Villagers in Warwickshire reveal despair at HS2 works

Villagers have revealed their despair at HS2 works that ‘devastated’ a beauty spot to make way for a tunnel. The Cromwell Lane bridge in the Warwickshire village of Burton Green used to be a ‘wall’ of foliage, but is now adorned with just a few tree trunk stumps barely a foot tall. The ‘deforestation’ of the … Read more

Villagers in Warwickshire reveal despair at HS2 works

Villagers have revealed their despair at HS2 works that ‘devastated’ a beauty spot to make way for a tunnel. The Cromwell Lane bridge in the Warwickshire village of Burton Green used to be a ‘wall’ of foliage, but is now adorned with just a few tree trunk stumps barely a foot tall. The ‘deforestation’ of the … Read more

Many GPs are STILL not opening their doors – and patients are in despair

For the past 25 years Dr Irfan Malik has prided himself on getting to know as many of his patients as possible.  It means that during appointments at his Nottingham practice the GP instinctively knows when something isn’t quite right. ‘I like looking at a patient, observing things they might not have seen,’ he says. ‘By … Read more

Many GPs are STILL not opening their doors – and patients are in despair

For the past 25 years Dr Irfan Malik has prided himself on getting to know as many of his patients as possible.  It means that during appointments at his Nottingham practice the GP instinctively knows when something isn’t quite right. ‘I like looking at a patient, observing things they might not have seen,’ he says. ‘By … Read more

From every corner of the EU there are cries of despair over the jab rollout

It’s so frustrating being six miles from the UK border but not having the vaccine Ireland  New daily cases 569 Number jabbed 515,800; % of population 10.4% Corrinna Maguire thinks Brussels has let all of Europe down Five thousand long-term care residents still haven’t had a jab. Despite hopes of getting 827,000 AstraZeneca doses by … Read more

From every corner of the EU there are cries of despair over the jab rollout

It’s so frustrating being six miles from the UK border but not having the vaccine Ireland  New daily cases 569 Number jabbed 515,800; % of population 10.4% Corrinna Maguire thinks Brussels has let all of Europe down Five thousand long-term care residents still haven’t had a jab. Despite hopes of getting 827,000 AstraZeneca doses by … Read more

RICHARD COLES recounts the paralysing despair of his partner’s agonising death from alcoholism 

Richard Coles is pictured above with his dogs My partner David had a deeply enjoyable habit of not knowing who famous people were. Once we were dining with friends and he sat next to a young fellow who said he played the piano. ‘Oh, Richard’s a pianist,’ David said. ‘Yes, I know,’ said the young … Read more

RICHARD COLES recounts the paralysing despair of his partner’s agonising death from alcoholism 

Richard Coles is pictured above with his dogs My partner David had a deeply enjoyable habit of not knowing who famous people were. Once we were dining with friends and he sat next to a young fellow who said he played the piano. ‘Oh, Richard’s a pianist,’ David said. ‘Yes, I know,’ said the young … Read more