In an appalling revelation, the National Audit Office (NAO) found that 24,000 people in the UK die every year due to the NHS’ failure to provide proper diabetes cure. A damning report by the government’s spending watchdog found that the diabetic treatment has become a ‘postcode lottery’, with a wide difference in quality of care from one region to another. In one region,only 6% of diabetes patients received the recommended levels of…

Nine years after the death of a Pakistani-British college student Shafilea Ahmed, her parents went on trial for murder yesterday at Chester Crown court as Shafilea’s younger sister, who witnessed the attack, broke her silence. Alesha Ahmed, 23, kept the secret for seven years that she witnessed the murder at the family home in 2003. But after she was arrested in connection with a burglary at her parents’ house in in Liverpool Road, Warrington, in 2010, Alesha told police that…

The music world was shaken when the Bee Gees singer, Robin Gibb, passed away at the age of 62 after a courageous battle against cancer yesterday. Robin was battling ill health for several years. In August 2010, he suffered stomach cramps and underwent an emergency operation for a blocked intestine. However, a tumour was discovered and he was diagnosed with cancer of the colon and of the liver. Last month Robin fell into a…

Actor Sean Bean, who was arrested yesterday over claims that he harassed his former wife Georgina Sutcliffe and sent her abusive texts and calls, had his fingerprints and DNA taken before a pre-arranged interview with police officers. “A 53-year-old man attended a central London police station by appointment… where he was arrested and bailed pending further inquiries. He was arrested on suspicion of harassment”, said a Scotland Yard spokesman. The Game of Thrones…

As experts predict increased rents in some areas of London, landlords are forcing out tenants from their homes to cash in on the profits off the demand for accommodation during the 2012 London Olympics. When the BBC spoke to tenants in the East London, they were told that unscrupulous landlords are forcing them out of their flats to make a huge mark up on Olympic lettings, with £350 a week properties being advertised for…

After the embarrassing defeat in the 2012 UK local elections, Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday pledged to ‘focus on what matters’, saying he got the message from the elections “loud and clear”. The prime minister said he has no excuses such as low turnout and economic downturn to explain party’s poor performance at polls. “The message people are sending is this: focus on what matters, deliver what you promise…

Labour is on the course for big win in the 2012 United Kingdom local elections as voters slashed out at the Conservative Party, punishing David Cameron for leading Britain back into recession. David Cameron and Nick Clegg suffered a bruising night of defeats with Labour racking up big gains in the local elections results announced so far. Early results for regional council elections showed Labour seizing control of 20 more…

With the 2012 London Olympics nearing, the whole of Britain is awaiting in anticipation the summer games, but East London residents are busy contacting lawyers to see if they can stop the roofs of their homes being used as missile launch pads during the Games. Residents of the private gated flats in Bow, East London, seek to know the details behind the deal, which allowed the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to…

Following a slump in wholesale prices, oil dealers have been asked to charge drivers 5p less per litre of petrol within the next 15 days. Wholesale prices for petrol have dipped nearly 7% from last week, now resting at $1,133 (£705) per ton, and fuel firms should take note of the reduced price and bill accordingly, Automobile Association spokesman Luke Bosdet said. Supporting the price cut, Bosdet said it is…