One in five people living in the London borough of Lambeth have two or more long-term health conditions, a study has shown. Anonymous data of 826,936 patients registered at 41 GP practices in the borough were obtained and analysed dating back as far as 2005. It revealed 21 per cent of all residents have at … Read more
People in rural parts of the UK who are testing SpaceX‘s Starlink satellite broadband network have responded positively, with one user calling the service ‘amazing’. UK users have reported huge jumps in speed after switching to Starlink, which is operated by SpaceX – the firm owned by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk – and powered by … Read more
Etched on their faces, the shocking toll of care residents’ months in isolation: Heartbreaking images show the savage effects of lockdown loneliness as charities warn Boris Johnson’s easing of curbs on family visits are too little, too late Photos show how care home residents have suffered dramatic health declines PM to unveil plans to reopen … Read more
Residents are evacuated and the M67 motorway closed as fire tears through three-storey warehouse units sending plume of acrid smoke into the skies over Manchester The huge fire has broken out at a three-storey warehouse in Denton, Manchester More than 120 firefighters were called to scene to tackle the blaze this afternoon As a precaution, … Read more
Some 14 million Texans continue to experience water outages, forcing residents to scrape snow off walls and boil it for drinking water while hundreds of motorists wait in line outside a Houston stadium to get bottled water. The disrupted water service left many longing for a hot shower just as the state’s power grid jerked … Read more
‘Get off your a** and take care of your own family’: Texas mayor quits after calling snowed-in residents ‘lazy’ and attacking them for complaining about power outages as he warns ‘the weak will perish’ Tim Boyd was mayor of Colorado City, 220 miles west of Dallas, until Tuesday He attacked the town’s 4,000 residents on … Read more
Families face losing homes over fire-risk cladding: Race against time as residents could be kicked out of their homes over £15k a week patrol costs Residents of a ten-storey building Sheffield were due be evacuated last week Delays in releasing government funds to install fire cost leaseholders £60,000 Comes as Housing Secretary announced further £3.5billion … Read more
Families face losing homes over fire-risk cladding: Race against time as residents could be kicked out of their homes over £15k a week patrol costs Residents of a ten-storey building Sheffield were due be evacuated last week Delays in releasing government funds to install fire cost leaseholders £60,000 Comes as Housing Secretary announced further £3.5billion … Read more
Phillip Symes The retired sailor is facing a bill of £40,000 to replace cladding on his block at The Decks – half what he paid for his two-bed flat. Mr Symes, 71, said: ‘Fire is fire, however high the block is. ‘Leaseholders on the fifth floor of blocks like mine are not getting any support, … Read more
Phillip Symes The retired sailor is facing a bill of £40,000 to replace cladding on his block at The Decks – half what he paid for his two-bed flat. Mr Symes, 71, said: ‘Fire is fire, however high the block is. ‘Leaseholders on the fifth floor of blocks like mine are not getting any support, … Read more