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Image copyright PA Media Image caption Dr David Mackereth said he wanted “the right to practise medicine as a Christian doctor” A doctor has claimed he was sacked because his Christian beliefs stopped him addressing transgender claimants by pronouns relating to their chosen sex. Disability assessor Dr David Mackereth said he wanted “the right to […]

When I think of coffee in the summer, I think of iced coffee melting in my cup as I race against time to gulp it down before it gets too warm. Iced coffee tastes wonderful — milky coffee at room temperature, less so. I recently found another, better way of consuming iced coffee when I

Image caption Nick Hulme is in charge of Colchester and Ipswich hospitals A hospital boss said his staff had to deal with “racist and homophobic” abuse from patients, with some refusing to be treated by black nurses. Nick Hulme, chief executive of East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust, made the remarks during a Health

With veggie burgers — excuse me, plant-based burgers — firmly entrenched in fast-food restaurants, stock market IPOs and our culture, I can’t be the only one wondering why, in this brave new world of protein substitutes, there isn’t more fake fish. Until recently, this was a struggle that only a seafood-loving subset of hardcore vegetarians

It takes just a twist of the wrist to determine when pears are ready to come off the tree. For plums and peaches, flesh firmness is a good way to verify maturity. Blackberries? Check the color. Nature offers a wide range of clues about when the time is ripe for harvesting fruit and minimizing losses.

Image caption The Beechcroft unit is in south Belfast A small number of young people were admitted to adult mental health wards in recent weeks due to a shortage of specialist staff at NI’s only inpatient facility for children with mental health problems. Some admissions were delayed while beds were found on suitable wards, the

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Recreational cannabis is legal in 10 US states Teenagers are less likely to use cannabis in places where the drug has been legalised, a new study suggests. Researchers at Montana State University looked at health surveys of US high school pupils between 1993 and 2017. While overall use of

Japan’s government says it will abide by a court ruling ordering it to compensate former leprosy patients’ families over a lengthy segregation policy that severed family ties and caused long-lasting prejudice. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday the government won’t appeal the Kumamoto District Court decision in June awarding compensation to 541 plaintiffs for financial

Image caption Prospect Park Hospital specialises in mental health illnesses A woman put too much food in her mouth when she choked to death while in the care of a mental health trust, an inquest heard. Pauline Parr collapsed aged 72 after suffocating on what is thought to have been a sandwich at Prospect Park

More than 100 women have driven tractors decked out in bright pink to raise money for breast cancer research. The annual Pink Ladies’ Tractor Run through 20 miles (32km) of Norfolk countryside featured 118 farm vehicles, all driven by women who have been affected by cancer. Breast cancer survivor Lynne Ainge, 57, from Brome on