But campaigners say menopause drugs should be free in England as they are in Scotland and WalesThe high street chain Timpson has been praised for offering to pay for hormone replacement therapy (HRT) prescriptions for staff going through the menopause….
No 10 appears to confirm Nimco Ali’s Christmas stay with Johnsons
Close friend understood to have stayed over at peak of lockdown but No 10 says no Covid rules breachedCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA close friend of Boris and Carrie Johnson did stay with the couple during the peak of the…
Olivia and Oliver remain most popular baby names as Archie hits top 10
Maeve and Otis among big risers in England and Wales in 2020, while Archie enters top 10 for first timeOliver and Olivia retained top places in the most popular baby names of 2020 in England and Wales, but fast risers included Maeve and Otis, possibly …
‘People felt threatened even by a puppet refugee’: Little Amal’s epic walk through love and fear
From being pelted with stones in Greece to receiving a papal welcome in Rome, the giant girl’s migrant trek from Syria to Manchester provoked powerful responsesIn Greece, far-right protesters threw things at her as she walked through the streets, local…
‘This wasn’t just me’: doctor who helped save Newcastle fan hailed as hero
Tom Prichard took over CPR after fan’s cardiac arrestSupporter currently ‘stable and responsive’ in hospitalA hospital doctor who performed CPR on a stricken Newcastle United fan has admitted that hearing thousands of Gallowgate End fans chanting “hero…
Man admits to charge over death of footballer in Cardiff flight crash
Trial into second charge due to take place this week after death of Emiliano Sala in January 2019A man has admitted a charge relating to the flight in which the Argentinian footballer Emiliano Sala was killed when the plane he was travelling in crashed…
BBC’s George Alagiah to take break from TV after cancer spread
Newsreader’s agent says he will have chemotherapy and radiotherapy and is ‘determined to come back’The newsreader George Alagiah is to take a break from his presenting duties at the BBC as he deals with “a further spread of cancer”, his agent has said….
Student protest and monster ice-cream: Monday’s best photos
The Guardian’s picture editors select photographic highlights from around the world Continue reading…
Police spies inquiry: five officers allowed to give evidence in secret
Group includes two former officers who admit having sexual relationships with women while undercoverFive undercover police officers who infiltrated political groups in the 1970s and 1980s have been allowed to give evidence in secret to a public inquiry…
Norfolk white-tailed eagle reintroduction project cancelled
Cancellation follows reports local estate owners were worried about predator’s impact on other birdsA pioneering project to return white-tailed eagles to Norfolk for the first time in 200 years has been cancelled at the last minute to the dismay of con…