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‘Virtual reality could help ease cancer patients’ pain’

‘Virtual reality could help ease cancer patients’ pain’

‘Virtual reality could help ease cancer patients’ pain’

16 October 2023

The benefits of VR could also potentially help people with a number of other long-term conditions, academics have said.


Scottish schools set for further strikes as support staff reject pay offer

Scottish schools set for further strikes as support staff reject pay offer

Scottish schools set for further strikes as support staff reject pay offer

16 October 2023

Nine out 10 Unison members voted to reject the latest pay offer from local government umbrella body Cosla in a consultative ballot.


Close AI ‘confidence gap’ to make it a powerful force for good, say experts

Close AI ‘confidence gap’ to make it a powerful force for good, say experts

Close AI ‘confidence gap’ to make it a powerful force for good, say experts

16 October 2023

A British Standards Institution survey found almost half of people in the UK support using artificial intelligence to bring down NHS waiting lists.


Whisky firm workers to be balloted on strike action over pay dispute

Whisky firm workers to be balloted on strike action over pay dispute

Whisky firm workers to be balloted on strike action over pay dispute

16 October 2023

Workers at Chivas Brothers, represented by GMB Scotland, have overwhelmingly backed industrial action in consultative ballots.


Man jailed for 29 years for murdering wife and blaming teenage son

Man jailed for 29 years for murdering wife and blaming teenage son

Man jailed for 29 years for murdering wife and blaming teenage son

16 October 2023

Amidu Koroma stabbed community nurse Mariam Kamara four times in the face, neck and chest with a kitchen knife as she slept in her bed.


Storm Babet set to batter UK with ‘extremely heavy’ rain and high winds

Storm Babet set to batter UK with ‘extremely heavy’ rain and high winds

Storm Babet set to batter UK with ‘extremely heavy’ rain and high winds

16 October 2023

Yellow severe weather warnings have been issued across the four days for a vast swathe of the UK.


Insurer issues warning about social media ‘cash stuffing’ trend

Insurer issues warning about social media ‘cash stuffing’ trend

Insurer issues warning about social media ‘cash stuffing’ trend

16 October 2023

Admiral has seen a rise in claims involving cash, including significant amounts of money kept in envelopes being stolen during break-ins.


Social housing complaints probed by ombudsman hit record high

Social housing complaints probed by ombudsman hit record high

Social housing complaints probed by ombudsman hit record high

16 October 2023

Property condition remained the leading category as to why complaints were being made, followed by complaints handling, and health and safety.


Trump wants ‘vindication’ over denied allegations of ‘perverted’ acts – court

Trump wants ‘vindication’ over denied allegations of ‘perverted’ acts – court

Trump wants ‘vindication’ over denied allegations of ‘perverted’ acts – court

16 October 2023

The former president of the United States, 77, is bringing a data protection claim against Orbis Business Intelligence.


Investigation launched into Flying Scotsman crash which left two people injured

Investigation launched into Flying Scotsman crash which left two people injured

Investigation launched into Flying Scotsman crash which left two people injured

16 October 2023

The low-speed crash led to one passenger and a staff member being taken to hospital.


New shipwrecks survey uncovers locations of three Dunkirk boats

New shipwrecks survey uncovers locations of three Dunkirk boats

New shipwrecks survey uncovers locations of three Dunkirk boats

16 October 2023

Historic England and its French counterpart, Drassm, carried out detailed surveys of 30 wrecks linked to Operation Dynamo in the Second World War.


Tory Peter Bone facing suspension over finding of bullying and sexual misconduct

Tory Peter Bone facing suspension over finding of bullying and sexual misconduct

Tory Peter Bone facing suspension over finding of bullying and sexual misconduct

16 October 2023

The finding by Parliament’s Independent Expert Panel said he ‘committed many varied acts of bullying and one act of sexual misconduct’.


Ministers press for opening of Rafah crossing to allow Britons to flee Gaza

Ministers press for opening of Rafah crossing to allow Britons to flee Gaza

Ministers press for opening of Rafah crossing to allow Britons to flee Gaza

16 October 2023

Defence minister James Heappey warned of the ‘almost inevitable’ impact on civilians in Gaza of conflict with Israel.


MPs to ask British Museum about thefts and damage to international reputation

MPs to ask British Museum about thefts and damage to international reputation

MPs to ask British Museum about thefts and damage to international reputation

16 October 2023

A Metropolitan Police investigation is under way.


Ex-patient makes wooden gifts for hospital staff who helped him recover

Ex-patient makes wooden gifts for hospital staff who helped him recover

Ex-patient makes wooden gifts for hospital staff who helped him recover

16 October 2023

Campbell McDonald crafted the pieces as tokens of gratitude for the care he received from staff at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.


Celebrating deaths in Israel and Gaza is despicable, says minister

Celebrating deaths in Israel and Gaza is despicable, says minister

Celebrating deaths in Israel and Gaza is despicable, says minister

16 October 2023

James Heappey said he hopes police find two women who wore stickers appearing to feature Hamas paragliders during pro-Palestine protests in London.


Priti Patel ‘begged’ US to take British terror suspect Aine Davis, court told

Priti Patel ‘begged’ US to take British terror suspect Aine Davis, court told

Priti Patel ‘begged’ US to take British terror suspect Aine Davis, court told

16 October 2023

On June 18 last year, British officials learned that prosecutors in New York were seeking to extradite Davis to the US.


Household energy debt hits five-year high of £216 ahead of winter, poll suggests

Household energy debt hits five-year high of £216 ahead of winter, poll suggests

Household energy debt hits five-year high of £216 ahead of winter, poll suggests

16 October 2023

More than three million households are in debt to their supplier – up 11% on this time last year, according to the survey for Uswitch.


Muslim convert alleged to have been part of IS cell admits terrorism charges

Muslim convert alleged to have been part of IS cell admits terrorism charges

Muslim convert alleged to have been part of IS cell admits terrorism charges

16 October 2023

Aine Leslie Davis, 39, was charged with three offences after returning to the UK and being arrested at Luton Airport last August.


£77m paid out so far to survivors of historical institutional abuse

£77m paid out so far to survivors of historical institutional abuse

£77m paid out so far to survivors of historical institutional abuse

16 October 2023

The Historical Institutional Abuse Redress Board in Northern Ireland has received more than 4,035 applications.


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