Lack of staff forced four in ten NHS maternity units to turn away expectant mothers last year, alarming investigation reveals Women were left unable to give birth at the maternity unit closest to their home Latest figures show the NHS is short of 124,000 staff including 44,000 nurses Pregnant women were forced to travel to […]

Smile, please… and you just might get the job! How flashing a grin during an interview makes you more ‘hireable’ by projecting ‘confidence and willingness’ Workers rated candidates who smiled in photos on LinkedIn as more competent  Smiling can also make people appear more attractive, according to researchers   When going for an interview there are […]

New monitor spares cancer sufferers gruelling trips to the hospital: ‘Liberty’ device smaller than a laptop can take blood samples at home to see if patients are well enough to continue chemotherapy Results are sent to clinicians who decide if patient can carry on with medication Doctors say device could transform how tens of thousands of […]

In his last year in office, China’s Premier Li Keqiang attempted to cast himself as the rational counterbalance to Xi Jinping’s ideological crusade. By Sunday, in his last major speech, it was clear he had failed. The Chinese government is now in the midst of centralising control around the Communist Party and Xi Jinping, fusing […]

Bank bosses ALL live within 15 minutes of a local branch, investigation reveals – while a fifth of their customers are forced to endure hour-round trips amid widespread closures  Some customers living in countryside told of journeys taking over three hours Read more: Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds and NatWest are ‘ripping off customers’ Bank bosses will not […]

Illegal Channel arrivals will be BANNED from returning to Britain: Rishi Sunak to announce tough new laws designed to deter migrants from using ‘irregular routes’  It imposes indefinite re-entry bans on migrants who arrive by ‘irregular routes’  Ministers hope it will send a strong message and deter illegal migrants  Channel migrants will be hit with […]

How TikTok’s addictive algorithm is fuelling the school ‘riots’ breaking out all over Britain: China-owned app has a ‘secret sauce’ that keeps its users engaged with ‘viral content’ and allows protesters to communicate and share tips Many people will have seen footage of school ‘riots’ breaking out all over Britain  Videos of ‘Rainford Rebellion’ spread […]

Parents withdraw four-year-old son from Church of England school’s World Book Day in row over ‘confusing and harmful gender identity lessons in text selected for his class’ Stephen and Joanne Evans removed their son, aged 4, from St Mary’s Church of England Primary School in Essex for day over the text used for World Book […]

Victoria’s outgoing anti-corruption chief has called on the Andrews government to share power with the opposition and crossbench as part of a proposed overhaul of influential parliamentary committees. Outgoing Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) boss Robert Redlich made the request in December in his parting missive to parliament’s lower house speaker and upper house president. […]

Now BBC renames wing dedicated to DJ John Peel at its London HQ – as Glastonbury rebrands stage named after him following historical sexual abuse claims against late star The corporation is understood to have sent an internal email to staff last month Comes after Glastonbury organisers said John Peel Stage was being renamed The […]