Patient log jam in hospital? Send for the Red Cross
An NHS hospital has called in the Red Cross to help with what is rather pejoratively called bed blocking.
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King Abdullah’s death has trained a spotlight on Saudi Arabia, one of the most devout and politically insular countries in the Middle East. Here are some facts about the kingdom you may not know.
David Cameron hails legislation to deliver new powers for Scotland as “built to last, securing our united future.” But is it what Scotland was hoping for? Channel 4 takes a look.
An NHS hospital has called in the Red Cross to help with what is rather pejoratively called bed blocking.
After the murders of four Jews in a supermarket in Paris, thousands of police officers are being deployed to protect Jewish schools. It is not the first time French Jews have been on their guard.
Australia, Britain and France have been hit by terrorists previously known to the authorities. Are the security services letting us down, or do we have unrealistic expectations of what they can do?
Adopting the slogan Je Suis Charlie, thousands of ordinary people across Europe come out to join protests against the gun attack on French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo which killed 12.
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”.
A charity involved in treating people with Ebola in west Africa says it is investigating how a British nurse in a critical condition contracted the virus in Sierra Leone.
A group of more than 30 health leaders says exposing alcohol sponsorship to children is creating links between drinking brands and sport.
More than one in 10 women takes antidepressants and prescriptions have doubled in a decade. Are we drowning in despair or just overusing drugs?
A new lunar mission is giving us the opportunity to put photos, memories and DNA on the moon in return for a donation towards the project. But do we really want to send our hair on a lunar flight?
It’s a drug that cures hepatitis C in 90 per cent of cases – but a 12-week course costs £35,000. And now NHS England is worried that it’s too expensive.
British jihadists who fight for Isis in Syria or in Iraq could be prevented from returning to the UK, David Cameron announces.
Boris Johnson claims to have delivered record numbers of affordable homes. So why is housing still so expensive in London?
Exclusive: Boris Johnson is under fire over his handling of a £1bn deal for a Chinese firm to redevelop a huge site on London’s historic Royal Albert Dock.