News archive from 18 May 2018

Cancer patient waited 541 days for NHS treatment, report says
The longest waits for cancer treatment in England have soared since 2010, with one patient waiting 541 days, analysis suggests. Two-thirds of NHS trusts reported having at least one cancer patient waiting more than six months last year, while almost...

How Mikel Arteta outsmarted Arsene Wenger when Manchester City played Arsenal
Plenty of Arsenal fans are questioning Mikel Arteta’s tactical acumen, but the Spaniard has already shown he is capable of getting the better of Arsene Wenger. Arteta is the leading candidate to replace Wenger as Arsenal boss and has already held...

Broadband speeds 'far slower than in ads'
Which? says many UK households get half the broadband speed they pay for. Customers on a 38Mbps service received average speeds of 19Mbps, according to its findings, taken from 235,000 uses of its broadband speed checker tool. And those on super-fast...

TGI Fridays workers walk out over tips and wages
Workers at two branches of the American diner chain TGI Fridays are holding walk-outs over changes they say will cost them hundreds of pounds a month. The firm has introduced a new pay policy at its family-oriented restaurants, which redistributes...

John Bercow accused of making 'stupid woman' remark to Andrea Leadsom
Tension between the Speaker and government ministers have flared into the open in an unprecedented series of exchanges in the chamber of the House of Commons over the past 48 hours. On Wednesday, John Bercow was heard by some MPs calling Andrea...
Harrison: Haskell will be a big hit at Saints
Teimana Harrison says he is really looking forward to the arrival of James Haskell at Saints. Haskell will move to Northampton on a one-year deal this summer, following the conclusion of his stay at Wasps. The 33-year-old will bring a wealth of...

Foreign students: Universities axe 'unusable' survey
University bosses have pulled the plug on research assessing the impact of international students, which academics said was unethical and unusable. The survey, set up by the Migration Advisory Committee (Mac), which informs Home Office policy, asked...

Sending money home if you don't trust your Dad
Technology has made it easier and cheaper to send money home to relatives round the world. But what if you don't trust your Dad not to squander it? No problem - now you can pay his electricity bills directly. The range of services, countries and...

UK may double troops in Afghanistan after Donald Trump request
The UK government is considering doubling the number of troops deployed in Afghanistan in response to a request from Donald Trump for reinforcements in the face of increasing gains by the Taliban. Britain has about 600 troops in Afghanistan at...

Turning carbon dioxide into rock - forever
Nested in the snow-covered mountains of western Iceland, a maze of turbines and pipes belches thick billows of steam. This mammoth structure is responsible for providing power to a country where 100% of the electricity comes from renewable sources....

'This is what REAL feminism looks like': how women's rights are being used to sell guns
Firearms, it would seem, have become a feminist issue. Both second amendment proponents and the gun industry are using female empowerment, and even the #MeToo movement, to sell their products and fight back against gun control. Meanwhile, the last few...
The Yorkshire Post says: A window of hope. Milestone in York Minster restoration
A WINDOW into the past – and the future – is offered by the culmination of a momentous restoration project at York Minster that has taken a decade of painstaking work to complete because of its complexity. Thanks to highly-skilled craftspeople from...

Growing resistance to antifungal drugs 'a global issue'
Scientists are warning that levels of resistance to treatments for fungal infections are growing, which could lead to more outbreaks of disease. Intensive-care and transplant patients and those with cancer are most at risk because their immune systems...

Number of low-paid UK workers falls to lowest level in decades
A smaller proportion of UK workers are low paid than at any time since the early 1980s, due to above-inflation increases in the government’s national living wage. A report by the Resolution Foundation thinktank said the share of employees who were...

PM set to nominate 10 Tory peers in attempt to overcome Brexit defeats
Theresa May is expected to approve the creation of about 10 Tory peers and hand at least one to Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist party in an attempt to improve her weak position in the House of Lords, which has already voted 15 times against her...
Realtime News
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- 19:14 Who will Roger Federer have to beat to win landmark 100th ATP title...
- 19:05 Dean Smith reveals what he told Aston Villa players in half-time...
- 19:05 'Leaves his trolley in a parking bay' The wonderful way Wolves...
- 19:05 One dead as three avalanches tear down mountain at same time
- 19:02 Murder investigation after man found stabbed in flat in Frensham...
- 19:02 Wales 21 England 13: Hill and Adams tries give Wales huge 6 Nations...
- 19:02 Ronnie O’Sullivan: Stephen Fry responds HILARIOUSLY to O'Sullivan...
- 19:01 Football League: Norwich win a thriller, Paul Scholes's Oldham lose...
- 19:01 Walt claims Kempton’s big prize to sound fanfare for the Bambi stables
- 18:49 Facebook attacked over app that reveals period dates of its users
- 18:45 Girl with Down’s Syndrome, 8, forms beautiful friendship with...
- 18:45 LOTTO RESULTS: Winning National Lottery numbers for Saturday...
- 18:45 Six Nations: Wales on course for grand slam as late tries shatter...
- 18:41 Wales claim deserved 21-13 victory over England in tense Six...
- 18:38 'It doesn't look good' - The terrible news Aston Villa fans won't...
- 18:38 Che Adams reaches this Birmingham City landmark and fans are all...
- 18:38 Garry Monk has made this big demand of Birmingham City players...
- 18:33 Man Utd boss Solskjaer makes Martial and Lingard decision that...
- 18:33 Man Utd vs Liverpool: Jamie Redknapp angered by 'RIDICULOUS'...
- 18:32 Kim Cattrall forced to remove Wavertree gravestone inscription...
- 18:32 Turnips for a month? Why Brexiters’ food nostalgia is folly
- 18:32 Devastated egg seller, 11, keeps getting poached by thieves
- 18:28 Stanley Donen: Singin' in the Rain co-director dies aged 94
- 18:25 Two Hartlepool homes given closure orders banning anyone from entering
- 18:25 Middlesbrough pile more misery on former boss Steve McClaren after...
- 18:23 Chick Young in faith schools storm
- 18:19 Screams in the big top as motorbikes CRASH during 'thunder dome'...
- 18:16 European roundup: Messi hits hat-trick for Barcelona; Bayern Munich...
- 18:16 Mark Wood not losing sleep over Jofra Archer’s imminent England...
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