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The battle brewing at the heart of Starmer’s super-majority Britain

The battle brewing at the heart of Starmer’s super-majority Britain

U.K.
William Turner

Generous pay deals for nurses, doctors and train drivers are close to the heart of the party. Junior doctors – currently in ...

How an unknown podcaster bagged an interview with Tony Blair

How an unknown podcaster bagged an interview with Tony Blair

Business
Robert Johnson

How did a 20-something computer science graduate book such a name? Patel, who now lives in a “hacker house” in the trendy ...

Reform has tapped into something that Rishi hasn’t taken seriously

Reform has tapped into something that Rishi hasn’t taken seriously

Health
Sarah Carter

While the rest of us were watching in horror as three separate polls spelled out disaster for the party, on Wednesday afternoon ...

‘I’ve had hallucinations of my dead cats and bump into doors’

‘I’ve had hallucinations of my dead cats and bump into doors’

Health
Sarah Carter

Eventually, my GP relented and I was referred to the elderly care unit. That name really upset me – to be called ...

Inside the claims against Strictly’s Giovanni Pernice

Inside the claims against Strictly’s Giovanni Pernice

Entertainment
James Parker

The unfolding story has proved immensely divisive. Without being in the room or seeing the BBC footage, there is no way to ...

Men share their hair-loss drug horror stories

Men share their hair-loss drug horror stories

Health
Sarah Carter

The long list of symptoms can include brain fog, sleep disturbance, anxiety and muscle loss, as well as shrinkage of the penis ...

I had a happy family and a good job as a GP – but I decided to kill myself

I had a happy family and a good job as a GP – but I decided to kill myself

Health
Sarah Carter

Juliette Stern, whose husband Miles Christie, a London-based GP, died by suicide in 2018, believes the NHS should force surgeries to hold ...

I’m 78 and taking magic mushrooms – I’ve never looked back

I’m 78 and taking magic mushrooms – I’ve never looked back

Health
Sarah Carter

Christie’s own experience with psychedelics unfolded in the darkened downstairs bedroom of a bearded man named Bill. He gulped down a concoction ...

How long Covid risks ‘going the same way as ME’

How long Covid risks ‘going the same way as ME’

Health
Sarah Carter

The term long Covid is familiar to all of us, yet the illness itself remains something of a medical mystery. “Long Covid ...

What is dementia? Types, symptoms, causes and treatment

What is dementia? Types, symptoms, causes and treatment

Health
Sarah Carter

By the year 2040, there will be 1.7 million people in the UK living with dementia, according to the latest concerning forecasts ...