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Covid inquiry to look at impact on care services

Covid inquiry to look at impact on care services

The Covid inquiry will start examining the impact of the pandemic on care services for elderly and disabled people on Monday. Bereaved families say they have been waiting for this moment for years, de …

Covid inquiry told of trust do-not-resuscitate rule

Covid inquiry told of trust do-not-resuscitate rule

At least one NHS trust put in place a blanket 'do-not-resuscitate' order for sick patients in the pandemic, the Covid inquiry has heard. It would mean individuals were considered ineligible for potent …

Covid inquiry told top NHS doctor was terrified

Covid inquiry told top NHS doctor was terrified

The most senior doctor in NHS England has said he was 'personally terrified' that hospitals could have been overwhelmed in the early stages of the pandemic. Prof Sir Stephen Powis told the Covid inqui …

Covid inquiry told Treasury blocked NHS bed request

Covid inquiry told Treasury blocked NHS bed request

Boris Johnson’s government blocked a request to fund another 10,000 hospital beds at the height of the Covid pandemic, the chief executive of NHS England has said. Amanda Pritchard told the UK Covid-1 …

Cracked windscreen forces US defence secretary's plane to land in UK

Cracked windscreen forces US defence secretary's plane to land in UK

US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth's plane made an unscheduled landing in the UK, during a return flight headed for the US, the Pentagon said on X. The plane carrying Hegseth on his way back from Na …

Cut and bulk: Teenagers explain why they want to get ripped

Cut and bulk: Teenagers explain why they want to get ripped

Ripped. Shredded. Jacked. Swole. Which are you? Gym jargon such as this, which refers to the size and definition of muscles, has long been heard exchanged between pumped men in gym locker rooms - and …