The NHS waiting list for routine operations has surged to record levels amid rising admissions of coronavirus patients, ‘calamitous’ figures reveal. NHS England data published today shows a total of 4.46million people were waiting to start treatments – including for hip replacements and heart problems – in England at the end of November last year. And … Read more
A young girl who had been waiting on a bone marrow transplant was turned away from hospital at the last minute after being told donor was no longer compatible. Libby Cotts, from Essex, was diagnosed with Severe Aplastic Anaemia in October. The 12-year-old, who has been having weekly blood and platelet transfusions, had been expecting … Read more
Around 3,000 lorry drivers are still waiting to cross The Channel after spending Christmas Day separated from their families in their cabs but more are arriving ‘every hour’. Despite efforts to help those stranded in their trucks get home before the festive season, thousands were still left waiting around yesterday as 800 military personnel were drafted … Read more
Around 4,000 lorry drivers are still waiting to cross The Channel after 800 military personnel were drafted in to help clear the logjams in Kent that kept them from seeing their families at Christmas. Despite efforts to help those stranded in their trucks get home before the festive season, thousands were still left waiting around … Read more
TopCashback leaves online shoppers waiting more than a year to collect their rewards By Fiona Parker For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 24 November 2020 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 24 November 2020 Some Topcashback customers have had long delays to pick up their rewards Online shoppers who use TopCashback face waits of more than … Read more
Ricky Martin is keeping his options open about expanding his family: ‘I have a couple of embryos waiting for me’ By Sam Joseph Semon For Dailymail.com Published: 17:48 GMT, 19 November 2020 | Updated: 17:48 GMT, 19 November 2020 He already has twin sons Matteo and Valentino, 12, daughter Lucia, two, and son Renn, one, … Read more
HMRC admits missing all call waiting time targets this year as inquiries surged amid the pandemic HM Revenue & Customs ‘did not deliver customer service we would have liked’ It conceded these problems were likely to continue to hamper service next year Call wait times started rising in March and peaked at 14 minutes 59 … Read more
Chrissy Teigen distracts Americans waiting for the presidential results with ultra-precious photo of her smiling toddler Miles By Christine Rendon For Dailymail.com Published: 22:48 GMT, 4 November 2020 | Updated: 22:49 GMT, 4 November 2020 The world may be preoccupied with the presidential election. But Chrissy Teigen found one super cute way to distract viewers … Read more
Claims PM is waiting to see if Donald Trump wins US election before sealing Brexit trade deal as hopes of a breakthrough rise with talks in London ‘extended by another three days’ Negotiations between EU and UK in London are set to continue until Wednesday Hopes have been rising that a breakthrough in the talks … Read more
Americans are still waiting nearly three days for coronavirus test results – too slow for contact tracing to detect potential outbreaks, study finds A new survey reveal the average wait time for coronavirus test results to return has fallen from four days in April to 2.7 days in September Researchers say this is still too slow for … Read more