A Royal College of Nursing poll found 78% of Scots say there are not enough nurses for safe, effective care, and 84% said nurses do not get long enough with patients.
A 410-pound manatee was found trapped in a Melbourne Beach storm drain, freed by a multi-agency team and taken to SeaWorld Orlando, where staff report it is breathing and showing interest in food.
James Van Der Beek died aged 48 after a two-year battle with colorectal cancer, his family announced; Dawson's Creek co-stars, including Mary-Margaret Humes, shared tributes and the family has asked for privacy.
Northumberland County Council's cabinet approved almost £2 million to upgrade leisure facilities in Cramlington, funding a new 3G football pitch and car park at Northburn Community Centre and a rebuilt skate park at Alexandra Park.
An investigation into University Hospitals Sussex found that different treatment may have led to better outcomes in at least 55 baby deaths between 2019 and 2023. The trust has paid about £103.8 million in maternity-related clinical negligence between 2021 and 2025 and an independent review announced last year has been expanded to include 15 families.
Gisele Pelicot says her partner Jean-Loup helped her find the strength to waive anonymity and face her ex-husband and other defendants at the December 2024 trial, which ended in convictions and a 20-year sentence for Dominique Pelicot.
Israeli president Isaac Herzog paid tribute at a Bondi Pavilion memorial for the 15 victims and said the global rise in antisemitism is a 'global emergency'; he will meet Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Canberra and travel to Melbourne.
A 38-year-old mother in Bath experienced severe hair loss and exhaustion that was diagnosed as low ferritin (iron deficiency); she was treated with oral iron and later an infusion, and says her symptoms have improved.
Conservationists including Chester Zoo say they bred more than 100,000 greater Bermuda snails and have released them back into the wild after a small population was found in Hamilton, Bermuda, ten years ago.
Police will refer children aged 10–17 found carrying knives to youth justice services for compulsory mentoring, the Ministry of Justice said; the change is part of Labour's manifesto and follows recent reported school knife incidents.
