Health

Published: 2 March 2026 . The English Chronicle Desk.The English Chronicle Online General practitioners across the United Kingdom are losing the equivalent of a full day of booked appointments every month due to patients failing to attend without cancelling — a trend that is placing further strain on already pressured primary care services and contributing to longer waits for routine and urgent consultations. Health analysts and doctors’ groups say the scale of...

Published: 2 March 2026 . The English Chronicle Desk.The English Chronicle Online The long‑held pain of losing a loved one to violence is a burden few can fully imagine. For one woman, it was magnified by the unique bond she shared with her identical twin brother — a connection forged in genetics, upbringing and shared experience. When he was murdered by a stranger in a senseless attack, the grief was overwhelming. But...

Published: 2 March 2026 . The English Chronicle Desk.The English Chronicle Online Scotland has become the first part of the United Kingdom to legalise water cremation — an environmentally‑friendly alternative to traditional burial or flame cremation — after the Scottish Parliament approved regulations allowing the process from 2 March 2026. The move marks the first introduction of this method in the UK and offers families a new choice for end‑of‑life arrangements amidst growing demand...

Published: 2 March 2026 . The English Chronicle Desk.The English Chronicle Online In the remote Pacific Ocean lies a place that, by name and history, embodies a paradox: a tropical idyll and once‑cherished destination now indelibly scarred by the legacy of mid‑20th‑century nuclear testing. The story of Bikini Atoll — dubbed one of the “world’s most radioactive paradises” — is a tale of beauty, grave danger, displacement and lingering uncertainty...

Published: 2 March 2026 . The English Chronicle Desk.The English Chronicle Online Nine seconds of silence linger in a new BBC documentary before former England captain Lewis Moody begins to answer a question that cuts to the core of his career. Asked by his former international team-mate Ben Youngs whether he ever considered the risks of playing rugby, Moody pauses, reflective rather than evasive. What follows is neither regret nor...

Published: 2 March 2026The English Chronicle DeskThe English Chronicle Online Artificial intelligence is increasingly moving beyond recognising faces, voices and patterns in data. Researchers now say advanced AI systems are beginning to decode something far more intimate: the disordered, half-formed thoughts that pass through the human mind before they are ever spoken. Across laboratories in the United States, Europe and Asia, neuroscientists and computer engineers are training AI models to...

Published: 2 March 2026The English Chronicle DeskThe English Chronicle Online For many people around the UK and beyond, houseplants have become more than just decorative items — they now play a role in mental wellbeing and everyday happiness. From modest succulents on windowsills to lush tropical palms in living rooms, the trend for indoor greenery has grown into a movement grounded in research and lived experience, with supporters describing plant care as...

Published: 2 March 2026The English Chronicle DeskThe English Chronicle Online Former Labour MP Jonathan Ashworth is making progress in his recovery after suffering a stroke earlier this week, his family and representatives have confirmed, with friends and colleagues offering messages of support as he continues to recuperate. Ashworth, who served as Member of Parliament for Leicester South and held senior roles in Labour’s front bench team including Shadow Health Secretary, was taken...

Published: 2 March 2026The English Chronicle DeskThe English Chronicle Online New official figures reveal that more than 50,000 patients in England spent over 24 hours in hospital corridors while awaiting emergency department care last year — a stark indicator of mounting pressures on the National Health Service (NHS). Health analysts and campaigners say the data highlights deep‑seated capacity issues, workforce shortages and systemic strain that are affecting timely access to urgent medical...

Published: 27 February 2026The English Chronicle DeskThe English Chronicle Online A major new study has found that people who follow a vegetarian diet have a significantly lower risk of developing several types of cancer, compared with those who regularly eat meat, according to research published this month in the British Journal of Cancer. The study, which is the largest of its kind, analysed health and dietary information from more than...