Doctors to speak out against changes to proposed assisted dying law in England and Wales | Assisted dying
Doctors are poised to oppose proposed changes to assisted dying laws that could ban doctors from performing procedures on patients. The British Medical Association will give evidence to a committee of MPs scrutinizing Kim Leadbeater's private members' bill, which if passed would mean that doctors would be more careful in providing assisted dying to their […]
Joe Marler to lead talks with RFU and clubs on England players’ welfare | Rugby union
Joe Marler has revealed he has been appointed to lead discussions between the Rugby Football Union and Premiership clubs over the welfare of England players, claiming the Test star has been “neglected” so far. . Marler, who ended his career with England at the autumn internationals and retired permanently in November, has been appointed to […]
Jimmy Anderson to put Lancashire before England after signing one-year deal | Jimmy Anderson
Jimmy Anderson says a move to Lancashire will take priority over coaching opportunities with England this summer after agreeing a new one-year contract to play in the County Championship and T20 Blast. The 42-year-old has been working as a consultant coach for England since his forced retirement from Test cricket last summer and will be […]
Property sellers in England and Wales ‘make lowest return in a decade’ | Housing market
Sellers in England and Wales made less than £100,000, or just over 40%, on the sale of their homes last year, the lowest return in a decade, according to estate agent Hamptons. It was the second consecutive year of decline in terms of cash profits since the market peaked in 2022, when average profits reached […]
Women’s Ashes: Australia v England, first one-day international – live | Women’s Ashes
main events Show only major events Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature 5th place Against: England 22-1 (Beaumont 2, Knight 9) Garth runs toward the giant fig tree and spreads his arms behind Healy. She started wide and finished the ball which Knight played in and missed. Meanwhile, Knight picked up a four […]
Cold weather health alert extended for England with -20C possible | UK weather
The Amber health warning for all of England has been extended until Tuesday as temperatures are expected to continue to fall over the weekend. UK Health and Safety Executive extended the warningThis means that the impact of the cold weather is likely to be felt across health services. “This weather can have a serious impact […]
‘Dinosaur highway’ footprints dating back 166 million years discovered in England
A 'dinosaur highway' containing around 200 footprints dating back 166 million years has been discovered in southern England. Some of the footprints mark the path taken by the Setiosaurus, a dinosaur that grew to about 60 feet long. Another set belonged to Megalosaurus. Megalosaurus was a 30-foot-long predator that was the first dinosaur to be […]
Schools in England face ‘death by a thousand cuts’, headteachers say | Schools
UK schools face 'death by a thousand cuts' after a leading economic think tank said rising costs are likely to outstrip funding next year despite a recent injection of extra funding Principals said they were doing so. The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) says that without further ambitious investment in education by the […]
Ambulance handover delays in England may harm 1,000 patients a day | NHS
More than 1,000 patients a day in the UK are suffering “potential harm” due to delays in ambulance handovers, the Guardian has revealed. Last year, 414,137 patients are thought to have experienced some form of harm while waiting in the back of an ambulance for a long time to be admitted. Of those, 44,409 people […]
Heavy snow disrupts travel in England and Wales | UK weather
Heavy snow fell overnight in Wales and northern England, causing travel disruption as the new year gets off to a cold start. The Met Office on Sunday issued an amber weather warning for snow for northern England, with seven yellow warnings in place until Monday. Three of the cases involved snow and ice in Scotland, […]