Life in Debaltseve: digging for pasta in the debris
It has been at the centre of intense fighting between the Ukrainian military and separatist rebels, but now a more human, tragic story is unfolding on the streets of Debaltseve.
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It has been at the centre of intense fighting between the Ukrainian military and separatist rebels, but now a more human, tragic story is unfolding on the streets of Debaltseve.
The government is announcing three projects to test and promote driverless cars. But will they ever be significantly safer than vehicles driven by humans? And who is responsible if an accident occurs?
If this winter has identified anything it is that the health and social care system is not working together as well as it should. Indeed, some less kindly souls might say it’s barely working at all.
Before he was arrested in 1998, GP Harold Shipman was able to kill 215 people, yet changes recommended to stop this ever happening again are still not in force. Critics say the delay is “apalling”.
Dr Hamed Khan, a south London GP who also works in A&E departments explains how the increasing workload on GPs means their traditional role as “NHS gatekeepers” has been undermined.
Waiting times in England are the worst in a decade, as four hospitals declare “major incidents” and the health secretary says health bosses are “running just to keep still”.
Liza Grant was in her late 40s when the symptoms of dementia first appeared. The illness hit her husband and two teenage sons for six.
‘White van men’ in Labour MP Emily Thornberry’s Islington constituency say there is nothing wrong with putting England flags outside your house – and she was right to resign from the shadow cabinet.
Although this was not quite 24 hours to save the NHS, certainly rescuing it from David Cameron was the theme. And how is he going to do this? Integration. Not terribly catchy.
Taxation in the next 50 years could move from income and towards wealth – and that means Labour’s mansion tax proposals could look like pinpricks to our grandchildren.
The rich and middle-aged should be taxed more to pay for the NHS and social care, a new report suggests.
They’re not sacked but merely told: “There’s no work next week.” How a new play shows people struggling with the life of zero-hours contracts.
A simple blood test that can predict the onset of Alzheimer’s disease before recognisable symptoms appear could be available in two years, say scientists.
Pakistani officials say they are giving people a chance to escape before they launch a fully-fledged ground offensive.
The prospect of going into care is a terrifying one for some gay men and women, because they know friends so badly treated by residents and staff that they have gone back into the closet.