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Three NHS trusts still using fax machines, Streeting confesses

Thu, 01/08/2026 - 15:49
The health secretary had made it his personal mission to banish the fax machine from the NHS.

'My endometriosis pain is excruciating but I'm still waiting for surgery'

Thu, 01/08/2026 - 15:43
According to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 59,733 women in NI are now on waiting lists.

'My endometriosis pain is excruciating but I'm still waiting for surgery'

Thu, 01/08/2026 - 15:43
According to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 59,733 women in NI are now on waiting lists.

Swinney backs action against Russia after Scots airports used during tanker operation

Thu, 01/08/2026 - 13:46
The first minister says he was not briefed on a US-led operation a few hundred miles off Scotland's coast.

Tesco and M&S report strong Christmas food sales

Thu, 01/08/2026 - 13:42
Both major retailers report strong food sales, but M&S says sales of clothing and homeware fell.

More changes to farm inheritance tax plans ruled out

Thu, 01/08/2026 - 13:22
The government says it has listened to farmers and increased the proposed inheritance tax threshold.

Abandoned baby Elsa to be adopted and regularly see two siblings

Thu, 01/08/2026 - 13:19
Police say all enquiries to find the parents of the abandoned babies have now been "exhausted".

Abandoned baby Elsa to be adopted and regularly see two siblings

Thu, 01/08/2026 - 13:19
Police say all enquiries to find the parents of the abandoned babies have now been "exhausted".

No forensics used to ID teens in crash death mix-up

Thu, 01/08/2026 - 12:01
A boy wrongly thought to have died was misidentified based on a description and college ID card.

Ex-referee sentenced over child image offence

Thu, 01/08/2026 - 11:56
Former football official David Coote is given a nine-month prison sentence, suspended for two years.

Ex-referee sentenced over child image offence

Thu, 01/08/2026 - 11:56
Former football official David Coote is given a nine-month prison sentence, suspended for two years.

Two rapists among Met officers not properly vetted

Thu, 01/08/2026 - 11:31
David Carrick and Cliff Mitchell were among 131 Met staff who were not vetted properly, a report finds.

Tate Modern attacker sentenced for nurse assaults

Thu, 01/08/2026 - 11:18
Jonty Bravery kicked a nurse in the thigh and "clawed" at the face of a second, a court heard.

Flu on the rise again after Christmas mixing, says NHS

Thu, 01/08/2026 - 11:14
Cases up after two weeks of decline, as hospitals report rise in slips and falls because of cold snap.

Leeds and Wales legend Yorath dies aged 75

Thu, 01/08/2026 - 08:16
Terry Yorath, who won the league title with Leeds in 1974 and came close to guiding Wales to the 1994 World Cup finals, dies at the age of 75.

Delayed discharges costing NHS Scotland £440m a year

Thu, 01/08/2026 - 07:43
A report from Audit Scotland says one in nine hospital beds were occupied by patients who could have been discharged.

Chris Mason: Trump and Starmer speak as ship seizure caps extraordinary few days

Thu, 01/08/2026 - 07:38
The leaders speak on the phone following a blitz of overseas activity by the Trump administration, writes the BBC's political editor.

Chris Mason: Trump and Starmer speak as ship seizure caps extraordinary few days

Thu, 01/08/2026 - 07:38
The leaders speak on the phone following a blitz of overseas activity by the Trump administration, writes the BBC's political editor.

'I was secretly filmed with smart glasses and then trolled online'

Thu, 01/08/2026 - 06:16
Footage of Oonagh was posted on social media where it attracted hundreds of sexual and derogatory comments.

Why my period made my gambling addiction worse

Thu, 01/08/2026 - 06:08
Researchers are looking to see if there is a link between hormonal fluctuations and gambling addiction.