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Utah startup pilots AI-written acne prescriptions for adult users
Utah-based healthcare startup Nolla Health has launched a pilot programme allowing users to receive AI-generated acne prescriptions through a mobile app. Users photograph their faces and the system analyses acne severity before autonomously writing a prescription, making it the first such system approved in the United States to issue initial prescriptions rather than renewals only.…
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Malibu angler hospitalised after shark bites him twice offshore
A kayaker fishing about two miles off Malibu was hospitalised after a shark bit him twice on Sunday morning. He had accidentally hooked the shark and fell into the water while trying to release it; the incident matters because it prompted concern locally, although officials judged the risk to swimmers near shore to be minimal.…
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England Covid infections more than double as XFG variant spreads
England is experiencing a surge in COVID-19 infections, with cases more than doubling in the past month and hospital admissions rising five-fold. The outbreak is driven by the XFG variant, also known as ‘Stratus’, which originated in South East Asia and has been spreading across Europe and North America since late 2025. Whilst seasonal increases…
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Baby died after doctors mistook mother’s internal bleeding for ‘trapped wind’, inquest told
A baby died after doctors mistook her mother’s life-threatening internal bleeding for trapped wind. When Kimberley Newark attended Princess Royal Hospital at 34 weeks pregnant with severe abdominal pain in September 2024, maternity staff dismissed her symptoms and gave her pain relief and colic tablets instead of investigating properly. When her condition rapidly deteriorated and…
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Breast cancer patient, 34, who has just weeks to live reveals bitter regret at dismissing lump she found as ‘just a boil’ and assuming it would clear up itself
Whitney Brooks, 34, from Baton Rouge, is in hospice care after breast cancer spread throughout her body. Diagnosed with Stage 3 cancer at 27, she has shared her story to encourage people to seek medical advice promptly when they notice changes. Brooks first felt a breast lump at 25 and assumed it was a boil…
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Game of Thrones star Charles Dance seen speaking to police after ‘crash between Lime bike and Lexus’ leaves woman in hospital
Actor Charles Dance, best known for his role in Game of Thrones, was present at a collision between a Lime e-bike and a Lexus car in Kentish Town, north London, on Saturday 3 October. A young woman on the e-bike was struck by the vehicle and suffered a leg injury requiring hospital treatment. The collision…
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Afghan lorry migrant who stabbed innocent dog walker to death after trying to murder his landlord and attacking boy, 14, is handed hospital order
Dawood Safi was given an indefinite hospital order after stabbing dog walker Wayne Broadhurst to death during a psychotic episode in west London. The judge said the consequences were devastating; Broadhurst’s family remain upset that Safi admitted manslaughter on grounds of diminished responsibility after initially being charged with murder. Safi had first stabbed his landlord,…
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British non-binary person found dead in Sicily as investigation continues
A 35-year-old British non-binary person, Benjamin Braithwaite, was found dead in Sicily in September with the cause of death still under investigation. The discovery has prompted scrutiny of the alternative community Braithwaite had recently joined, with a former member alleging the group engaged in dangerous drug use and sexual practices, though investigators remain open to…
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Teenager fighting for life after firebombing ignites two cars – as police investigate possible organised crime links
Two cars were set alight in a suspected targeted firebombing at a home in Taylors Hill, north-west Melbourne, shortly after 5am on Monday. A teenage boy allegedly involved was found with severe burns in a crashed car nearby and taken to hospital in a critical condition, while two other people reportedly fled. Police are investigating…
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Four killed in US strike on Caribbean vessel accused of drug trafficking
The US military conducted a lethal strike on a Caribbean vessel on Sunday, killing four people it identified as narco-traffickers. Video footage captured the vessel erupting in a dramatic fireball, marking the latest operation in an expanding Trump administration campaign against alleged drug smugglers. Southern Command claimed intelligence showed the vessel’s involvement in trafficking along…