Lucy Johnston
96 articles on New Dispatch
Nearly three children a week injured in e-scooter crashes with victims average just 12
Almost two-thirds of those injured were boys
'Instagrammable' pets fuelling suffering as owners chase extreme looks, charity warns
Battersea Dogs & Cats Home warns extreme-featured pets are suffering for social media likes
Fake food scams linked to illness and death and costing Britain up to £2billion a year
Doner kebabs, olive oil and counterfeit vodka among the products hit by a wave of organised food crime, new research shows
Millions turning to AI for friendship risk replacing real relationships with ‘social snacks’
Millions use AI chatbots as virtual companions
NHS watcNHS watchdog told to investigate AI rollout for GP appointmentshdog told to investigate AI rollout for GP appointments
Scientists have warned that this technology can produce dangerously convincing false information, overlook serious illnesses and amplify hidden biases in patient data
High Court gives green light to NHS puberty blocker trial for children
One prominent critic said he was 'deeply disappointed' by the ruling and confirmed he was considering an appeal
Coroner orders overhaul within NHS after missing emails linked to death of young mother
Nearly half of maternity deaths are linked to communication failures, a study has shown
High Court showdown over NHS-backed puberty blocker trial as campaigners seek emergency halt
The lawyers expect to argue that the trial should be postponed until a full legal challenge is heard in the autumn
Fears fat loss jabs are causing avalanche of treatment emergencies as paramedics dispatched nearly every five hours
New figures show more than 45 million Britons are overweight or obese
'We can't go on like this!' Britain is 'medicalising childhood' as ADHD prescriptions soar
Almost 160,000 children were prescribed ADHD drugs last year alone
Labour's 1.5 million homes dream 'collapsing' as red tape strangles housebuilding
The warning comes despite the party making housebuilding one of its defining missions in government
Oxford scientists debunk claims '2,700 people died in heatwaves' - 'Where are these heat deaths?'
The estimate of around 2,700 deaths was produced by researchers using models that combine temperature records with evidence on the relationship between heat and death
Net Zero derailing Labour’s 1.5 million homes pledge, builders warn
The damning claim comes as fresh figures showed property developments have fallen to their lowest level since 2017
One in four adults unable to get NHS dentist as millions give up hope on securing appointment
More than 13 million adults have an unmet need for dental care – more than double pre-pandemic levels
The dangerous mistakes AI is making when replying to patients on behalf of doctors
Researchers warn responses can include inaccurate medical advice and irrelevant information
Covid fraud ‘three times bigger’ than estimate, leading scientists claim
Investigators later uncovered money being spent on luxury cars, gambling, home improvements, cryptocurrency and other personal purchases
Ed Miliband's Net Zero plans suffer double blow as heat pump rollout stalls and climate change concerns wane
Supporters of the technology argue heat pumps are essential if Britain is to cut carbon emissions from home heating
Fears NHS will repeat deadly maternity mistakes despite new review
'You can’t give a painkiller to mask an underlying problem,' one of the country’s leading obstetricians has warned
'Nobody told us what we'd done wrong!' Village sports club takes Lloyds to Ombudsman in test of Britain's new debanking rules
The case will test whether the Ombudsman is willing to hold banks to account for conduct that predates the new rules
Nottingham maternity scandal 'not an outlier' as expert warns same deadly mistakes are being repeated across NHS
Professor James Walker said the figures buried within the report point to a much bigger national story
Britain's businesses 'shelve Net Zero plans because they simply can't afford them'
Skyrocketing costs are forcing firms to delay or scale back their plans to cut carbon, most workers believe
Five million NHS 'ghost' patients expose GP system 'stuck in a bygone age'
The British Medical Association accused NHS England of carrying out an increasingly aggressive 'list cleansing' exercise aimed at removing patients who may no longer be registered at practices
'Who ignored the warnings?' Ministers face High Court action over NHS gender clinic scandal
The report found the clinic's approach put children and young people at risk
Vape ban fails to solve UK's rubbish crisis — and may be pushing former users back to cigarettes
Studies suggest millions of disposable smoking products are still being thrown away every week
Social media ban for under 16s could turn Britain into a ‘tech desert’, scientists warn
Experts fear the move could force millions of Britons to prove their identity online and hand governments unprecedented powers
NHS warned its ‘Monday to Friday culture’ is costing lives and wasting billions
The RCEM says hospitals are trying to cope with seven-day demand
Loan shark borrowers soar as illegal lenders turn to online shaming
It has prompted warnings Britain is facing a growing 'illegal lending crisis' as millions battle rising living costs and soaring debt
Children as young as 11 given puberty blockers in NHS gender care scandal
A report found 53 of the 78 children and young people had possible neurodevelopmental disorders
Labour must stop 'rolling out red carpet' for Big Tech building AI centre in Britain, MPs urge
Campaigners will warn the UK risks sleepwalking into a vast expansion of energy-hungry infrastructure putting climate targets at risk
One in ten workers skipping meals to pay for fuel
The survey also highlighted stark regional differences
Two UK doctors to testify in major US Covid vaccine probe
It is understood President Trump will be informed of the debate
Pensioners failed in NHS postcode lottery as four in five miss vital health checks
A damning report found family doctors assessed just 17 per cent of patients aged 65 and over for frailty last year
Gender distress calls to Childline soar 20% in just one year
New figures revealed Childline delivered 2,457 counselling sessions where the main concern was sexuality or gender identity
One in four children leaves primary school unable to swim as child deaths double
Professor Carl Heneghan spoke out after 11 heartbreaking drowning deaths during Britain's record-breaking May heatwave
Heat pumps could be used to SPY on you, experts warn as millions urged to switch from gas boilers
Cyber specialists say smart heat pumps can collect valuable information for hackers and criminals
Life expectancy in 'crisis' with Britains falling into ill health in 50s, experts warn
New analysis of national health trends says the UK is becoming a nation where millions spend the final decade or more of their lives sick
MPs renew demand for social media ban for children amid warning 'addictive' apps causing harm in young people
NHS figures show around one in five children now has a probable mental health condition
Britain’s collapsing birth rate becoming 'looming disaster', major new report warns
Soaring house prices and shrinking living space are stopping Britons from having more children, researchers found
Children in mental health crises waiting THREE DAYS in A&E as cases surge and 12-hour delays triple
Exhausted frontline nurses warned vulnerable youngsters are being trapped for days in chaotic casualty wards
'Watch The Borders': Ebola expert warns deadly new strain could reach UK
A leading infectious disease expert has warned Britain to keep a 'watchful eye' on travellers arriving from impacted regions
Patients facing 'deadly mix' of collapsing nurse growth and rising complexity, research shows
New evidence from the Royal College of Nursing will be released during its annual Congress in Liverpool today
Father launches High Court fight over NHS hormone treatment for transgender teen
The challenge centres on whether GPs should be prescribing gender affirming hormones to children outside specialist NHS gender services following the Cass Review
Sick note Britain: More than 10 million signed off work as absence crisis grips UK
Data shows that 148.8 million working days were lost because of sickness or injury in 2025
Scientists sequence deadly cruise ship virus as outbreak mystery deepens
The first complete genetic sequence from the outbreak
Britons trapped on virus-hit cruise ship could be flown home from Tenerife this weekend
Officials are preparing to meet the MV Hondius when it docks in Tenerife
Scientists race to discover if killer hantavirus has MUTATED after deadly cruise outbreak
Urgent genomic sequencing is being carried out
Britain’s biggest doctors’ union drops opposition to Cass Review - but still backs puberty blockers
The BMA today published its long-awaited review of this report
Climate scientists admit doomsday scenario no longer believable
Extinction predictions have been rubbished
NHS hails 'Martha's Rule' as life-saving after 12,000 staff raise concerns about patients
Clinicians, patients and families are increasingly using the initiative to trigger urgent reviews of care
'Skinny jabs' boom in Britain amid fears of unknown long-term health risks
Experts warn the rapid rise in use is not without risks, particularly when drugs are taken without proper medical supervision
J&J baby powder cancer claimants 'dying every three days,' High Court told
The UK case follows years of litigation in America, where J&J; has faced tens of thousands of claims linked to talc products
UK 'to face repeat lockdowns' as taxpayers fund pandemic treaty that risks 'same playbook again', new report warns
The new report calls for reform of the World Health Organisation, arguing it is too heavily tied to pandemic threat response programmes such as vaccines and diagnostics
'Potential disaster!' Half of NHS trusts using non-doctors as doctors
In one high-profile case, Emily Chesterton died after a misdiagnosis by a physician associate, whom she mistakenly believed was a GP
Social media ban: Keir Starmer 'could impose internet bans on ADULTS' warns peer in major censorship alert
Baroness Fox warned that calls for social media bans were 'authoritarian' and driven by 'moral panic'
Ban social media for under-16s: Top world leading expert backs crackdown - but warns 'we’re missing the real crisis'
GB News Health Editor Lucy Johnston has sat down with child development expert Dr Gabor Maté
NHS whistleblower claims patients were 'spectacularly abandoned' with surgery scandal as senior figures 'protected reputations at all costs'
Retired consultant anaesthetist Dr Glyn Smurthwaite said he and colleagues spent years attempting to raise concerns
Dog can 'read humans like a book' – groundbreaking study reveals hidden depth of canine care
The research shows dogs are far more tuned in to human behaviour than previously understood
NHS sends in specialist 'hit squads' to clean up corridor care crisis with vow to 'stamp out' scourge
Evidence suggests the worst corridor care is concentrated in a small number of NHS trusts
'We’re drugging children and calling it treatment': World-leading expert warns of 'vast experiment' as ADHD cases soar
Dr Maté rejects the idea that ADD and ADHD are inherited disorders
Gender treatment doesn't cut mental distress - and can make it worse, landmark study shows
Mental health problems were already high before any intervention and increased further over time, the study found
FA in Pride court fight over 'gender politics' in football
The Football Association has been accused of using 'politically charged language' in its latest LGBTQ+ campaign
UK to ditch ‘chemical sofa’ rules after decades as scientists warn evidence is ‘impossible to ignore’
Researchers have repeatedly shown that flame-retardant chemicals escape from furniture into household dust
NHS to sideline striking junior doctors as Easter walkout threatens chaos
The action is expected to cost the NHS more than £250million in lost activity and emergency cover
Fears weight loss jabs could spark a new health crisis as NHS prepares mass rollout
New research has raised questions about the long-term harm weight loss jabs may pose
NHS patients face longer waiting times as controversial overhaul to 'add another layer of red tape'
Frontline doctors say the reality on the ground is already strained
NHS black hole exposed as more than £15 BILLION written off since Covid...and billions more still unaccounted for
The money could have been used to fund the salaries of tens of thousands of NHS nurses for years
Fresh meningitis outbreak sparks warnings coroners’ reports being ignored
Vaccination failures have been raised repeatedly in earlier inquests
Top doctor warns MPs of possible cancer link to Covid boosters
Repeated warnings to regulators have gone largely unanswered, the doctor claimed
Covid jab skipped vital safety checks 'due to time constraints', German Covid inquiry told
A former chief toxicologist for Pfizer said the mRNA jabs were not checked for any cancer causing properties
One in eight mothers experience trauma during childbirth with issues linked to maternity failures
Distress is often followed by lasting psychological harm, anxiety and fear about having more children
Four-in-10 women with ovarian cancer diagnosed after emergency dash to hospital
The research found that over 70 per cent of women are not diagnosed until the disease has reached an advanced stage
Over 150 doctors back cardiologist facing General Medical Council probe over Covid jab criticism
Supporters say the case risks punishing a medic for raising scientific concerns
University of Kent gives exams and classes update after deadly meningitis outbreak
The university said the move was taken as a precaution
AI cancer breakthrough set to spare patients 'blind' chemotherapy and help save thousands of lives
The breakthrough technology allows scientists to grow tiny living replicas of a patient’s tumour in a laboratory
Healthy life expectancy across Britain plunges to lowest level on record in 'worrying trend'
Millions are facing years of illness before they retire
NHS child puberty blocker trial SUSPENDED after medicines regulator raises new concerns
The Department of Health and Social Care said ministers had 'always been clear about the red lines'
Britain risks repeat of Covid mistakes as experts reject mask wearing and school closures for flu
Leading scientists have urged against a return to lockdown-era measures
Covid jabs 'killed at least 10 children' says US vaccine watchdog in bombshell leaked memo
'For the first time, the US FDA will acknowledge that COVID-19 vaccines have killed American children,' the watchdog's vaccine chief revealed
Urgent warning as data reveals 285 per cent surge in drinking water alerts with parasites detected
Tap water is repeatedly polluted by chemicals linked to cancer
Hundreds of children set to be enrolled in NHS-backed puberty blocker trial following Cass Review
Wes Streeting banned the drugs for 'presenting an unacceptable safety risk' to young people
Ultra-processed food 'as dangerous as tobacco' experts say in major new health warning
The UK is one of the world’s highest consumers of ultra-processed foods
Secretive puberty blocker trial faces legal challenge over ‘culture of silence’
The Health Secretary said the 'safety of children must come first'
Nation hooked on happy pills: 92 million antidepressants handed out as mental health crisis deepens
NHS data also shows that between 2023/24, the number of children prescribed mental health medicines rose 9.9 per cent, reaching 120,000
Patients at risk as Mounjaro price hike sparks panic buying and black-market threat
Experts are warning against Britons abruptly quitting or switching to cheaper brands
Gen Z twice as likely to take time off for mental health
Official figures from the Office for National Statistics show 2.79 million people are now on long-term sick leave
NHS cyber attack death confirmed as patient dies after blood test delay
Hackers were blamed after acrucial result missed during London health system chaos
Ex-Tavistock nurse and mother take on England’s healthcare watchdog over teen hormone treatments
The clinic has insisted it follows all the recommendations of the Cass review
Britons issued urgent warning over 'silent implosion' that threatens to bankrupt UK - 'Sleepwalking into collapse'
A bombshell new book warns Britain's ageing crisis could tear society apart within two decades
Landmark legal action launched over 'medical scandal' as transgender hormone treatment given to children
The challenge called the policy "irrational and unlawful"
NHS in turmoil as two top leaders RESIGN while billions wasted on ‘bloated’ bureaucracy
The Treasury has been demanding faster NHS efficiency savings to avoid further spending cuts
Energy bills set to soar by £900 a year due to net zero push, experts warn
Professor Gordon Hughes warned the economic fallout could be catastrophic
EXCLUSIVE: Explosive leaked letter exposes turmoil at world famous eye hospital
The letter highlights an ‘institutional instability’ at the hospital
Ed Miliband’s net zero plans branded ‘fantasy’ in damning letter from top scientist
Professor Kelly has conducted detailed analyses of the costs involved in the Labour Government’s net zero plans
Legal challenge over private school VAT hike's devastating impact on special needs children
James Gardner, senior consultant solicitor at Sinclairs law, acting for the claimants, said the tax was 'ideological politics at its worst'
Court of Appeal orders greater oversight as teenager blocked from being given irreversible hormone therapy
The groundbreaking decision has been seen as a shift in how the courts weigh up whether a 16-year-old is competent to make their own decision on gender-changing hormones
Desperate mother launches landmark legal case to stop her child undergoing cross-sex hormone treatment
The mother is calling for stricter oversight of experimental treatments for minors in private practice