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Theresa May was at pains yesterday to insist that a national A&E meltdown and 55 cancelled ops is NOT an NHS crisis. Even though Jeremy Hunt apologised for it, then appeared on TV again, insisting actually it wasn't a crisis as at least it’s not like last winter when loads of operations were cancelled 24 hours before. The Prime Minister and Health Secretary’s insistence that the current debacle across hospitals all over the UK is an unforeseeable consequence of winter...

As the scale of the winter crisis facing the NHS - a crisis the Government was repeatedly warned about - became increasingly apparent today, the Prime Minister and Health Secretary veered from one car crash interview to another. On Wednesday Theresa May flatly denied there was any "crisis", insisting “the NHS has been better prepared for this winter than ever before, we have put extra funding in. ''There are more beds available across the system, we've reduced the number of delayed...

I was once told, ‘eyebrows are meant to be sisters, not twins’. Unfortunately my eyebrows have always been second very distant cousins… I am the first to admit that I am not blessed with the best eyebrows. I have dark, thick hair and they always tend to be pretty stubborn and uneven. Following on from 2016 the ‘Year of the Brow’ eyebrows have become one of the most popular beauty trends and have no intention of fading away. However, I...

It's incredibly easy to lose sight of the important things in life. We all forget the simple truths about life. Accepting these truths could help you on the path to happiness. If you've got the January blues after returning to work, get a grip and count your blessings. These simple truths will help you put life into perspective. You don't need to be a millionaire to be happy (there's more than one way of being rich) and you don't necessarily...

Revellers were welcomed by an incredible "wolf moon" above St Paul's Cathedral on New Years Day. As party-goers made their way home from a big New Year's Eve bash the first super moon of the year rose over the iconic London building. The first Full Moon of the year is named after howling wolves, and appeared red in the sky on the 1st thanks to a total lunar eclipse, also known as a Blood Moon. The moon was captured at 99.7 per cent...

A pair of desperate parents are urging people to sign the bone marrow register after their adorable daughter was struck down with a one-in-a-million rare condition. Myla Mae Hatcher, four, was suffering with large bruising and dots on her legs - but her parents thought it was just 'kids being kids'. However, when her dad John Hatcher, 28, casually showed his three-month-old son's doctor pictures of Myla Mae's rash he was told she needed to be seen to immediately. It...

The advances of technology have managed to change the world and the way we live today. Studies and research in the field of medicine and technology with the use of nanobots represents a new field that opens the future to the treatments that can extend life expectancy by far. Scientists and researchers from the University of Cambridge work to take medicine to a new stage, that is, to bring closer to the patient all the benefits of technological advancement in...

Christmas is a great time for spending time with the family and presents a great opportunity to play games together that support children and young people’s speech, language and communication. Taking turns is an essential communication skill and playing any type of simple board game that involves taking turns not only helps children to develop this skill, it also helps them to listen and attend to an activity for longer periods of time. I CAN’s top five Christmas games would...

giffgaff has teamed up with illustrator Flo Perry to celebrate the art of giving around the world giffgaff, the mobile network run by its community has partnered with illustrator Flo Perry to bring to life the unique and curious ways different cultures give gifts. The 10 original illustrations explore international traditions from the whacky to the bizzare including how to give flowers in Italy and which hand to use in India, to the etiquette of gifting money to Nigerian brides...