Homeless people deliberately dissuaded from using healthcare services “as a cost saving exercise”
A large proportion of homeless people are living in daily physical pain and face difficulties accessing treatment, according to a study released today. The research comes as the new government strategy to end rough sleeping was released a week ago. Research from Groundswell, a charity working to support homeless people, found that 53% of homeless people were experiencing long-term pain conditions such as arthritis (23%), sciatica (14%), cluster headaches (12%) and chronic back pain (23%). Among the general population only...
Evolution favours ‘survival of the laziest’ rather than fittest
Chilling is good for you as those living in fast lane go extinct
Britain’s native wildlife under threat from pet snakes and lizards
Snakes, lizards, frogs and tortoises are becoming increasingly popular in Britain and other western countries
BBC sacks Dr Phil Hammond for vow to stand against Jacob Rees-Mogg
Broadcaster, doctor and vocal NHS campaigner Dr Phil Hammond announced on Tuesday that he would stand as a candidate for the National Health Action Party (NHA) in North East Somerset where Rees-Mogg is currently MP. Just hours later he tweeted that he had been fired from his Saturday mid-morning show on BBC Radio Bristol. The physician and health campaigner who has made never made a secret of his politics, thanked his team and listeners. https://twitter.com/drphilhammond/status/1031984648145051655 https://twitter.com/drphilhammond/status/1031989829368795136 The health campaigner tweeted that...
Gang film themselves attacking prisoner at scandal-hit HMP Birmingham
The mobile phone clip came to light as the G4S-run jail was taken over by the government after inspectors said it had fallen into a "state of crisis".
Firefighters rescue man and parrot trapped in sinking mud
A 66-year-old bird owner was discovered waist-deep in mud after he attempted to save his green parrot from the bottom of a lake which had recently been dredged of water.
Aye-ayes split from lemurs in Africa before both made their ways to Madagascar
Retells story of how these unique creatures colonised the Island
Hilarious photo shows Pete Doherty getting a free brekkie as he got through it so quick!
The rock star, aged 39, grinned as he posed for a picture outside Dalby Cafe in Margate, Kent, after getting the ‘mega breakfast’ for free as he ate it so quickly
Is ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Greater Than The Sum Of Its Spoilers?
Spoilers for Avengers: Infinity War follow. Read with discretion. Avengers: Infinity War is not the film it was three months ago. In most cases, the labeling of any moviegoing experience as “an event” is a mark of excellence. Infinity War is absolutely an event film, but that’s just about all it is. Without its promises of shock and awe, the film crumbles. It’s a vapid action-adventure inspired by comics made with more zeal and more confidence, which is a damn shame considering the richness of that...