Lightning and heavy rains have killed at least 49 people across Pakistan in the past three days, officials said Monday, as authorities in the country’s southwest declared a state of emergency. Some deaths occurred when lightning struck farmers harvesting wheat. Rains caused dozens of houses to collapse in the northwest and in eastern Punjab province. … Read more
Amanda Pritchard said same day care was one of the biggest changes in recent years (Image: Getty) A huge transformation of urgent and emergency care has spared hundreds of thousands of people overnight hospital stays, the head of the NHS says today. Specialist facilities aiming to diagnose, treat and discharge patients on the same day … Read more
Photographs of the aftermath show the bow of the ship pinned beneath fallen sections of the bridge. The anchor chain is visible, meaning that at some point the anchor was dropped, though it is not certain whether this happened before or after impact. The chain appears to be at an angle, however, which Mercogliano says … Read more
