Thousands of men with advanced prostate cancer will be denied life-extending wonder drug because NHS watchdog says £30,000-a-year cost per treatment is too high The drug abiraterone cuts the risk of men dying within three years by a third Calls for the drug to be routinely offered to men have been rejected by NICE The … Read more
Merseyside Police sealed off roads near Anfield stadium last night as they tried to disperse thousands of Liverpool fans who gathered outside the ground to celebrate their team ending its 30-year wait to win the Premier League title. The Reds, who had to endure a three-month wait for glory amid the coronavirus pandemic, were crowned champions on … Read more
Virgin Media goes DOWN: Thousands of people working from home are unable to get online as broadband provider suffers major outage Issues with the service began at 8am, before spiking an hour-and-a-half later Virgin Media said some TV customers experienced a ‘brief issue’ this morning Company has 3.2 million customers and 6 million broadband subscribers … Read more
Donald Trump says thousands of U.S. troops will move from Germany to Poland as he attacks Angela Merkel’s government for ‘not paying’ for NATO President Trump said Wednesday at a press conference with the Polish president that he was open to sending U.S. troops stationed in Germany to Poland ‘Some will be coming home and … Read more
Thousands of Nissan cars could be fitted with emission-cheating devices, law firm claims Nissan has been accused of fitting cars with emission-cheating devices Law firm Harcus Parker is launching legal action against the manufacturer They claim documents show up to 100,000 Qashqais may use the device By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 00:04 BST, 23 June … Read more
Death records show that hundreds of Americans die from heat each year, but a new investigation reveals it may actually be thousands. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has estimated some 600 people lose their lives to extreme temperatures, but a new study suggests the real amount is more than 5,600. Researchers used data … Read more
More than 5,000 people call for Bicester Village to CLOSE or improve its social-distancing after hundreds packed into the designer outlet park on first day of post-lockdown trading on Monday Upmarket Oxfordshire shopping outlet, which is home to 160 boutique shops, reopened on Monday But people have been struggling to maintain social distancing after reopening of … Read more
Last October, I tried to transfer my M&G Isa, worth about £73,000, to Fidelity’s investing platform. After some initial difficulties, the investment moved in December. However, Fidelity re-bought the funds rather than leaving my investment in cash, as I had requested. I wanted to buy three investment trusts. I phoned and was told there was … Read more
Privacy row erupts over plan to log thousands of innocent Britons’ DNA on controversial EU database Tens of thousands of innocent Britons DNA will be placed on an EU database Home Office said it would share samples of people never charged with offences UK currently only holds records from swabs of those convicted of a … Read more
A 50-year-old statue of Captain Cook is under threat after activists petitioned for it to be torn down over his links to ‘colonialism and genocide’. The statue in Cairns has attracted controversy over the British Royal Navy captain’s treatment of Aboriginal people when his ship landed in Australia. The petition claims the statue is a … Read more