Last Friday (9 February), the Work and Pensions Committee released their interim first report into the experiences of disabled people claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), benefits intended to provide support for disabled people to live independently, or to manage the costs related to being...
A GP has quit to become a fashion designer after being "broken" by long shifts, phone appointments and so much stress she'd leave work shaking. Linda Thomas was a salaried GP at a practice in Bristol and quit to work as a locum, before abandoning the medical profession to be...
The mum of a young woman murdered in India has launched a petition calling for Boris Johnson to intervene - after more than 100 failed scheduled court hearings. Kate Groves is urging the Government to lodge a complaint about the way in which her daughter Sarah's trial has been handled....
British scientists are in a race to study a mysterious ecosystem that has been hidden beneath an Antarctic ice shelf for up to 120,000 years. Members of the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) are hoping to study creatures and bacteria that lived beneath a giant iceberg four times the size of...
A gin heir dialled 999 complaining his 95-year-old mother had gone "crazy mad" after she told neighbours he assaulted her following an argument, a court heard. Sir Walter Gavin Gilbey, 68, allegedly 'hurled' his mother, Lady Elizabeth Gilbey, from a chair causing significant bruising on August 26 last year. Lady...
A GP surgery that serves 6,000 patients is to close claiming the business is "no longer financially viable'' because of pressure on services. The surgery which has been running since 1982 is shutting following a "decline in patient size list" and "a fall in NHS income". Number 18 Surgery in...
Britain's oldest skier has vowed to return to the slopes yet again -- at the grand old age of 98. George Stewart first picked up a set of skis while serving as a Captain for the Royal Artillery in Italy during World War Two. The fit pensioner's enthusiasm for the...
A gruesome story has emerged from South Africa after a suspected poacher was killed and eaten by lions, close to the Kruger National Park over the weekend. The man's remains were found at a private game reserve near Hoedspruit in the northern province of Limpopo on Saturday, where animals are...
A former Army nurse who suffers from PTSD claims she was thrown out of a supermarket for taking her assistance dog inside. Elaine Arnold, 57, was shopping in Asda with her Patterdale terrier Holly when she was asked to leave by a member of staff. She carries a GP letter...