Month: February 2026

Relatives discovered the handprints during a final visit to the tower in July 2025

“After years in practice seeing through a doctors’ eyes, I find myself on a crash-course as the patient. The view isn’t quite so attractive from this side, you’ll be surprised to know.” In this bitingly funny, bittersweet comedy, served with a healthy dose of gallows humour and a slice of magical cake, we learn what it means when the doctor becomes the patient. For GP, Dr Jeffrey Longford, a cancer diagnosis propels him into a new life on the other side of the stethoscope. The world he held true undergoes brutal challenge as he transitions from high status, knowledgeable practitioner to vulnerable, dependant and at times, terrified patient. Losing his title in exchange for a patient label and querying the professions’ steadfast view on assisted dying are just two of a glut of issues which throw Dr Longfords’ long-standing belief system into sharp relief. From an award-winning team including a writer who was a former GP, Heartsink is filled with acute wit and humane comedy as it describes this collision of perspectives and tackles ostensibly unfunny issues with insightful empathy and compassion. A cast of characters who are not as they seem intertwine with the beleaguered doctor: his Irish patient Cara conceals her devastating secret behind hypochondria, endless demands for more tests and an unwavering resolve to preserve Greatest Aunt Laura’s (who was probably a witch) ancient recipe; Hospital Receptionist Suzie, masks her brilliant philosophical mind behind a grungy exterior and caustic tongue. While gentle Dr Roofi, who idolises his colleague, takes on the unenviable task of reminding him of his societal and professional duties, all the time defying the spectre of Dignitas Skilfully presented from both sides, Heartsink juxtaposes two worlds which are intricately linked in their purpose but widely separate in their experience.

Anyone who recognises a male captured on CCTV images is urged to contact British Transport Police

The 14-year-old took her own life after experiencing depression having viewed harmful online content.

But concerns have been raised about the lengthy wait for a similar Bill on the Isle of Man to be granted royal assent by Whitehall.

Britannia Point is owned by Criterion Capital – itself owned by billionaire Asif Aziz

Durham Constabulary said a prisoner, understood to be Huntley, was assaulted on Thursday morning at HMP Frankland.

The court found that the former Chief of Rio de Janeiro Civil Police Rivaldo Barbosa, Brazilian Congressman Chiquinho Brazão, and his brother, Rio State Auditor General Domingos Brazão, were responsible for ordering the killing of Franco and her driver Anderson Gomes in 2018.

Feb. 18 – 24, 2026

A new UN report forecasts that the Arab region is seeing a gradual economic recovery despite continuing geopolitical uncertainties.

The Hungarian leader is escalating an energy dispute as he trails in the polls ahead of April elections.

US-Iran tensions live: The third round of nuclear talks began in Geneva on Thursday, in which Oman said that both countries are open to ‘new and creative’ ideas. | World News

Seoul’s Kospi index hit another record high Thursday on a mixed day for equities following a strong lead from Wall Street but with traders giving a tepid response to forecast-beating

The Hungarian prime minister has also ordered a drone flight ban in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, near the Ukrainian border.

Seoul’s Kospi index hit another record high Thursday on a mixed day for Asian equities following a strong lead from Wall Street but with traders giving a tepid response to

The limited-stop express route will improve transport connections in North East London

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood given permission to fight the lifting of the terror ban on Palestine Action

Prime Minister Narendra Modi told lawmakers in Jerusalem on Wednesday that India stands “firmly” with Israel following Hamas’s attack on October 7, 2023.

There were over 480,000 incidents of illegal rubbish dumping in capital in 2024/2025 – the equivalent to 1,318 cases a day

Spring-like conditions see temperatures climb to 18C by Wednesday afternoon

The historic unit will lose half its horses as Met force tries to plug a funding gap of around £260 million amid a rising number of protests

A TERRIFYING rumoured successor to El Mencho’s $20billion criminal empire has been identified as an American with a $5million bounty on his head.Feared narco…

New London public works crews are working double shifts to clear the city’s tight, narrow streets following Blizzard Calvin, which dropped 21.5 inches of snow. An additional inch fell Tuesday morning.

Homeowner describes terrifying night, losing entire home in 20 minutes after investigators say the only possible cause traced back to solar powered lights.Fo…

A man who stabbed a nine-year-old girl to death as she played in the street has been jailed for at least 25 years.Deividas Skebas attacked Lilia Valutyte out…

ITV News has found that children as young as four years old are being forced to sleep rough on the streets, with local councils in England being accused of b…

A truck was filmed brazenly fly-tipping mounds of rubbish onto a popular west London street in broad daylight. Footage filmed by Ealing resident James Trews shows the lorry dumping masses of household waste, glass and wood onto Stephenson Street. The culprit then drove away when they realised they were being recorded. It comes as new figures from the Environment Department (DEFRA) have revealed that the number of fly-tipping cases councils had to deal with last year jumped nearly 10% on the previous year to 1.26 million. This is the highest figures since new methods for recording cases were introduced in 2018/2019.

Horticultural charity says winter-flowering plants are rapidly being joined by daffodils, camellias and magnolias.

Investors had grown weary that the massive run-up in spending on AI hardware might not be sustainable, stoking fears of a bubble building in the sector.

GoFundMe said Glasgow was the second-most generous city in the UK during 2025.

One bus driver was hospitalised by a furious passenger when a route was diverted

Mortgage lender reveals the top spots for those trying to get on the property ladder

The Greens have sought to pitch themselves as the only option for anti-Reform voters.

The Sussexes have travelled to Jordan at the invitation of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) director-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu.

MS NOW confirms the FBI has fired at least seven agents and support staff over their prior roles in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case, according to th…

Trump stormed the Capitol last night to let us know everything is going great and we have no problems at all, he broke the record for the longest State of th…

An explosive email from the Jeffrey Epstein files reveals the convicted sex offender naming then-Prince Charles as being responsible for Prince Andrew losing…

Asian tech stocks rallied as stronger-than-expected results from Nvidia eased concerns that momentum in artificial intelligence spending was cooling.

Desi Lydic recaps Donald Trump’s record-long State of the Union address – which was part true crime podcast, part white noise machine –  including the GOP wa…

Liberal Democrat leader ramps up his party’s campaign as it seeks to gain control of its fourth London council

Daniel Dubois refuses a fist bump from world champion Fabio Wardley at a lively news conference in London to promote their world title fight in May.

Greater Manchester Police say they have not declared it a terrorist incident but are working with Counter Terrorism Police to investigate.

Deividas Skebas was convicted of murdering Lilia Valutyte by a jury at Lincoln Crown Court earlier this month.

The boy’s body was found in a storm drain tunnel in north Belfast in June 2020 that could ‘could be easily opened’, the inquest heard.

Elizabeth Dulau brings a captivating fortitude to the role of the future George Eliot and her strained relationship with her father

A man who stabbed a nine-year-old girl outside her mother’s embroidery shop has been jailed for a minimum of 25 years.Deividas Skebas, 26, stabbed Lilia Valu…

David Campbell, 77, killed Brian Low, 65, on a country track near Aberfeldy on February 16, 2024.

A man has been arrested for allegedly entering a mosque in Manchester carrying multiple weapons in a bag – including an axe, a knife and a hammer. [Subscribe…

Lisa Nandy raises error with director general Ed Davie saying BBC ‘must ensure that this never happens again’

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