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May 19, 2024 - World

Waiting lists are at a record high, almost double since 2020, with heart disease being the largest cause of premature death in deprived areasFifteen hospital trusts across England each have more than 200 patients waiting longer than a year for heart procedures, NHS figures reveal.The British Heart Foundation (BHF) warns that heart care waiting lists are now at a record high, reaching 414,596 at the end of March 2024 in England, almost double what it was in 2020. The number of people waiting longer than a year for heart tests and treatments has risen to 10,893. Four years ago, the figure was just 53. Continue reading...

May 19, 2024 - World

Education secretary Gillian Keegan, Jeremy Hunt and David Cameron oppose move, while university leaders warn of economic and cultural impactRishi Sunak is facing a cabinet revolt over plans to scrap a graduate visa scheme that allows overseas students to live and work in the UK for up to two years after graduation.Under pressure from some on the right of his party to demonstrate that the Tories are tougher on immigration than Labour, Downing Street is considering further restricting or even ending the graduate scheme, which some believe can be used as a backdoor entry route to the UK. Continue reading...

May 19, 2024 - World

Passengers were left abandoned and humiliated after operator banned staff from providing assistanceEurostar has reversed a new accessibility policy that left a wheelchair user stranded and has retrained its London staff following pressure from the Observer.Travellers with disabilities claimed that they would be barred from Eurostar services after the company banned its London staff from pushing passenger wheelchairs. Those who require assistance were told they must travel with a companion or cancel their ticket if they were unable to access services unaided, according to passengers who contacted the Observer. Continue reading...

May 19, 2024 - World

Rail, Tram and Bus Union’s Vik Sharma says Melbourne’s lack of airport train line is a global embarrassmentGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastRank and file Victorian Labor members have piled pressure on the state government to “get serious” on building a train line to Melbourne’s Tullamarine airport.A motion to get the city’s stalled airport rail link project back on track was unanimously passed by party members and unionists at the Victorian Labor state conference on Sunday. Continue reading...

May 19, 2024 - World

La Trobe on Friday followed Deakin in issuing a formal directive for protesters to end their encampmentGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPro-Palestine students and staff at La Trobe University have called the university’s directive to end their sit-in an “attack on free speech”, and vowed to rally against the encampment crackdown until management meets their demands.La Trobe University on Friday followed Deakin University in issuing a formal directive for protesters to end their encampment on the Bundoora campus, amid a wave of student pro-Palestine sit-ins across the nation.Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best reads Continue reading...