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Sunak declines to condemn Tory candidate’s four-letter post

Rishi Sunak has declined to condemn a Tory candidate’s apparent suggestion that out-of-work parents who cannot afford to feed their children should “f*** off”, ahead of two potentially damaging by-elections this week. The Prime Minister’s press ...

18 Oct 2023 at 17:42

Minister says she understands pressures facing healthcare after NIC rise

Health minister Karin Smyth has said she understands “the real pressures” facing the healthcare sector as a result of the rise in employers’ national insurance contributions and this has been taken into account when allocating funding. Calls ...

14 Nov 2024 at 13:01

NHS must ‘plan, prepare and pull together’ through winter pressures – minister

The NHS and Government need to “plan, prepare and pull together” to face off additional pressure on services going into winter, a minister has said. Giving an update to MPs on the health service’s preparedness for winter, health minister ...

18 Dec 2024 at 15:54

NHS chief warns against ‘bargain basement’ butt lifts in run-up to Christmas

England’s top doctor has warned the public about the “potentially deadly” risk of “bargain basement” Brazilian Butt Lifts (BBL) ahead of the Christmas period. The NHS has seen a stream of deals from overseas clinics offering 25% ...

21 Dec 2024 at 10:44

Ministers urged to go further on access to life-saving drug

Ministers have been urged to go further on improving access to a drug which can reverse the effects of opioids such as heroin. Health minister Karin Smyth said the legislation to expand the access of Naloxone would “save lives”,...

09 Sept 2024 at 22:14

Farage reveals he found it difficult to talk to niece after baby loss

Nigel Farage has revealed he found it difficult to speak to his niece after her baby was stillborn, because he was worried he would say “something that was wrong”. The Reform UK leader said the subject is often a “taboo” for ...

04 Sept 2024 at 12:01

Patients to be fast-tracked on to new head and neck cancer vaccine trial

People with head and neck cancer in England will be fast-tracked on to a clinical trial for a “potentially transformative” vaccine under new NHS plans. The first patients have received the jab, which uses mRNA technology to ...

08 Aug 2025 at 00:01

Starmer did not break lockdown rules by meeting voice coach – minister

Sir Keir Starmer was working when he met a voice coach during the winter of 2020 and suggestions that it broke lockdown rules are “mudslinging”, a minister has said. The Prime Minister has denied breaching restrictions in ...

04 Feb 2025 at 09:48

Plans announced to crack down on cosmetic procedure ‘cowboys’

Ministers have announced plans to cut down on “cowboy” cosmetic procedures by introducing new restrictions on who can access and provide treatments. Officials said that people have been left “maimed” by beauty procedures,...

07 Aug 2025 at 11:43

British Transport Police confirms search policy change in light of gender ruling

A police force has become one of the first to confirm it has changed its strip search policy in the fallout from the Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a woman. British Transport Police (BTP) said a day after the ...

17 Apr 2025 at 17:02

Equalities boss outlines changes on toilets, changing rooms and women’s sport

Trans women cannot use single-sex female toilets, changing rooms or compete in women’s sports, in light of a Supreme Court ruling, the head of Britain’s equalities watchdog said. Equality and Human Rights Commission ...

17 Apr 2025 at 11:56

Minister hopes gender ruling ‘draws a line’ under issue

A minister has said she hopes the Supreme Court’s ruling on the legal definition of the term woman will draw a line under arguments over gender recognition, but accepted more “homework” needed to be done on what it ...

17 Apr 2025 at 09:07

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