data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Data covering three weeks from mid-September suggest just over 43% of people went online to contact their GP – an increase of a percentage point from the … Read more
Jack FenwickPolitical correspondent Family handout Hilary’s son Ben died from a heroin overdose in 2018, but his death was never included on official opioid death statistics More than 13,000 heroin and opioid deaths have been missed off official statistics in England and Wales, raising concerns about the impact on the government’s approach to tackling addiction. … Read more
Karnataka Legislative Session at Vidhana Soudha, in Bengaluru | Photo Credit: The Hindu BJP members in the Legislative Council on Monday raised the issue of eight crest gates at the Tungabhadra dam not functioning, even as the State government said that it had informed the Tungabhadra Board about the situation and asked the Board to repair … Read more
The Budget booklet is colourful, but it lacks clarity content-wise, says YSRCP leader Buggana Rajendranath Reddy. | Photo Credit: File Photo Terming the Andhra Pradesh Budget for 2025-26 financial year as a jugglery of figures, former Finance Minister and YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) leader Buggana Rajendranath Reddy has said the figures do not add up … Read more
More than 130 people used the UK’s first drug consumption clinic in the facility’s first week. The Safer Drugs Consumption Facility in Glasgow opened on 13 January, letting people take substances under supervision. Cllr Allan Casey, the city convener for addiction services, said it had been an “intense first week” for staff, with 131 users. … Read more
Scamsters use WhatsApp, Facebook and other social media platforms to target members of the public, the police said. Photograph used for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: Getty Images Recently, the relative of a top police officer in Tamil Nadu received a WhatsApp call from the officer. It had been many days since the two … Read more
She added: “It is my sincere hope that by drawing attention to our concerns, prompted by the outcome of our investigations, that the number of baby deaths in which co-sleeping was a preventable factor, can be even further reduced through open conversations about safer sleeping.” Source link
A&E waits in Wales have been seriously under-reported in official figures each month for a decade. Source link
