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Dr Renee Hoenderkamp criticises NHS trial using overseas-based GPs for remote consultations
Dr Renee Hoenderkamp has condemned an NHS trial that would use doctors based in countries including Australia, India and Malaysia to provide remote GP services as part of a 10-year plan to increase capacity and cut waiting times. She argues the approach undermines patients’ desire for in-person appointments and says complaints often arise when patients are not physically examined. Hoenderkamp also says the UK already has unemployed or underemployed GPs and that outsourcing work abroad is unnecessary, while fellow presenter Cai Wilshaw supports the trial as a pragmatic way to relieve pressure through triage, test-result reviews and phone consultations.
U.S. to Start Paying Outstanding Dues to the United Nations
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz told Reuters that the United States will begin making payments toward the billions of dollars it owes the United Nations.
3 Doors Down Lead Singer Brad Arnold Dies of Cancer at 47
3 Doors Down announced on Saturday that lead singer Brad Arnold has died of cancer at the age of 47.
Labour plans to spend £650,000 on farm visits to train civil servants
Labour’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has awarded a four-year, £650,000 contract to the Allerton Project to provide civil servants with classroom instruction and visits to working farms, with many participants expected to meet farmers for the first time. Conservatives criticised the spending as evidence of a lack of farming expertise in government, while organisers and Defra said the programme will improve staff understanding of on-farm realities. Some farmers backed the idea in principle but questioned whether short visits offer good value compared with hiring more staff from agricultural backgrounds.
Italian police use tear gas as protesters clash near a Winter Olympics venue
Protesters and police clashed in Milan’s Corvetto neighbourhood after a demonstration against the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic Games, with police firing tear gas.
Democratic groups criticized federal detention policies while receiving donations from an ICE contractor
The Democratic Governors Association and the Democratic Lieutenant Governors Association received hundreds of thousands of dollars in contributions from CoreCivic, a private prison company that contracts extensively with ICE. The DLGA said it will donate CoreCivic funds from 2024–2025 to the National Immigration Law Center and stop accepting future contributions, while the DGA said it will keep the money, arguing it supports electing Democratic governors and does not affect policy decisions.
Trump and Mamdani Bonded Over Reforming New York City Zoning Rules
How Trump and Mamdani Found Common Ground came down to a surprisingly mutual gripe: New York City’s zoning and land-use approval maze. In a private Oval Office meeting last fall, Mayor Zohran Mamdani steered the conversation toward how the process slows housing construction, and President Donald Trump—still carrying decades of frustration from his real-estate days—reportedly lit up, saying he’d wanted the system overhauled for years.
Board of Peace Invited to Meet in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 19
The newly formed Board of Peace is planning its first meeting in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 19, after invitations were sent to 26 member nations.
Hegseth says the Pentagon is ending its academic partnership with Harvard
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon will sever its academic partnerships with Harvard University, calling the move “long overdue” in a post on X. He said the department will focus on maximizing taxpayer value and military capability to strengthen deterrence.
The World of Chess Boxing
The wildly wonderful world of Chess Boxing comes into focus through Samy Shoker, an International Grand Chess Master who also holds the European Middleweight Chess Boxing Championship.
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