Denis Campbell’s article rightly highlights the UK’s worsening health outcomes (UK ‘the sick person of the wealthy world’ amid increase in deaths from drugs and violence, 20 May), but it overlooks a key driver: the sharp rise in preventable accidents. […]
Let’s not wait for fatal accidents to happen | Health Read More »
The two victims of the shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington DC on Wednesday night have been identified as Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, two employees of the Israeli embassy. The country’s ambassador to the US, Yechiel Leiter,
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa refused to take the bait when Donald Trump falsely accused his nation of committing white genocide, in what his spokesperson dismissed as “an orchestrated show for the cameras”. Ramaphosa remained composed and suggested the two
Comments by the education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, about children’s “grit” are a distraction from the huge missed opportunity in the government’s expansion of access to mental health support teams in schools (‘Grit’ no substitute for better mental health funding for
It’s not ‘grit’ that children lack, but proper support | Mental health Read More »
Late-night hosts rip CNN for promoting a book on Joe Biden’s health and weigh in on Donald Trump attacking Taylor Swift and Bruce Springsteen. Jon Stewart On the Daily Show, Jon Stewart tore into CNN anchor Jake Tapper for promoting
The US president, Donald Trump, has announced that his administration has begun developing the so-called ‘Golden Dome’ missile defence system, set to be finished before the end of his second term. Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump revealed the system
Trump reveals details of ‘Golden Dome’ missile defence project – video | Donald Trump Read More »
Donald Trump has announced that his administration will move forward with developing a multibillion-dollar missile defense system, called “Golden Dome”, and claimed that Canada was interesting in being part of it. “Once fully constructed, the golden dome will be capable
Thank you for Sheila Hale’s long read about her family experience of stroke (My husband and son suffered strokes, 30 years apart. Shockingly little had changed, 15 May). I remember reading her book as a junior doctor and despairing at
A fine balance of hope and reality in stroke recovery | Stroke Read More »
At least 50 Venezuelan men sent by the Trump administration to a prison in El Salvador had entered the US legally, according to a review by the Cato Institute. Published by the libertarian thinktank on Monday, the report analyzed the
Donald Trump is coming under increasing pressure for accepting a $400m luxury plane from Qatar as several senior Republicans join the chorus of criticism. Leading Democratic Chris Murphy on Sunday called it the “definition of corruption”, while even some of
