One In 10 Operations Either Cancelled Last Minute Or Postponed Analysis Finds

Around one in 10 operations in England were either cancelled within 24 hours or postponed because patients were not adequately prepared, new analysis has found. Almost four in 10 last-minute cancellations were potentially avoidable, the study also suggests. Experts said bolstering perioperative care “must be a priority” for the NHS or the health service risks waiting lists remaining “unacceptably high”. The study, published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia, examined data from November 11 to […]

24 April 2026

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Man City Climb To Premier League Summit After Victory Relegates Burnley

The Clarets join Wolves in the Championship next season Erling Haaland’s early goal fired Manchester City to the top of the Premier League as a 1-0 win at Burnley sent the Clarets back down to the Championship. Haaland struck just five minutes in at a subdued Turf Moor as City ended Arsenal’s 200-day reign at the top but only on goals scored. Rayan Cherki and Haaland both hit the post as City ended the night having had 28 […]

23 April 2026

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Number Of Websites Selling Child Abuse Images Doubled Last Year

That's according to the Internet Watch Foundation The number of commercial websites selling images of children being sexually abused doubled last year, an internet monitoring organisation has found. In its annual report published on Thursday, the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) said that it found 15,031 such sites in 2025, compared with 7,028 the previous year. It also identified and digitally marked 317,101 images of child abuse, meaning tech companies can stop them being shared further. […]

23 April 2026

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Cancer Cases Reach Record Level As UK Population Ages

That's according to analysis by Cancer Research UK Cancer cases have reached a record level in the UK, with around one person diagnosed every 80 seconds, figures suggest. Analysis by Cancer Research UK shows more than 403,000 people are diagnosed with the disease every year, largely due to a growing and ageing population, with people more likely to develop the disease as they age. The charity warned that NHS services are struggling to cope with […]

23 April 2026

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Liam Rosenior sacked as Chelsea head coach

Liam Rosenior has been sacked by Chelsea following a run of five consecutive Premier League defeats in which the team failed to score. The former Hull and Strasbourg boss signed a six-and-a-half-year deal in January and started brightly but the team have plummeted down the table and are almost certain to miss out on qualification for the Champions League. They were beaten comfortably 3-0 by Brighton at the Amex Stadium on Tuesday, widely considered to […]

22 April 2026

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Netflix announces intimate upcoming documentary about Kylie Minogue

It is directed by Michael Harte and produced by John Battsek’s Ventureland A “intimate” new three-part documentary will explore how Kylie Minogue became one of pop music’s biggest stars and see the singer open up about her life on Netflix. The new documentary, titled KYLIE, will look at how “she reshaped pop and became one of music’s most enduring icons” and is created by the team behind Netflix’s David Beckham documentary, Beckham. Featuring footage from […]

22 April 2026

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James Tavernier to leave Rangers at end of season

He has scored 144 goals in 562 appearances for the Gers Long-serving captain James Tavernier has announced he has decided to leave Rangers at the end of this season. The 34-year-old right-back has scored 144 goals in 562 appearances since joining Gers from Wigan in 2015. After becoming a less frequent starter in recent seasons, Tavernier will bring the curtain down on his 11-year spell at Ibrox in the coming weeks. “After a lot of […]

22 April 2026

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Ons Jabeur has announced she has given birth to a baby boy

He was born on the 20th of April Former world number two Ons Jabeur has announced the birth of her first child. The 31-year-old Tunisian, runner-up in the Wimbledon women’s singles final in 2022 and 2023, confirmed on Tuesday evening that she had welcomed a baby boy on Monday. She posted a picture of herself and her husband with their son on Instagram along with the words: “A tiny miracle, a lifetime of love. Welcoming our baby boy, […]

22 April 2026

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Starmer to face PMQs amid pressure over Mandelson vetting scandal

Sir Keir Starmer will face questions in the Commons for a second time this week amid the ongoing fallout over the vetting of Lord Peter Mandelson. It comes after former Foreign Office chief Sir Olly Robbins said there was a “dismissive approach” on vetting from No 10 and an “atmosphere of pressure” to get Lord Mandelson’s appointment as UK ambassador to the US over the line. Sir Keir will face Prime Minister’s Questions at noon under intense pressure […]

22 April 2026

The Moorlands Gold Takeover with Phil Lawton

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