A weather forecaster discovered that as temperatures exceeded 30C on the hottest day of the year in London, the temperature underground would have been up to 10C hotter.more
In the last four years, the popularity of using medical services has not changed in Poland. A noticeable increase was noted in the case of dental services as well as diagnostic and laboratory tests.more
Terrorised city residents are being forced to catch rats and drown them in an attempt to rid their flat complexes of the rodents. An astonishing 19 rats were caught after residents used a large cage-style family rat trap on Monday night, before the rodents were killed yesterday.more
Morrisons is to introduce a 'quiet hour' for shoppers who hate noise. The supermarket will dim its lights and hush beeping machines for an hour every weekend in a bid to calm customers with autism.more
Families should drain paddling pools to fend off bloodsucking horseflies, experts have said, amid a surge in reports of bites that can lead to potentially deadly infections.more
Dozens of food items have been recalled by supermarkets this month over fears they are unsafe. Many of the affected products are feared to be contaminated with listeria, a bacteria that can pose a risk to elderly people and pregnant women.more
A majority of the British public back the legalisation of cannabis so that it would be sold in shops like alcohol and tobacco, a poll has revealed.more
Since 2016, the number of people booking private counselling sessions has increased by 65%, and over three-quarters of patients revealed that they went private because NHS waiting lists are too long.
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Half of American adults are trying to slim down - according to the latest public health poll published on Thursday. The survey organizers, the Center for Prevention of Diseases, stress that the US is affected by the obesity epidemic.more
Children in the UK are consuming most energy drinks in Europe. These disturbing figures were given by the British Minister for Public Health, Steve Brine.more
The NHS has lost more than 6,000 beds across the country over the last four years, according to new figures published by the British Medical Association (BMA).more
Long patient waits and unsafe, rushed appointments are unlikely to end any time soon as vacancies have risen from 9.1 per cent to 15.3 per cent since the government pledged 5,000 more doctorsmore
A fleet of new "state-of-the-art" ambulances will boost the service this coming winter. A £36.3 million investment will see 256 vehicles added to the current total, with half available in the coming months.more
A woman with diabetes has been awarded 2,000 GBP after staff at a concert confiscated her fizzy drink. Kayla Hanna, 20, had been walking into a Red Hot Chili Peppers concert in Belfast in August 2016 when the incident happened.more
Staff and patients are set to join celebrations across the UK on Thursday to mark the 70th birthday of the NHS. Thousands of tea parties will take place to raise money for NHS charities and dozens of landmark buildings will be bathed in blue light, including Blackpool Tower, Gateshead Millennium Bridge and the London Eye.more
Health experts have warned about the dangers of eating frozen sweetcorn after nine people have died across Europe from listeriosis - two of them Brits.more
Young adults are spurning cigarettes, new figures suggest. New Office for National Statistics data shows that the largest reduction in smoking prevalence since 2011 has been noted among 18 to 24-year-olds. Last year 17.8% of people in this age bracket said they were current smokers, the ONS said.more
