Dr Xand: NHS league tables don’t tell you how you’ll be treated
An NHS Trust with a low ranking could still provide good care, the doctor and BBC medical expert says.
Month: September 2025
Posts falsely claim Trump called Black children ‘natural born killers’ and ‘born criminals’
While Trump did make comments about some people who were “born to be criminals” during a briefing, he didn’t explicitly mention Black children.
Image shows real mountain that looks like turtle?
The purported photo, which has been shared online for years, emerged again in 2025.
Accessory maker will pay Nintendo after showing illicit Switch 2 mockups at CES
Nintendo-watchers may remember when little-known accessory-maker Genki showed the world an extremely accurate 3D-printed mockup of the Switch 2 back in January, about a week
Story about missing Alaska hikers Steve and Natalie Brody doesn’t check out
Facebook posts claimed the bodies of the two hikers who went missing in Denali National Park were found years later in a glacier crevasse.
Switch modder owes Nintendo $2 million after representing himself in court
It has often been said that the lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client. That truism apparently extends to Switch modders as
Israeli strike targets senior Hamas leadership in Qatar
A Hamas official says the group’s negotiating team was targeted during a meeting in Doha.
Russian air strike kills 24 in pension queue, Ukraine says
The attack targeted the eastern village of Yarova, officials say, a few kilometres from the front line.
Dozens of DR Congo mourners killed in attack linked to jihadist group
A funeral ceremony was being held in a village when the night-time assault took place, officials say.
Macron under pressure to name new PM as France simmers ahead of protests
François Bayrou has handed in his resignation, leaving France without a prime minister on the eve of nationwide protests.
Frozen vegetables recalled in six states over listeria concerns
A New York-based company has recalled several frozen vegetable products over possible listeria contamination, according to a report shared by the U.S. Food and Drug
Suicide remains the leading cause of death among ADF veterans
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has today published its eighth annual report on suicide among Australian Defense Force (ADF) veterans, including the
CCTV shows at least 15 masked robbers carry out smash-and-grab raid at California jewellery store
CCTV footage shows the moment more than a dozen masked robbers carried out a smash-and-grab raid at a jewellery store in California – with the
Lewd jokes, disturbing sketches and cryptic messages – what is in Epstein’s ‘birthday book’?
Files from a “birthday book” compiled for the paedophile sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein by co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell have been released publicly for the first time.