No face-to-face appointments with your family GP until New Year as doctors are told to deliver jabs
Anyone wanting to see their family doctor face-to-face for a ‘routine’ appointment will be forced to wait until the New Year so GPs can focus on delivering booster jabs. Some…
Hissing under the Xmas tree! Family find one of the world’s most venomous snakes among the baubles
Hesitating under the Xmas tree The baubles conceal the presence of one the most dangerous snakes on the planet, which is found among family members The Wild family is originally…
MPs launch rallying cry to spare children from online porn
Today, MPs and peers argue that all pornography sites should be subject to a legal obligation to stop children accessing them. A parliamentary committee also called for criminal offences to…
Pick of the guilt-free mince pies! We taste and rate a selection
It is possible to make a delicious mince pie. Evelyn Toner from foodship.co.uk is a dietitian and shares her thoughts on health-conscious choices. Then we tasted them and gave our…
New needle-free Covid vaccine given by a jet of air could ensure ‘wide-ranging protection’
A new needle-free Covid vaccine could provide ‘wide-ranging protection against future variants of coronaviruses’ via a jet-of-air. University of Southampton has begun testing vaccines The needle is not used, but…
Mother of newborn baby boy who was found abandoned by a dog walker in found
After an eight-month search, police found the mother of a newborn boy abandoned in a Birmingham park by a dog walker. Baby boy was found wrapped in a blanket in…
Common sense fail! Woke California school boards BAN teachers from giving D and F grades
California high school students who are studying in the largest districts of schools will not be awarded a grade D or F for their poor work. Instead, they will be…
Electronic nose gadget ‘sniffs’ out risk to pregnancy from the dangerous condition pre-eclampsia
An electronic nose that ‘smells’ harmful chemicals in urine could identify pregnant women most at risk of the dangerous condition pre-eclampsia. A handheld, small-sized walkie talkie device detects certain aromas…
Did DVT cause your swollen leg, not sciatica? DR MARTIN SCURR answers your health questions
When I was lifting things at work, two years ago I injured my sciatic nerve. After I returned from work, the same thing happened again. The same leg became swollen…
Craig Charles, 57, reveals his son Jack, 32, has been on oxygen after contracting Covid-19
Craig Charles tells Jack that his son, Jack, 32 has been placed on oxygen following COVID-19. This is just three months after Jack was also diagnosed with the illness. Interview…