Airlines cancel flights as air travel to ‘grind to complete halt’ this week ahead of major strike action in Europe

Airlines cancel flights as air travel to 'grind to complete halt’ this week ahead of major strike action in Europe

BRITS heading to Greece this week have been warned to expect chaos ahead of a huge country-wide strike. Air traffic controllers in Greece have announced plans to strike on Friday, 28 February meaning all scheduled flights are expected to be cancelled. 4 Flights to and from Greece will stop on… Airlines cancel flights as air … Read more

Patients smashing up A&E, nurses being sexually assaulted & stabbed – ‘soul-destroying’ reality of life on NHS frontline

Patients smashing up A&E, nurses being sexually assaulted & stabbed - 'soul-destroying' reality of life on NHS frontline

IT has been one of the toughest winters on record for the NHS. Hospitals are overflowing with patients, more are queueing up in ambulances outside, and the UK has been hit by a barrage of illnesses. 4 Exhausted and overwhelmed is the new reality for A&E staffCredit: Getty 4 The Royal College of… Patients smashing … Read more

Four footballers killed by lightning strike as they sheltered under a tree during match

Four footballers killed by lightning strike as they sheltered under a tree during match

FOUR female footballers were killed by a lightning strike as they sheltered under a tree. A man who was with them died in hospital while two women also suffered serious burns. The four women have been named as Jeidy Morales, Daniela Mosquera, Luz Lame and Etelvina Mosquera. Initial reports said the… Four footballers killed by … Read more

Scots school teachers will refuse to cover classes TOMORROW as they take drastic action

Scots school teachers will refuse to cover classes TOMORROW as they take drastic action

TEACHERS at a Scots school will refuse to cover classes tomorrow as industrial action gets underway. Staff at Kirkintilloch High School are taking action over the “failure” of their employer to address poor pupil behaviour and abuse of teachers. 2 Teachers at Kirkintilloch High School are set to… Scots school teachers will refuse to cover … Read more

Fury as NHS is STILL hiring new diversity staff at a rate of one a week despite orders to cut back

Fury as NHS is STILL hiring new diversity staff at a rate of one a week despite orders to cut back

THE NHS is hiring diversity staff at a rate of one a week despite orders to cutback on the initiatives. At least 35 equality, diversity and inclusion opportunities have been posted since ­Labour took power. 1 The NHS is hiring diversity staff at a rate of one a week despite orders to cutback on… Fury … Read more

Scots homes could be left with burst pipes & flooding as hundreds of workers to down tools

Scots homes could be left with burst pipes & flooding as hundreds of workers to down tools

STAFF at Scottish Water are set to vote on industrial action after pay talks collapsed. Unite said the move comes after the company failed to make a “fair and decent” pay offer to its members, while at the same time awarding “eye-watering packages” to company bosses. 4 Unite represents 500 workers… Scots homes could be … Read more

Patients ‘dying in A&E corridors without painkillers’ as hospitals overflow into cupboards and car parks

Patients 'dying in A&E corridors without painkillers' as hospitals overflow into cupboards and car parks

PATIENTS are dying in A&E corridors and waiting rooms without painkillers as the NHS treats “unprecedented” numbers of people in non-medical areas, nurses warn. A major report by the Royal College of Nursing polled more than 5,000 frontline nursing staff over Christmas. 1 Hospitals all over the… Patients ‘dying in A&E corridors without painkillers’ as … Read more

New ‘corridor nurses’ to care for sick patients waiting for hospital beds as NHS battles ‘skyrocketing’ flu case surge

New 'corridor nurses' to care for sick patients waiting for hospital beds as NHS battles 'skyrocketing' flu case surge

NEW “corridor nurses” are being recruited to care for sick patients while they wait for hospital beds, as the NHS battles “skyrocketing” flu cases. A hospital in North London posted the advert for the role last week in what has been called a “total acceptance of failure”. 2 Brits are being urged to… New ‘corridor … Read more

Major shake-up for hospital bookings and test results sent to your phone as Government launches plans to modernise NHS

Major shake-up for hospital bookings and test results sent to your phone as Government launches plans to modernise NHS

NHS patients will soon be able to choose when and where they are treated in a new Deliveroo-style app. Ministers are overhauling the NHS app so users can book the hospital or centre most convenient to them. 4 Health secretary Wes Streeting has unveiled plans to expand patient choice and cut down on… Major shake-up … Read more

Scots crisis-hit NHS ‘will struggle to see out another year’, docs union warns

Scots crisis-hit NHS 'will struggle to see out another year', docs union warns

OUR crisis-hit NHS  “will struggle to see out another year” in its present form, a head of the trade union for Scots doctors has warned. Dr Iain Kennedy predicted a failure to provide decent care would lead to a “large increase” in people forced to go private. 3 Dr Kennedy has warned that… Scots crisis-hit … Read more