Thousands of people with obesity in England will be able to get a new weight loss drug on the NHS after a watchdog approved its use. Patients on the weekly injections have seen their weight fall by an average of 12% after one year, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) said. It has issued draft guidance recommending semaglutide, also known as Wegovy, for adults with at...
The NHS is facing a deepening staffing crisis, with the number of unfilled posts across health services in England rising to 110,192, official figures show. The shortages include 39,652 nurses and 8,158 doctors, according to the latest quarterly data for health service vacancies published by NHS Digital. The disclosure prompted warnings that the shortage of frontline personnel would lead to...
The legal smoking age in England could reportedly be raised from 18 to 21 after a “radical” review into plans to make the country smoke-free by 2030. An independent review commissioned by the health secretary, Sajid Javid, and led by Javed Khan, the former chief executive of the children’s charity Barnardo’s, is also expected to support new taxes on tobacco company profits, according to the...
Well over 100 employees at Amazon Prime Air have lost their jobs and dozens of other roles are moving to other projects abroad as the company shutters part of its operation in the UK, WIRED understands. Insiders claim the future of the UK operation, which launched in 2016 to help pioneer Amazon’s global drone delivery efforts, is now uncertain. Those working on the UK team in the last few years...
Former prime ministers tend to avoid engaging in personal criticism of their successors, particularly if they served as leader of the same party. Sir John Major’s verdict on Boris Johnson’s handling of the Owen Paterson affair – “shameful and wrong” and “politically corrupt” – is an extraordinary and devastating intervention that shows how low the prime minister’s reputation has sunk with senior...
Although we shared some of the same casual boyfriends, lovers and friends, I didn’t know Kathy Acker during her lifetime. Our two brief social meetings were tinged with antipathy. Still, her work and example were important to me. Arriving in the East Village from New Zealand in the late 1970s, I read Acker’s books as if a bolder and more intelligent part of myself had written them: a broke...
Foreign workers could be recruited for care homes in England under government plans amid concerns about staff shortages this winter. The health secretary, Steve Barclay, wants the overseas recruitment spree to include sending NHS managers to countries such as India and the Philippines to hire thousands of nurses, the Times reported. The paper added that Barclay was also looking to make it easier...
After a long wait – and a winter disappointment – Klopp has finally got his man as Carvalho joins Liverpool from Fulham in a deal worth £7.7 million. He was the first of three signings at Anfield this summer, but the last to be officially unveiled as the 19-year-old underwent media duties at the AXA Training Centre this weekend. Carvalho will be one of the first players to report back for pre...
Arsenal welcome Watford to the Emirates Stadium on Sunday afternoon as they look to continue their ascent up the Premier League table. The Gunners are enjoying a surprising turnaround under manager Mikel Arteta after an atrocious start to the season saw them lose to each of Brentford, Chelsea and Manchester City without scoring a single goal. But the home side are now unbeaten since August and...
Italy entered into days of political and financial uncertainty Friday as Premier Mario Draghi weighed his options and political leaders considered theirs after coalition ally the 5-Star Movement sparked a crisis by withholding support on a government-sponsored bill. On the immediate horizon are behind-the-scenes consultations through mid-week to see if Draghi still commands enough support to...