Why the NHS still wastes billions on patients who shouldn’t be in hospital

As ambulances queued in front of Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading last week, corridors were packed with patients awaiting hospital beds. Emergency department consultant Omar Nafousi described the scene as…

Ai, Japanese chimpanzee who counted and painted, dies at 49

The world of primatology and cognitive science mourns the loss of Ai, a remarkable female chimpanzee who captivated researchers and the public alike with her extraordinary cognitive abilities, including the…

Himalayan winters are seeing less snowfall as more ice melts

The root causes of this dramatic shift are firmly linked to global warming. Rising temperatures mean that what little snow does fall melts at an accelerated rate, vanishing quickly rather…

Met Police and Sadiq Khan hail lowest homicide rates since 2014.

London has achieved a significant milestone in public safety, with the Metropolitan Police reporting the lowest homicide rates in the capital since 2014, and indeed the lowest on record when…

Vets under increasing pressure to make money for corporate owners, BBC told

Vets across the United Kingdom are increasingly feeling the squeeze to generate revenue for the large corporate entities that now dominate the veterinary care market, BBC Panorama has been told.…

Margam park Roman villa find could be ‘Port Talbot’s Pompeii’

The villa’s location within a historical deer park is particularly crucial to its pristine condition. Unlike many Roman sites across Britain that have suffered degradation from centuries of ploughing or…

Grok AI: Malaysia and Indonesia block X chatbot over sexually explicit deepfakes

Malaysia and Indonesia have taken decisive action, blocking access to Elon Musk’s controversial artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, Grok, due to its alarming capability to generate sexually explicit deepfakes. This move…

Thousands of tourists stranded in Lapland as cold grounds flights.

The ethereal, snow-dusted wonderland of Finnish Lapland, a region synonymous with icy charm and the magical allure of the Northern Lights, has become an unexpected prison for thousands of international…

Dozens arrested and one police officer injured in Minneapolis ICE protests.

Thousands of individuals converged on Minneapolis for a second night of fervent protests on Saturday, a powerful outpouring of dissent ignited by the fatal shooting of a woman by a…

‘Out of stock’: What went wrong at luxury retailer Saks?

On a recent January morning, tourists admired the rows of Balenciaga and Burberry handbags on display at Saks Fifth Avenue’s flagship midtown Manhattan location. The opulent displays, shimmering with designer…