PM defends NHS record as targets missed in England
The latest figures show many patients face long waits, but the PM insists headway is being made.
Hospital patient spent nine days in locker room
Zoe Carlin says she was left dehumanised after being admitted to hospital with chest pains.
Can health secretary name NHS trusts performing well?
Victoria Atkins is challenged to name some health trusts meeting their targets to cut waiting lists.
Lawyers want East Palestine residents to wait for details of $600 million derailment settlement
The lawyers who negotiated a $600 million settlement with Norfolk Southern over that railroad's disastrous 2023 derailment in eastern Ohio want residents to talk with them before deciding the historic deal isn't enough
France is proposing to allow terminally ill patients to take lethal medication
France’s government has presented a bill to allow adults with terminal cancer or other end-of-life illness to take lethal medication
Arizona's abortion ban is likely to cause a scramble for services in states where it's still legal
Doctors and clinic leaders say there’ll be a scramble across the Southwest and West for abortion care
French mayor detained after cannabis haul found in home
Police say they discovered 1kg of cocaine and gold bars at the property in central-eastern France too.
Rope climber attempts world record at Eiffel Tower
Anouk Garnier climbs a 110m rope to the Eiffel Tower's second floor in just 18 minutes.
Watch: Guatemala landfill fire declared a disaster
Guatemala's president has declared a natural disaster as dozens of forest fires rage and a landfill site burns.
Iowa to retire Caitlin Clark's number 22 jersey
Iowa will retire Caitlin Clark's number 22 jersey as her college career comes to an end and her WNBA career is projected to start.
New York City greenlights congestion pricing—toll plan is expected to improve traffic, air quality and public transit
New York City is poised to launch the first congestion pricing plan to reduce traffic in a major U.S. metropolitan area. Like many journeys in the Big Apple, this one has been punctuated by delays. Once the system starts up,
Oil bosses call phasing out fossil fuels a 'fantasy'—but an international agreement is plausible
Amin Nasser, chief executive of the world's largest oil company Saudi Aramco, recently called on nations to "abandon the fantasy" to phase out fossil fuels, adding that the transition to renewable energy sources is "visibly failing." However, the latest science
The real battle for data privacy begins when you die
In 2012 a 15-year-old girl died in Berlin after being hit by a subway train. Her bereaved parents asked Facebook to turn over her private messages in hopes of understanding whether her death was a suicide or an accident.
NYSE executive says 'handful' of AI startups are exploring IPOs
Several artificial intelligence startups are looking into the process of going public, according to an executive at the New York Stock Exchange, as the market for tech listings gains steam.