‘Babies will be born in laybys’: maternity cuts leave women with stark choices in Devon
Expectant mothers in the region face having to travel for at least an hour and a half to give birth…
By day five of my labour, I didn’t want an ‘ideal birth’. I only wanted to survive | Natalie Morris
Illustration: PA/Alamy/Getty/Guardian DesignView image in fullscreen Illustration: PA/Alamy/Getty/Guardian Design By day five of my labour, I didn’t want an ‘ideal…
E-scooters far more dangerous than motorbikes or cycles, analysis suggests
E-scooters far more dangerous than motorbikes or cycles, analysis suggests Study of accidents in England and Wales shows e-scooter riders…
NHS must prepare for annual summer heat pressures, says Yvette Cooper
NHS must prepare for annual summer heat pressures, says Yvette Cooper Health secretary says global heating means UK hospitals and…
Scots hospital closed after fire breaks out
A Scots hospital was closed this afternoon after a fire broke out. Emergency services were called to The Knoll Hospital…
Rutherglen MSP welcomes Scottish Government financial support for families with hospitalised children
Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, has welcomed new figures from the Scottish Government which show that 400 families whose children…
Women must not feel pressure to have ‘ideal birth’, says Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper says she wants to make it her ‘personal crusade to put the cradle back at the heart of…
‘I felt sick that he was near my mum’: a top amputation surgeon had his own legs removed due to a fetish. Were his patients safe?
Neil Hopper in a photo from his Instagram page, @bionicsurgeon. Composite: Instagram/ BionicSurgeonNeil Hopper was celebrated for continuing to do…
Frank McNally MP launches programme of summer street surgeries
Frank McNally MP has launched his annual programme of summer street surgeries, taking his advice service directly into communities across…
Schoolboy’s World Cup dream comes true after suffering fractured skull trying to open door
A teenage boy’s World Cup dream came true after a horror fall at school left him needing major head surgery.…