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STEPHEN DAISLEY: Sadly for patients, the NHS has gone down with the sickness of secrecy… a malady that starts at the very top
Columnist Stephen Daisley argues that the Scottish NHS is being undermined by a culture of secrecy that prioritises institutional reputation over patient safety, warning that this makes patients less likely to trust the healthcare system with their lives. He cites senior figures including BMA Scotland chief Dr Iain Kennedy and patient safety commissioner Karen Titchener…
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Arriva bus strikes return, Trump slams Canada, Thailand hit by arson wave
London bus drivers plan fresh strikes over hot working conditions, Trump lashes out at Canada after trade talks collapse, and Thailand faces over fifty co-ordinated arson attacks, plus Iran’s economic woes, Premier League kick-off and Mateta’s Palace contract battle.
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German politician dubbed ‘craziest councillor’ wants to turn city of Mannheim into ‘swinger’s paradise’ by hosting sex party at council building
A Mannheim city councillor, Julien Ferrat, has proposed hosting a sex party at the town hall as part of a plan to rebrand the German city as a “swinger’s paradise”. Ferrat, leader of the local Die Mannheimer party, hopes to position Mannheim as a stopover for swingers and nudists travelling to the well-known naturist resort…
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Megasquirt: Fully Loaded review – how to combat existential angst? A comedy rave at an ungodly hour
This Guardian review covers Megasquirt: Fully Loaded, a late-night comedy show at Underbelly Cowgate during the Edinburgh festival, created and performed by Brooklyn duo Ashley Blair and Drew Reilly. The pair, both alumni of Chicago’s Second City improv theatre, use hardcore hyperpop songs and sketches to satirise generation Z’s sense of alienation and existential emptiness,…
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Liverpool’s Szoboszlai spot on with late, late leveller to salvage point at Newcastle
Liverpool were forced to a dramatic 2-2 draw at Newcastle after Dominik Szoboszlai converted a 99th-minute penalty, salvaging a point on an afternoon that instead belonged to the two clubs’ new managers. Matthias Jaissle, only three weeks into his tenure as Kevin Keegan’s latest successor at Newcastle, oversaw a re-energised and aggressively pressing side, while…
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Man is arrested for ‘house fire murder’ on train to France after woman died and eight others were hurt in London inferno
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 48-year-old woman died following a house fire at a property in Hounslow, west London. The 34-year-old suspect was detained by Kent Police on Sunday while travelling to France by train, and he remains in custody as the Metropolitan Police continue their investigation. The case…
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Devolution powers, Arriva bus strike returns, Zelensky corruption questions
Burnham pushes new mayoral powers over housing; Arriva North London drivers to strike again next week; Fedorov says Zelensky faces corruption questions; plus OpenAI’s cyber-attack warning and the Swans’ return.
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Toxic stench and dirty cabins: Carnival Adventure cruise ship passengers tell of their holiday hell: ‘I was dry retching’
A Queensland woman has claimed she suffered carbon monoxide poisoning after being exposed to a toxic stench aboard the Carnival Adventure cruise ship, with other passengers also reporting foul odours and unclean cabins that left several people vomiting in the corridors. Elicia Squires, 38, said she fell ill within minutes of boarding the four-day cruise…
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These modern smartwatches are in their last year of updates
Several popular smartwatches from Apple, Google and Samsung will lose software support during 2026, marking the end of new features and, in some cases, security updates for these devices. The watches will keep working for basic tasks like step tracking and notifications, but the loss of security patches raises concerns for anyone using them for…
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New footage emerges from inside Ryanair plane cabin in the moments after window shattered at 16,000ft and sucked a passenger out
New footage has emerged showing the moments inside a Ryanair aircraft after a passenger was partially sucked out of a shattered cabin window mid-flight. Ljubisa Karovic, 61, was seated in seat 11F on a flight from Thessaloniki, Greece, to Memmingen, Germany, on 10 July when his head, arm and shoulder were pulled through the window…