Ancient Egyptians prized them, long-suffering medieval patients were less keen. The popularity of showers may have ebbed and flowed through the ages – but now they’re here to stayWhether our ancestors stood under waterfalls or poured jugfuls of water o...
A GP surgery in one of the most deprived areas in the north-east of England is struggling to provide care for its patients as the health system crumbles around them. In the depths of the winter flu season, the Guardian video producers Maeve Shearlaw an...
Russia's foreign minister has dismissed the prospect of a place for Europe at talks between the US and Russia to end the fighting in Ukraine. Speaking at a press conference alongside his Serbian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov said: 'If they are going to we...
The parents of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny joined hundreds of mourners at their son's grave on Sunday to mark the anniversary of his death. Navalny died aged 47 on 16 February last year while being held in a jail about 40 miles north ...
Benjamin Netanyahu has said his government is working closely with the US to implement Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza, which involves US ownership of the coastal strip, the removal of more than 2 million Palestinians and the redevelopment of the occupied...
Clinics have been forced to close as halt in funding impacts country’s donor-dependent health sectorChiedza Makura only learned she had been dismissed from her nursing job when a WhatsApp message came through on the evening of 28 January. The 37-year-o...