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PATIENTS will needlessly be stuck in hospital for Christmas owing to the junior doctors’ strike, an NHS chief has warned. Their 72-hour walkout ended yesterday — but their return to wards has come too late for many. 1Doctors return to wards will come too late to discharge many patients before ChristmasCredit: PA Those well enough will not now be discharged in time to spend Christmas Day at home with their loved ones. Matthew Taylor, chief executive of NHS Confederation, said of the strikes in a BBC interview: “There has been some impact in terms of being able to discharge people…

CHRISTMAS in Bethlehem, usually a grand and religious affair, has been cancelled amid the raging war between Israel and Hamas. The town in South Jerusalem thought to be the birthplace of Jesus, in Palestine’s West Bank, is an eerily empty scene this year. 16The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, thought to be the exact birthplace of Jesus, is virtually emptyCredit: Reuters 16An empty Manger Square in Bethlehem, usually filled with tourists, Christian pilgrims and a huge Christmas treeCredit: Getty 16Empty streets on the morning of Christmas EveCredit: Getty 16Aerial view of an almost-deserted BethlehemCredit: AFP 16Baby Jesus lying amidst…

If you’re still struggling to find the right Christmas presents for someone, or you’re trying to keep costs down, there are plenty of meaningful ways to give the gift of good health – some of which are completely free! From mental health boosts to helping stave off heart disease, there’s something for everyone you want to look after. 6There are plenty of meaningful ways to give the gift of good health this Christmas For Mum: a playlist Rather than buy something your mum won’t use again, add her to your Spotify account, create a playlist for her and then update…

A COUPLE who sold all their belongings to live on cruise ships managed to cut their living expenses in half with the radical new lifestyle. John and Melody Hennessee plan their schedule for the trips years in advance and intend to spend the rest of their lives on the water. 8John and Melody Hennessee plan to spend the rest of their lives cruising around the worldCredit: FACEBOOK 8They’re planning on moving onto a ship full time in 2024Credit: FACEBOOK 8John and Melody are planning on moving into a new cruise ship full time – the Villa Vie Odyssey (pictured)Credit: Alamy…

IT is not unusual for doctors to find random objects inside people’s bodies. Whether they are inhaled by accident, inserted for erotic pleasure or as a means to try and solve a health problem like constipation, doctors see it all. 4A fully formed fly was found buzzing around someone’s intestine 4A 56-year-old man had a coconut (black oval ) stuck up his rectumCredit: Oxford Academic 4A spider and its shell were found inside someone’s ear 4A deodorant can was discovered in someone’s rectumCredit: BMJ Medics recently found a fully intact fly buzzing around a man’s intestines. Writing in the American Journal…

LEADING experts have uncovered a new search site for the doomed flight MH370 which they claim could finally solve the nine-year mystery. MH370 was travelling from Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia to China’s capital Beijing when it lost contact and disappeared in March 2014. 4The Malaysia Airlines plane disappeared nine years ago and despite extensive searches, has never been foundCredit: Getty 4A snapshot from a documentary on MH370 showing the plane crashing into the oceanCredit: National Geographic 4Police inspect a piece of plane debris found on the beach in Saint-Andre, on the French Indian Ocean island of La ReunionCredit: Reuters Despite countless attempts to trawl different stretches of the ocean for…