Cancer waiting times in 2023 worst on record

29 minutes ago About sharing By Nick Triggle Health correspondent Cancer waiting times for 2023 in England were the worst on record, a BBC News analysis reveals. Just 64.1% of patients started treatment within 62 days of cancer being suspected, meaning nearly 100,000 waited longer than they should for life-saving care. The waits have worsened…

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Putin challenger barred from Russia’s election

12 minutes ago About sharing Boris Nadezhdin has vowed to challenge the election commission’s rejection in Russia’s Supreme Court By Paul Kirby BBC News Russia’s election commission has rejected anti-war challenger Boris Nadezhdin as a candidate in next month’s presidential vote. Mr Nadezhdin has been relatively critical of Vladimir Putin’s full-scale war in Ukraine when…

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