'Clear failings' found in NHS care of triple killer

First patients seen at NHS clinic in Liverpool tackling teenage vaping

Alder Hey children’s hospital opens its vaping cessation service for nicotine-dependent 11- to 15-year-olds. The NHS has set up a stop-vaping clinic for teenagers in an attempt to curb the rise in ...

The Guardian - 1d

‘Groundbreaking’ sickle cell disease treatment approved for NHS use in England

Clinical trials find one-time gene therapy exa-cel offers ‘functional cure’ in 96.6% of patients. A “groundbreaking” £1.65m treatment offering a potential cure for people in England living with ...

The Guardian - 4d

'Groundbreaking' sickle cell gene therapy to be rolled out across NHS

The gene therapy Casgevy, which will now be offered to some patients in England, could help people live disease-free, experts say.

BBC News - 5d

Yahoo Sports AM: The triple-double boom

In today's edition: The NBA's triple-double boom, riding giants at Nazaré, the Utah Hockey Club needs a name, Scheffler makes his return, FireAid benefit concert in L.A., and more.

Yahoo Sports - 5d

The Southport Killer Was Fixated on Extreme Violence. But Was it Terrorism?

Axel Rudakubana, who killed three girls in a stabbing spree at a dance class, was obsessed with violence but had no known ideology. His case has led to calls for a rethink of counterterror strategy.

The New York Times - 5d

How Harris failed to land Rogan

Excerpted from FIGHT: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House by Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes, to be published April 1 by William Morrow. Copyright © 2025 by Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes. ...

The Hill - 6d

Families 'shocked' at missed chances to stop killer

It emerged Axel Rudakubana had had multiple referrals to anti-radicalisation programme Prevent.

BBC News - Jan. 28

Swinney announces plan to bring down NHS waits

The first minister says the health service will deliver an extra 150,000 appointments and procedures.

BBC News - Jan. 27

Quarter of people in England had poor NHS care in past year, report says

Survey for patient watchdog finds over half of those who made complaint were not satisfied with process or outcome. A quarter of people in England experienced poor NHS care over the last year but ...

The Guardian - Jan. 27

Celts work to regain 'killer instinct' amid struggles

The Celtics, who are only 11-9 since a 21-5 start, acknowledged that the aftermath of their championship celebration has impacted their intensity this season.

ESPN - Jan. 26

Drugmakers warn NHS clawback tax is putting UK at a disadvantage

Pharma groups say higher levy will stifle growth of life sciences

Financial Times - Jan. 25

Axel Rudakubana: from ‘unassuming’ schoolboy to Southport killer

How a chain of events apparently beginning at school five years ago led to the murder of three girls in horrific atrocity. When Axel Rudakubana returned to school after the summer holidays five ...

The Guardian - Jan. 25

Southport killer had ricin materials sent to neighbour

Messages seen by the BBC confirm the teenage killer's father knew about the unexplained deliveries.

BBC News - Jan. 24

Southport killer stopped engaging with mental health team, NHS trust says

Alder Hey NHS Trust said Axel Rudakubana stopped engaging with the service in February 2023.

BBC News - Jan. 24

MP calls for harsher sentence for Southport killer

Axel Rudakubana, 18, was jailed for a minimum of 52 years for the murders of three girls.

BBC News - Jan. 24

‘Truck Stop Serial Killer’ Is Found Guilty of a Third Murder

Bruce Mendenhall was convicted Wednesday in the 2007 killing of Carma Purpura, an Indiana woman with whom he had been speaking at a truck stop.

The New York Times - Jan. 24

Hegseth clears key Senate hurdle

Presented by Lockheed Martin — Two GOP senators said they will not support President Trump's Defense pick Pete Hegseth, who can only afford to lose three Republican votes and still clinch the ...

The Hill - Jan. 23

How Trump Will Fail

The problem with populism is that it doesn’t work.

The New York Times - Jan. 23

'Evil' Southport killer jailed for a minimum of 52 years

Axel Rudakubana is handed a life sentence for killing three girls and attacking 10 other people.

BBC News - Jan. 23

Southport killer sentenced to at least 52 years in prison

Judge says ‘highly likely’ 18-year-old Axel Rudakubana will ‘never be released’

Financial Times - Jan. 23

Yvette Cooper says multiple agencies failed to identify ‘terrible danger’ posed by Southport killer – politics live

Home secretary tells MPs details of attack will be set out when Axel Rudakubana is sentenced on Thursday. Starmer says nothing will be off the table in the inquiry.. There are also questions ...

The Guardian - Jan. 21

Wanted: a clear governing philosophy for Labour

School and workers’ rights reforms jar with the government’s stated growth mission

Financial Times - Jan. 17

Discovery of backyard burial leads to killer’s arrest, then justice

Michael Shaver's disappearance led to a police investigation that unearthed a backyard burial of the father and husband and a look at who may have killed him.

ABC News - Jan. 17

Ionescu not 100%, but cleared to play Unrivaled

Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu says she isn't 100% after undergoing surgery last month to repair a torn UCL in her right thumb but is cleared to participate in Unrivaled.

ESPN - Jan. 16

Sara Sharif's killers in sentence appeal bid

Sara's father, stepmother and uncle are seeking permission to appeal against their sentences.

BBC News - Jan. 16

‘Better than lying on the floor at home’: how corridor care became the norm in the NHS

About 70% of nurses in the UK are delivering care in ‘inappropriate’ settings, says union

Financial Times - Jan. 16

English councils face tripling of audit fees to clear backlog

Increasingly complex local authority finances and shortage of accountants to sign off books has led to long delays

Financial Times - Jan. 16

Debts on EY’s failed Project Everest took longer than expected to clear

Doomed spin-off plan still had $270mn outstanding at the end of the firm’s financial year

Financial Times - Jan. 13

Jokic, Russ make NBA history with triple-doubles

Denver's Nikola Jokic and Russell Westbrook made NBA history by becoming the first pair of teammates to record a triple-double in the same game multiple times in a single season.

ESPN - Jan. 11

Starmer’s attempt to ‘do a Blair’ on the NHS

Ministers are trying to go further than before — with less money

Financial Times - Jan. 11

Supreme Court to Hear New Affordable Care Act Case on Preventative Care

Lower courts ruled that a task force that determines which treatments must be covered at no cost had not been validly appointed.

The New York Times - Jan. 11

The hole in Keir Starmer’s plan for the NHS

Also in this newsletter: demand for special educational needs provision doubles

Financial Times - Jan. 9

Winter pressure bad as height of pandemic, NHS says

More than 5,400 patients a day are in hospital with flu, as delays in A&E and for ambulances mount.

BBC News - Jan. 9

'Triple Espresso' rested for USWNT's Jan. camp

Gotham FC defender Crystal Dunn and San Diego Wave center back Naomi Girma headline the 26-player roster named by U.S. women's national team manager Emma Hayes for a week-long training camp set to ...

ESPN - Jan. 8

Police hunt killer of boy stabbed on London bus

The boy, 14, died shortly after being stabbed on a 472 bus in Woolwich on Tuesday afternoon.

BBC News - Jan. 8

Streeting says he is ashamed of NHS winter problems

The health secretary sees patients left crying and distressed, as hospitals declare critical incidents.

BBC News - Jan. 7

Their remains were found decades ago. A new push could ID serial killer's victims.

Decades after investigators unearthed thousands of human bones and bone fragments on a suspected Indiana serial killer’s property, a renewed quest is playing out in laboratories to solve a ...

NBC News - Jan. 7