'PILOT ERROR': TURKISH CARGO PLANE CRASHES INTO HOMES IN KYRGYZSTAN

According to preliminary information, the plane crashed due to a pilot error, deputy prime minister Muhammetkaly Abulgaziev said at a briefing broadcast on state television... READ MORE›

A&E NEEDS TOTAL SYSTEM OVERHAUL IF IT'S TO COPE, SAYS HOSPITAL WHICH REVOLUTIONISED ITS EMERGENCY CARE

But it's par for the course at the A E unit hailed by health secretary Jeremy Hunt as an inspiration to emergency departments throughout the country... READ MORE›

MAY'S SCAPEGOAT ATTEMPT COULD SPARK MASS RESIGNATIONS, SAYS TOP GP

Dr Kailash Chand says GPs are rightly angry at government effort to shift blame for NHS crisis on to them with seven-day threat... READ MORE›

'MY FRAIL MUM WAS FORCED TO WAIT ON THE FLOOR FOR EIGHT HOURS'

The NHS staff there were working flat out to deal with the patients around them... READ MORE›

20 HOSPITALS DECLARE BLACK ALERT AS PATIENT SAFETY NO LONGER ASSURED

Nhs crisis 20 hospitals declare black alert as patient safety no longer assured... READ MORE›

'IT WAS MANIC': PATIENTS DESCRIBE MELTDOWN AT WORCESTERSHIRE HOSPITAL

Senior doctor calls health service 'broken' after deaths of two patients left to wait on trolleys at Worcestershire Royal hospital... READ MORE›

THREE PATIENTS DIE AT WORCESTERSHIRE HOSPITAL AMID NHS WINTER CRISIS

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS trust confirmed the hospital was under pressure... READ MORE›

LENGTHY WAITS TO SEE GPS MAY POSE SERIOUS RISK TO PATIENTS, SAYS TOP DOCTOR

People with non-urgent conditions may be neglected amid long waiting times, leading to acute problems, warns head of GPs' body... READ MORE›

'THERE IS NOTHING LEFT': 4 FAMILY MEMBERS BELIEVED DEAD IN COTTAGE COUNTRY FIRE NEAR TORONTO

A Toronto family of four is believed dead after a southeastern Ontario cottage burned to the ground in what provincial police are calling a Christmas tragedy... READ MORE›

AMBULANCE SERVICES FACE PARAMEDIC SHORTAGE THIS WINTER, NHS DATA SHOWS

South Central ambulance service is short of 184 paramedics, a slight improvement on last year's 217... READ MORE›

THOUSANDS OF CIVILIANS, FIGHTERS WAITING TO LEAVE ALEPPO

The operation to evacuate civilians and fighters from rebel-held eastern Aleppo has already brought out thousands of people since late last week... READ MORE›

TWITTER GIRL BANA ALABED EVACUATED TO SAFETY FROM SYRIA'S ALEPPO

Bana Alabed, the 7-year-old who has been tweeting her experience of living in Aleppo through Syria's civil war, has been evacuated safely outside the city... READ MORE›

EVERY DAY IN OTTAWA, THE CITY'S PARAMEDIC SERVICE RUNS OUT OF AMBULANCES

The Ottawa Paramedic Service routinely experiences what's called level zero, a state in which there are no available ambulances to dispatch... READ MORE›

THE JOURNEY OUT OF ALEPPO

Efforts to evacuate people from the rebel-held eastern areas of the besieged Syrian city finally got underway on Thursday as a fragile ceasefire held... READ MORE›

HAIL OF BULLETS FROM PRO-ASSAD FORCES STALLS SECOND ATTEMPT AT EVACUATING ALEPPO'S WOUNDED

Hail of bullets from pro-Assad forces stalls second attempt at evacuating Aleppos wounded... READ MORE›

HOPES RISE FOR EVACUATION OF REBEL-HELD AREAS

Hopes rise that the evacuation of rebel-held parts of Syria's Aleppo will begin soon... READ MORE›

THREE KILLED AS CAR BURSTS INTO FLAMES IN CRASH

The car burst into flames on impact and it is believed the three people killed were occupants of that vehicle... READ MORE›

'IT'S JUST A PLOY': NORTH DAKOTA PROTESTERS REJECT HELP FROM OFFICIALS TO LEAVE AS WINTER DESCENDS

The North Dakota National Guard is prepared to help with any emergencies, said Jeff Zent, spokesman for Gov. Jack Dalrymple... READ MORE›

'CAB SHOULD BE DISBANDED' - BROTHER OF VERONICA GUERIN CALLS FOR END TO GARDA UNIT

Veronica stood up to this drug dealer, Gilligan, who was a cancer in society... READ MORE›

'SILENT SOLUTION' FOR EMERGENCY CALLS SHOULD BE REVIEWED AFTER MURDER VICTIM'S 999 CALL DID NOT REACH POLICEA

But a Kent police spokesman said the 39-year-old woman sadly passed away despite efforts from emergency services to save her ... READ MORE›

4 CHILDREN DEAD, MOM HURT IN INDIANA HOUSE FIRE

Trent said she suffered from smoke inhalation and may have had other injuries, and that she was airlifted to a hospital in Indianapolis, about 60 miles south... READ MORE›

EMERGENCY CARE SHOCK: PATIENTS HIT WITH SURPRISE OUT-OF-NETWORK BILLS

While the insurance company sometimes pays the higher amount, unlucky patients like Moore can be caught in the crossfire... READ MORE›

TWO DEATHS REPORTED, TSUNAMI WARNING AFTER NEW ZEALAND EARTHQUAKE

The magnitude 7.5 earthquake was centered 15 kilometers northeast of Culverden, on the east of the South Island, and struck at 12 02 a.m... READ MORE›

HOW HAS FRANCE CHANGED ONE YEAR ON FROM THE PARIS ATTACKS?

On Friday 13 November 2015, Paris suffered the worst terrorist attack in Europe since the Madrid train bombings of 2004, in which 191 people died... READ MORE›

LONDON TROLLEY DERAILS: POLICE SAY A??SOME LOSS OF LIFEA??

A trolley derailed in south London before dawn on Wednesday, resulting in some loss of life and injuring at least 50 people, police and emergency services said... READ MORE›

MDMA MAY POSE GREATER DANGER TO WOMEN THAN MEN, SAY SCIENTISTS

Global Drugs Survey says there has been four-fold increase in female ecstasy users seeking emergency care in last three years... READ MORE›

A MONTH AFTER HURRICANE MATTHEW, 800,000 HAITIANS URGENTLY NEED FOOD

Marc Arthur Saint Fleur, 41, lies on a mattress in the sun on his roof in the fishing village of Carpentier in Port-Salut, Haiti, on Oct. 26... READ MORE›

STRIKING GARDAI 'WILL HAVE THEIR PAY DOCKED'

Earlier, the Garda Commissioner had warned that strike action by gardai, sergents and inspectors may irreparably compromise the force's authority to run the state... READ MORE›

FRENCH AUTHORITIES DECLARE CALAIS REFUGEE CAMP EMPTY

French authorities declared the Calais camp known as the jungle, empty on Wednesday, after fires in the area accelerated plans to evacuate refugees... READ MORE›

WORKER AT OLD CARP ROAD SITE IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER FALL FROM ROOF

The man was then transported in critical condition to the trauma centre at the Ottawa Hospital... READ MORE›

RCMP DEEM P.E.I. SCHOOL THREAT 'NOT CREDIBLE'

Schools province-wide were put under evacuation order Wednesday after police received a threat claiming bombs were placed in a number of schools... READ MORE›

RURAL HOSPITALS IN CRITICAL CONDITION

The closings threaten to decimate a network of rural hospitals the federal government first established beginning in the late 1940s to ensure that no one would be without health care... READ MORE›

The 64kg Great Dane had an affinity for chewing socks but no-one knew he was swallowing them whole, a spokeswoman from the animal hospital said... READ MORE›

FIRE RIPS THROUGH DUBAI SKYSCRAPER

Related Stories A fire has swept through the Torch skyscraper in Dubai, one of the tallest residential buildings in the world... READ MORE›

'THE WORST OF THE FIRE IS NOT OVER'

And Fort McMurray's critical infrastructure -- including the water treatment plant, waste water treatment plant, Highway 63 and the Grant MacEwan Bridge -- remained intact Tuesday night... READ MORE›

DYING INFANTS AND NO MEDICINE INSIDE VENEZUELAS FAILING HOSPITALS

Yet even among Venezuela's failing hospitals, Luis Razetti Hospital in Barcelona has become one of the most notorious... READ MORE›

3-YEAR-OLD BOY SURVIVES ALONE 72 HOURS IN SIBERIAN FOREST

The boy, Tserin Dopchut, was discovered unharmed by emergency officials and family members Wednesday morning, Russia's Emergencies Ministry said... READ MORE›

FIRE CHIEF EXPECTS FIRE TO HIT FORT MCMURRAY

'It blotted out the sun' Brandon Serroul was staying at the Fort McMurray rehabilitation centre in Gregoire when they were evacuated... READ MORE›

'I COULD SEE AND HEAR THE FLAMES CRACKLING BEHIND MY NEIGHBOURS' HOMES,' SAID MICHEL CHAMBERLAND

Flames 'almost licking at your car' Fort McMurray man's video shows his harrowing escape... READ MORE›

WORLD'S HOTTEST PEPPER BURNS HOLE IN MAN'S THROAT

The burger was smothered in a sauce made from bhut jolokia peppers, which measure 1 million units on the Scoville scale -- 400 times hotter than Tabasco sauce... READ MORE›

FLAMES REACH OILSANDS FACILITIES NORTH OF FORT MCMURRAY

The Fort McMurray wildfire has destroyed one of the oilsands camps north of the city and is roaring eastward toward others in its path... READ MORE›

GOVERNMENT HELICOPTERS 'DROP CHLORINE' ON ALEPPO

Syrian government forces are accused of dropping barrel bombs containing chlorine on a suburb of Aleppo, injuring 80 people... READ MORE›

'I SAW THE PASSENGER IN FRONT OF ME GO FLYING UP IN THE AIR'

Air Canada later moved the passengers from Flight 88 on another Toronto-bound flight, which arrived at Pearson International Airport at 2 48 a.m... READ MORE›

AREAS OF NHS WILL IMPLODE THIS WINTER, EXPERT WARNS

Data from NHS England for the summer also showed hospitals are missing key targets for cancer cases, routine operations and ambulance response times... READ MORE›

STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED IN FORT MCMURRAY

The mayor of Fort McMurray declared a local state of emergency on Tuesday over concerns about flooding caused by Hangingstone River overrunning its banks... READ MORE›

'MASSIVE' FIRE STILL BURNING AT BAY DE VERDE FISH PLANT, COMMUNITY EVACUATES

Fire crews from as far away as Bay Roberts, more than 90 kilometres from Bay de Verde, were dispatched to the community... READ MORE›

TIANJIN EXPLOSIONS: POLICE ORDER MASS EVACUATION AMID CONTAMINATION FEARS

No people or vehicle allowed within the area, the police officer reportedly said... READ MORE›

BOMBING OF DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS HOSPITAL IN YEMEN KILLS AT LEAST 15

Hospitals in Yemen supported by Doctors Without Borders have been hit by coalition airstrikes at least four times in the country's 17-month war... READ MORE›

THREE DEAD AND FIVE HURT IN DERBYSHIRE FLAT FIRE

East Midlands Ambulance Service said a member of the public told them a car fire had spread to nearby flats... READ MORE›

ENTIRE CITY EVACUATED AMID MASSIVE WILDFIRE

Authorities call for the mandatory evacuation of entire city of Fort McMurray in northern Alberta, Canada, because of a massive wildfire... READ MORE›

CANADA WILDFIRES FORCE EVACUATION OF OIL SANDS CITY

Mandatory evacuation orders issued for 80,000 residents in north of Alberta province, with reports entire neighbourhoods destroyed by wildfire... READ MORE›

GREEK CRISIS: SYRIZA REBELS BREAK AWAY TO FORM POLITICAL GROUP

We will either finish off the bailouts, or the bailouts will finish off Greece and the Greek people... READ MORE›

AS FRANCE AND BELGIUM STRENGTHEN SECURITY A CLASSIC DEBATE ARISES

Bart Tommelein, Belgium's federal secretary in charge of privacy, said that the restrictions on privacy would only apply to terrorism suspects... READ MORE›

TAIWAN EARTHQUAKE: DEATH TOLL RISES WITH DOZENS TRAPPED IN TOPPLED BUILDING

The US Geological Survey recorded powerful tremors of 6.4 magnitude early on Saturday morning local time, following initial reports of a 6.7-magnitude earthquake... READ MORE›

COMMUNITIES SOUTH OF FORT MCMURRAY ORDERED TO LEAVE AS WILDFIRE ADVANCES

'Heroic efforts' As the day passed, the fire, pushed by gusting winds, moved steadily east. All commercial flights into Fort McMurray International Airport remained suspended... READ MORE›

GREEK DEBT CRISIS: REFORMS WILL FAIL, SAYS EX-FINANCE MINISTER YANIS VAROUFAKIS

His warning came as Greece's prime minister Alexis Tsipras reshuffled his cabinet barely 48 hours after dissidents broke ranks over the bailout deal for the country... READ MORE›

LIFEBLOOD FOR CHILDREN WHO NEED IT MOST

How to tell which sick children need blood transfusions the most... READ MORE›

FEARS OF NHS WINTER CRISIS AFTER MAJOR INCIDENT AT COLCHESTER HOSPITAL

Initially, the hospital said the CQC concerns related to the large number of patients entering the hospital through A E... READ MORE›

FOUR CHILDREN AND WOMAN STRUCK BY CAR IN BIRMINGHAM

The woman was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, while the children were taken to Birmingham Children's Hospital... READ MORE›

CAN AN APP REALLY MAKE BANGLADESH'S NOTORIOUSLY DEADLY ROADS SAFER?

For every two fatalities in road accidents in the US, there are 160 such deaths in Bangladesh... READ MORE›

20 HOSPITALS DECLARE BLACK ALERT AS PATIENT SAFETY NO LONGER ASSURED

To cope with a surge in demand for care hospitals have been forced to take highly unusual steps, such as cancelling cancer operations... READ MORE›

JEREMY HUNT DENIES RED CROSS CLAIM OF NHS HUMANITARIAN CRISIS

I don't want to pretend that we haven't, at this most difficult time of year for the NHS, had some very serious problems in some hospitals... READ MORE›

NHS HOSPITALS FACING TOUGHEST WINTER YET, SAY HEALTH EXPERTS

Increasingly, hospitals have systems in place to direct patients to the best NHS service... READ MORE›

NHS TRANSFORMATION PLANS MAY BE USED AS COVER FOR CUTS, SAYS BMA

Dr Mark Porter, the BMA council chair, said Improving patient care must be the number one priority for these plans... READ MORE›

NHS 'BEDBLOCKING' RISES FOR SIXTH MONTH IN A ROW

An NHS England spokesman said Patients who are well enough to leave hospital should be able to do so at the earliest opportunity... READ MORE›

'I RANG TO REPORT A A?6,900 SCAM, BUT TSB SAID ITS FRAUD TEAM WAS BUSY'

And, in a bid to drive up the amount of money recouped from overseas visitors, the Government is preparing a further crackdown... READ MORE›

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT PLANNED NHS CUTS

The NHS funding crisis could lead to closures of hospitals and various services across England, with secretive plans being currently developed to transform care... READ MORE›

JEREMY HUNT WEEKEND NHS DEATH CLAIMS UNHELPFUL, SAY CIVIL SERVANTS

Leaked documents show Hunt's own officials believe focus on 'weekend effect' has undermined drive for 'seven-day NHS'... READ MORE›

ROLLER COASTER CARRIAGE DERAILS INJURING 11 AT SCOTTISH THEME PARK

Lanarkshire Police said emergency services were dealing with an incident at the theme park... READ MORE›

AMBULANCE DELAYS LINKED TO 35 DEATHS IN PAST FIVE YEARS

The mother is so upset with the London ambulance service that, three and a half years later, she has still not buried her daughter... READ MORE›

OBAMA PUSHES FOR MORE ZIKA FUNDING IN US

The World Health Organization has said Zika virus could spread to Europe this summer... READ MORE›

12/21 CANCER BREAKTHROUGH OFFERS NEW HOPE FOR SURVIVORS RENDERED INFERTILE BY CHEMOTHERAPY

A London health trust is about to rack up the 'biggest deficit in NHS history'... READ MORE›