BA Chief Executive Attacks Union Bosses
British Airways chief executive Willie Walsh initiated a severe attack against union bosses as the row over cost-cutting became intense after the announcement of seven days of strikes by cabin crew.
A High-speed Rail Link Between London and North Proposed
A high-speed rail link between London and the north is expected to emerge as great news for York, even if the new line does not come directly through the city, a view posed by former Conservative Transport Minister Steven Norris, who is now chairman of York-based Jarvis Rail.
A Tale of Infidelity and Neglect of Duty
In a tale of one of the most shocking infidelity and carelessness of duty, a nurse involves herself sexually with the dying cancer stricken women's husbands, as soon as the women are dead.
The news was published on the front page of Redtop tabloid under the headline,' 'Cancer nurses bedded three victims' husbands'.
Safety Guidelines to be Revamped, Firefighters Ordered to 'Use Common Sense'
After an incident where health and safety rules prevented the firefighters from saving a woman who lay dying in a pit for six hours, firefighters have been asked to use "common sense" during emergencies.
‘Better Communication’ could have Saved Oliver
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Yesterday, an investigation revealed that a toddler who suffered from meningitis could have been saved if there would have been better communication among the hospital staff.
In May, Leicester Royal Infirmary took more than eight hours to diagnose 22-month-old Oliver Martin.
Stressed Staff Distributes Jars of Fresh Air
Britain's National Trust is distributing away bottles of fresh air with a view to lift London city workers out of their stressed-out states.
The air, which was accumulated from seaside and rural areas around the UK, is reported to come in several scents, including the seaside smell of Townend, and the lakeside aroma of Windermere in Cumbria.
“No Smoking Day” Coincides with Official NHS Quit Smoking Application Release for the iPhone
"No Smoking Day" provides a platform for smoker to get rid of this addiction under the UK's health campaign on 10th March. This voluntary initiative is for smokers who want to quit with the help of friends and family. The campaign is in its 27th year with the theme "break free" this time, and it witnesses almost 1 million people who quit smoking.
Gene Causing Inherited Neurological Disorder CMT Identified
Genes responsible for Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT), a usual hereditary neurological disorder affecting the peripheral nerves of infector's limbs, have been identified jointly by Dr James Lupski of Molecular and Human Genetics at BCM Texas along with Dr Richard Gibbs, Director of the Human Genome Sequencing Center at BCM, where the experimental sequencing took place.
GMC Decides to Put Pierina Kapur in Restriction for Removing Baby’s Bladder
Pierina Kapur, who removed a baby's bladder carelessly, has been permitted to continue her practice, though; she will have to abide by strict rules for the coming 12 months.
The operation was carried out on a six-week-old girl from Manchester at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital in October, 2008. The matter was taken to the General Medical Council for investigation.
Vodafone Cuts 375 Jobs in UK but Hires Customer Service
On Tuesday, Vodafone Group PLC announced that it will cut down 375 jobs in the U. K. starting from March in order to save funds during economic crisis.
Boasting of around 9,000 employees in the U. K., Vodafone said that the target employees would be in a number of areas, across a number of locations, mainly in back office functions.
Overall 492 Species Lost in UK
The first ever audit of the diversity of the animals, plants and fungi found on our shores, funded by the Government has discovered almost 500 species have gone extinct in England, most of them in the last 200 years.
British HIV/AIDS Help Welcomed by SA
The Department of Health has whole-heartedly welcomed the assistance offered by a British department to purchase additional condoms for South Africa.
Doctor Leaders Calls for a Halt in the Development of Patient Database
Doctors' leaders have written to the Government calling for a halt in the development of a medical records database for patients in England.
The British Medical Association reveals that the computer-based Summary Care Records are being developed at "break-neck speed", sometimes without patients' knowledge as well.
Centrebet Shares on a High following takeover talks
Shares in Centrebet registered a sharp rise today following the online bookmaker announcement about its takeover talks, triggering speculation two UK bookmakers and local outfit Sportingbet were potential bidders.
Centrebet shares rose as much as 16 per cent to $1.89.
Humans Execute Car Paint Perfectly On Bentley
Bentley Mulsanne is the hyper-luxury car, the four door flagship which will be offered to the customers in not less than 115 colors -except for if the customer wants some different color to beautify the car.
UK Plans to Donate 42 million Condoms to SA Ahead of World Cup
Under an HIV protection move, the British authorities have planned to donate 42 million condoms to South Africa ahead of the Soccer World Cup.
During his visit to UK, the South African President, Jacob Zuma requested the UK ministry to provide an extra 1 billion condoms to meet the needs of the tourists.
Building Society Debate Aims to Question PCTs Over Unutilized Funds
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A research conducted by The Princess Royal Trust for Carers raised questions about how only 23 percent of the £50 million were utilized by PCTs to improve the services for carers. The news was also highlighted by the Telegraph and the BBC.
UK iPad Prices Available on Play.com and Google before Official Disclosure
Although Apple has not yet disclosed the cost price of iPad UK officially, but there are speculations rising over Play. com having done so.
Play. com has indicated that the price of iPad can be found easily on Google and Play. com.
The prices as listed on them are found to be £499.
NHS Trusts Give Wrong Assessment of Hospitals
A wide range of hospitals have been wrongly interpreting their own data, and thus, are accused by the general public for lying about the levels of safety and security they provide to the patients.
BBC Panorama programme, in which the accusation is made, will be broadcasted live tonight. It is based on the figures supplied by the Government's own hospital regulator.
UK’s Economic Growth May Suffer Sloth
According to the forecast of the British Chambers of Commerce, the economic growth rate of the country will come out to be 2.1pc in the next year, which is lesser than that of 2009.
However, the economy is reported to be growing consistently in 2010.
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