Covid was like a daily terror attack, doctor tells inquiry
Prof Kevin Fong said he undertook an informal visit to one of the “hardest hit” intensive care units in the country Treating patients during the pandemic was like responding to…
Covid inquiry rejects clinicians’ request for anonymity
Getty Images The provision of PPE for healthcare workers is being explored in this part of the Covid inquiry (stock image) The chair of the Covid inquiry has refused an…
Is Elon Musk’s internet firm Starlink a game changer for Africa?
Elon Musk’s satellite internet company Starlink claims it can bring superfast broadband to ‘almost anywhere on Earth’. It is the largest satellite internet provider around the world, and has already…
What is the winter fuel payment, how much is it worth and who can get it?
Getty Images Millions of pensioners will lose winter fuel payments under changes being brought in by the government. Chancellor Rachel Reeves said that future payments would only be made to…
How Hitchin parents pushed to delay phones for school children
DJ McLaren/BBC Some secondary schools in Hitchin, such as Hitchin Boys and The Priory, have already announced their plans to join William Ransom Primary School to be ‘phone-free’ Parents have…
Climate change supercharged Europe’s floods, scientists warn
AFP Local residents rescue a woman from rising flood waters in the Romanian village of Slobozia Conachi Central Europe’s devastating floods were made much worse by climate change and offer…
Myopia: One in three children are short-sighted
Getty Images Children’s eyesight is steadily getting worse with one in three now short-sighted or unable to see things in the distance clearly, a global analysis suggests. The researchers say…
Tech Life: Will AI replace call centre workers?
We speak to the man who says AI will create call centre jobs – rather than replace them. Source link
The challenge of preserving coastal forests
Vishal Jaiswal Vishal Jaiswal turned a childhood hobby into a profession Vishal Jaiswal has been flying drones since he was young. Now 27, that childhood hobby has become his profession.…
Is there a £22bn ‘black hole’ in the UK’s public finances?
No 10 Downing Street Ahead of her speech at the Labour party conference, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has once again blamed the Conservatives for leaving a “£22bn black hole” in the…