Katie Gibbons
The Times of London
United Kingdom
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What a din: London’s restaurants deemed too noisy
With a feast of Michelin stars, London’s restaurants are among the best in Europe. According to a survey, they are also the loudest.More than half of the capit → Read More
Secrets of the Buckingham Palace drone show: the team who put a corgi in lights
The team behind the drone display that lit up the sky above Buckingham Palace had to rehearse in an off-grid location to keep it under wraps.Audiences on Sa → Read More
Easter travel: air chaos and record traffic expected
British holidaymakers face further disruption to their Easter plans amid flight cancellations, record traffic on roads and rail delays over the weekend.Up to 2 → Read More
Women dying needlessly after GPs miss early signs of ovarian cancer
Women are “dying of ignorance” as GPs and patients miss key symptoms of ovarian cancer, experts have said.Figures show that awareness of warning signs of the → Read More
Health leaders fear end of free Covid testing
NHS leaders have warned against the expected end of free coronavirus tests and believe isolation rules should stay. More than 300 senior staff in England we → Read More
Side effects of statins are exaggerated, say scientists
Statins taken by millions in Britain each day have fewer side effects than previously thought, a study suggests.The drugs should continue to be prescribed to c → Read More
Brief exercise after 70 can ward off heart disease
It is better late than never. Twenty minutes of exercise a day after the age of 70 can help to ward off heart disease, research has found.A study said people → Read More
Growing NHS waiting list leaves 20,000 patients in limbo for two years
More than 20,000 patients had been waiting more than two years to start hospital treatment at the end of last year, figures show.The new NHS data reveals the l → Read More
Drink-drive victim wins £1.7m despite claim she lied about injuries
A marketing executive has been handed a £1.7 million payout for damages and loss of earnings from motorway crash injuries despite social media posts showing her skiiing and on a 10km Bear Grylls obstacle run.Natasha Palmer, 34, suffered a brain injury after a drink-driver crashed into the back of he → Read More
Omicron’s lower death rate ‘can usher in end of Covid epidemic’
Omicron is less deadly than previous coronavirus strains, and results in a quarter of the deaths recorded in earlier waves, data from South Africa suggests.In t → Read More
Stay outside to reduce spread of Omicron, new year revellers told
People should mark the new year with outdoor parties to reduce Covid infections, ministers have said. Although no social restrictions are in place in England, → Read More
Counting calorie intake can trigger eating disorders
Counting calories can affect dieters’ mental health and lead to bulimia and other eating disorders, according to new research. A study carried out by a success → Read More
Fireworks axed as cities end year with a whimper
Nicola Sturgeon has cancelled all official Hogmanay celebrations in Scotland and a New Year’s Eve event in Trafalgar Square, central London, has been abandoned → Read More
New Year’s Eve Trafalgar Square party is off as Covid forces theatres to cancel performances
London’s New Year’s Eve celebration has been cancelled and theatres, museums and galleries have closed early for Christmas because of rising Covid-19 cases.Sadi → Read More
Charity appeal: Outdoor adventures were a lifeline for locked-in girl
Two months into the first lockdown things started to unravel for Kath Chappel and her daughter Jessica.The teaching assistant and single mother from Cumbria was → Read More
Victims of gay serial killer Stephen Port were failed by ‘homophobic’ police
Relatives of serial killer’s victims call for officers to be sacked → Read More
Device checks for concussion in minutes with simple blood test
Scientists have developed the first handheld device that can accurately diagnose concussion in 15 minutes with a simple blood test.The tool is being trialled a → Read More
GPs to prescribe ‘judgment-free’ fitness classes for women
Depressed or diabetic women seeking help from GPs are set to be prescribed fitness classes.This Girl Can classes, designed by Sport England and based on its su → Read More
Why is the new variant called Omicron and what are the symptoms?
Why is the new variant called Omicron?The World Health Organisation decided to give Covid variants names based on letters in the Greek alphabet to make them eas → Read More
GPs vote to strike in row over face-to-face consultations
GPs have backed strike action against the government drive to boost the number of face-to-face appointments. The British Medical Association (BMA), the doctor → Read More