Kumail JafferLocal Democracy Reporting Service PA Media A weekly injection makes people feel less hungry, reducing their foot intake Senior doctors have warned there is severe inequality within London for weight loss drugs so patients are facing a postcode lottery trying to access them. Weight loss drugs are administered via a weekly injection and make … Read more
Senior advocate R. Pandu addressing a convention of citizens in Ballari on Sunday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT A public convention was organised by the Ballari Nagarika Horata Samithi (BNHS) at Gandhi Bhavan here on Sunday to highlight long-standing civic issues in the city and demand immediate redressal. The gathering focused on several pressing concerns, … Read more
I stop midway through a surprisingly great breakfast mid-air and try to make sense of what I am hearing over the intercom. Did the pilot just say we are turning back? Are we actually going to land in Chennai again? A flight attendant soon steps out, eyes us apologetically, and attempts to explain to a … Read more
Photo used for representation purpose only | Photo Credit: Reuters A British Airways flight from Chennai to London returned to Chennai airport briefly after departure. The flight that departed around 6 a.m. from the Chennai airport flew for a while and returned to the airport at 8.30 a.m. There were nearly 200 passengers on board … Read more
The United States is no longer a top three export market for British manufacturers in the wake of President Donald Trump‘s tariffs, an industry-wide survey revealed Monday. For the first time since 1988, when manufacturers’ organisation Make UK began such a poll, the United States is not “the second most favoured destination for export growth… … Read more
BBC Chris, not his real name, started missing work because of his involvement in chemsex A man drawn into the world of having sex while high on illegal drugs has described how he became a “zombie” whose life was slowly deteriorating. Chris – whose name has been changed – told the BBC he started to … Read more
Hugh Pym and Chloe Hayward BBC News BBC Scarcely a day goes by without the NHS being in the news – even more so during the winter. Today, new numbers from NHS England will reveal how the system coped during the peak of winter pressures. We will learn how many patients were stuck on trolleys … Read more
Smoking is killing humans each day. A study at University College London has revealed that 20 cigarettes can take up to seven hours of an individual’s life, while the number is 18 minutes for men and 22 minutes for women. Each cigarette can take up to 20 minutes of an individual’s life. The shortening of … Read more
PA Media London NHS trusts write off £112m in overseas patient bills as they balance care with cost recovery London hospitals have written off more than £112m in unpaid treatment bills from overseas patients between 2018 and 2023, according to figures obtained by the BBC. Under current NHS regulations, hospital trusts in England must charge … Read more
Air India’s non-stop service between Bengaluru and London Gatwick (LGW) commenced on Sunday. The commencement of flights on this route has made Bengaluru the fifth Indian city to be connected to the second-largest airport in the U.K. and the the first Indian city to have direct connectivity to the two largest airports in London – … Read more