Lung cancer patient still waiting for treatment six months after diagnosis
Like others, he said his GP surgery had “had a barbed wire fence around it” since March but he managed...
Day: October 15, 2020
Alan Jarvis died from dementia caused by heading footballs, inquest finds
Alan Jarvis, the former Wales and Everton midfielder, has become only the second player after Jeff Astle to be formally...
Public told to stay away from Remembrance Sunday service for first time in history
An estimated 10,000 people attended last year's service, in which the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Cambridge and the...
Can’t afford to join the Peloton revolution? Try these cheaper indoor cycling alternatives
Home cycling has exploded in the past two years, thanks to a growing range of equipment and apps, such as...
Test and Trace records worst week yet as experts warn failure will mean tougher lockdowns
The latest data shows 89,874 new people tested positive for Covid-19 in England in the week to October 7 –...
One last drink… then city ‘will be dead again’
Lee Morris, 27, and his girlfriend Miah Perry, 26, were enjoying a final drink as the clock ticked down to...
What is a ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown, and how could it help curb rising Covid-19 cases?
His intervention provoked a bitter backlash from the Government, with a "senior source" branding him a "shameless opportunist". However, the public...
‘Why I sprung my dad from his care home’
“This is the most fun I’ve had in a long time.” These were my dear dad’s words on his first...
Symptoms of long Covid are so varied patients are not being believed by doctors, researchers claim
Patients should be allowed to self-diagnose 'long Covid', Government researchers have said, amid concerns sufferers are not being believed. The call...
Immune system loses ability to protect against infection far earlier than thought, study suggests
The immune system is at its peak in school-age children and begins to decline far earlier than previously thought, according...
