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People off sick from work should keep in phone contact with their boss, government-appointed back-to-work expert Sir Charlie Mayfield has said.Getting bosses and workers to have a conversation, rather than simply exchanging emails and sicknotes, could help get people back into work, Sir Charlie, who is leading the Keep Britain Working taskforce, said.His latest report said health-related economic inactivity was costing Britain around £212m a year in benefit payments and lost output.Talking on the phone was just “one piece of the jigsaw” he said on Wednesday.The report calls for more workplace support, external for people with health conditions and disabilities…

Seven-time Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles has shared her Chicago home was broken into by three masked men, who stole her luxurious Porsche.The iconic gymnast made the revelation on social media, receiving a flood of support for the dangerous incident.It is unclear when the burglary happened or if police made any arrests.Biles shares the property with her NFL husband, Jonathan Owens, and confirmed the car has been recovered.She said: “Feel like I need a new car because during our last few months in Chicago, three men in masks came to our house and stole my Porsche.”Stole the GTS. But that’s…

The man arrested on suspicion of being the “Putney pusher” was found dead at his home after missing a family meal, an inquest has heard.Nicholas Brandram was arrested in June in connection with an incident on Putney Bridge in which a jogger shoved a woman headfirst into the path of an oncoming bus on May 5, 2017.The 44-year-old former banker was found unresponsive inside his West London home on Cranbrook Road, Chiswick, on September 15.Melanie Lee, area coroner for London West, opened and suspended an inquest into his death at West London Coroner’s Court yesterday.Opening the inquest, the coroner said:…

The Prince and Princess of Wales shared a warm encounter with David Beckham and two of his sons at Tuesday evening’s premiere of Tom Cruise’s latest film, Digger, held at the Odeon Luxe in Leicester Square.Sir David, 51, attended alongside Romeo, 24, and Cruz, 21, with all three dressed smartly in black tuxedos to match the royal couple. His eldest son Brooklyn, 27, was notably absent amid a family rift.The group gathered for a photo before William and Sir David were spotted laughing together.Catherine, meanwhile, exchanged a few words with the younger Beckhams, offering them a friendly thumbs-up as the…

Gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the UK is projected to slow next year despite a better-than-expected 2026, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD).Expected economic expansion for 2026 has jumped to 1.1 per cent, up from a previous estimate of 0.9 per cent issued in June, thanks to “solid” domestic demand during the second quarter.Yet the upgraded figure still falls short of the 1.4 per cent growth recorded last year, and the outlook for 2027 poses a setback for Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s growth agenda.The Paris-based organisation now anticipates the pace of expansion will dip to…

Hayden Panettiere died from an accidental drug overdose involving five substances, the Greenville County Coroner’s Office has confirmed.The 36-year-old, best known for portraying cheerleader Claire Bennet in Heroes and country singer Juliette Barnes in Nashville, passed away on August 16 at a residence in Greenville, South Carolina.A spokesperson for the coroner’s office stated: “The cause of death has been ruled as toxic effects of fentanyl, 4-ANPP, Alprazolam, Methocarbamol and Quetiapine. The manner of death has been ruled an accident.”The case has now been administratively closed by the coroner’s office, bringing official confirmation roughly one month after the American actress was…

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When comparing Scotland with the rest of the UK, NRS uses a wider measure of age-adjusted drug poisoning deaths.This includes all deaths where the underlying cause was listed as mental and behavioural disorders due to psychoactive substance abuse or poisoning by drugs whether accidental, intentional, of unknown intent or as a result of assault.The most recent comparable data are for 2024 and show that Scotland had an age-adjusted death rate of 216 per million compared with 91 for England, 140 for Wales and 135 for Northern Ireland.Catriona Matheson, professor of substance use at Stirling University, told Radio Scotland Breakfast that…

Frenchman Isack Hadjar is to stay at Red Bull as Max Verstappen’s team-mate for the 2027 season.The 21-year-old was promoted to the senior team this season after a rookie year with Racing Bulls and has managed to be closer to Verstappen on pace than any team-mate since Daniel Ricciardo in 2018.His best result this season came with a third place at the Monaco Grand Prix.Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies described the move as “an easy decision”.Mekies said: “Since joining us at the start of the year, Isack has been superb on and off track, especially considering this is only…