The NHS’s total liabilities for medical negligence have hit an “astounding” £58.2bn amid ministers’ failure to improve patient safety, an influential group of MPs have warned. The Commons public accounts committee (PAC) said the “jaw-dropping” sums being paid to victims of botched treatment and government inaction to reduce errors were “unacceptable”. The Department of Health…
Pete Rose now eligible for Hall of Fame after years of ineligibility USA TODAY Sports’ Bob Nightengale discusses Pete Rose now being eligible for the Hall of Fame and what it means for the steroid era players. Sports Pulse Apparently it’s OK to gamble on baseball now, even those involving your own team, while making…
‘Highly unlikely’ death cap mushrooms could be purchased from supermarket Dr Camille Truong says a Victorian Poisons Information Centre toxicologist typically will send photos of mushrooms for identification. It is “extremely rare” to be asked to identify a mushroom using a sample, she says. On 31 July 2023, Truong received a call from Dr Laura…
Paul George on which team is facing more pressure, the Thunder or Cavs Paul George weighs in on who he believes is under more pressure this postseason, the Oklahoma City Thunder or the Cleveland Cavaliers. Sports Seriously The first spot in the NBA’s conference finals has been locked up. The Indiana Pacers are back in…
The actor Robert De Niro has – after a brief period of abstention – returned to his robust public critique of Donald Trump, using his Palme d’Or acceptance speech at the Cannes film festival to newly attack the US president. Speaking during the opening ceremony of the 78th film festival in France, De Niro said…
Pete Rose now eligible for Hall of Fame after years of ineligibility USA TODAY Sports’ Bob Nightengale discusses Pete Rose now being eligible for the Hall of Fame and what it means for the steroid era players. Sports Pulse Former MLB legends “Shoeless” Joe Jackson and Pete Rose shockingly were reinstated by league commissioner Rob…