NHS: More doctors and online booking

Nick TriggleHealth correspondent Getty Images GP Dr David Turner no longer sees patients on a Wednesday morning. Instead, he spends that time sifting through the online appointment requests to work out what each patient needs. Last week there were 84 requests, and the week before it was more than 100. “It’s relentless – you get…

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The strange science behind cat cuteness

Cuteness, it would seem, is one of life’s most endearing evolutionary strategies – and one that felines have hijacked to remarkable levels. For cat lovers, our furry feline friends are akin to our closest companions, and this is reflected in our neurobiology: being close to them triggers activity in the same emotion-processing region of the…

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