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SocietyBBC NewsAlison Hammond has heart check-up in hospital after rushing off This Morning while on air
The host says she is "fine" but getting checked after leaving midway through Friday's This Morning.
GeneralCulture | The Guardian‘I will see you in the parking lot after this’: when book clubs get dramatic
Book clubs can be fun, fulfilling and interesting – but many members have seen a meeting or group go down in flames For four years, Laura has been in a book club with other young…
Stephanie McNeal
SocietySport | The Guardian‘I’ll be back,’ Panthers star Nathan Cleary tells fans from hospital bed after surgery
Penrith No 7 confirms successful surgery on compound fracture He says Knights’ Phoenix Crossland not to blame for tackle Nathan Cleary has told fans “I’ll be back” in a social…
Australian Associated Press
SocietyTechCrunchInsurers claim AI is already increasing healthcare costs
Blue Cross Blue Shield says hospital use of AI tools led to an additional $942M in healthcare spending over a two-year period.
Anthony Ha
GeneralCulture | The Guardian‘She never accepted no’: Liam Neeson on dogged heroine behind Tuam mass baby grave film
Catherine Corless’s exposure of almost 800 infant deaths at a home led by nuns prompted Neeson to bring the story to screen Liam Neeson still remembers his shock and shame when he…
Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent
SocietyVarietyThe Best Pop Culture Halloween Costumes for 2026: From Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Shrubs to Taylor Swift’s Knicks Shirt
Expect to see plenty of hockey jerseys, hospital scrubs and suspiciously elaborate shrubbery on the streets this Halloween. Some revelers will be channeling Ilya and Shane from…
Will Jacks' career-best 50-over figures on Tuesday came shortly after the England all-rounder was rushed into hospital for emergency surgery while on a weekend away.
SocietyVariety‘You Crazy Thing’ Director Miia Tervo Proves That Everyone Deserves to Be Seen – and That Perfection Is Boring (EXCLUSIVE)
Finnish director Miia Tervo didn’t have to look far for the inspiration for her third feature “You Crazy Thing,” about Aino, a mental health nurse who’s preparing a performance…
Marta Balaga
SocietyVarietyChristina Applegate Shares First Video Following Months-Long Hospitalization: ‘Love to You All Out There’
Christina Applegate has shared a first look at her life outside the hospital following a months-long stay amid her ongoing battle with multiple sclerosis. In the video, shared on…
Payton Turkeltaub
SocietyBBC SportScotland's Scott promoted to PGA Tour with Ohio win
Scotland's Sandy Scott puts a career-threatening wrist injury behind him to earn promotion to the main PGA Tour for the first time after winning the Nationwide Children's Hospital…
SocietyBBC SportEx-Birmingham winger Graham in hospital after serious accident
Former Birmingham winger Jordan Graham is in hospital after being involved in a "serious road traffic accident".
GeneralCulture | The Guardian‘Our culture is rich and we need our own space’: the fight to build a permanent centre for Deaf people
In the UK, 18 million people are hard of hearing – yet there is no dedicated centre for the Deaf community. Now urban planner and activist Amanprit Arnold has made it her mission…
Alice Fisher