The NHS has outlined plans to become the world’s first net zero health service by 2040 (NHS England, 2022). Over the years, the NHS has become less green and more wasteful – usually in the guise of saving time. Then trollies with coffee and tea loaded into plastic cups were introduced; the plastic cups were thrown away after each use. In 2018, the NHS bought at least 163 million plastic cups, 16 million pieces of plastic cutlery, 15 million straws and 2 million plastic stirrers (OHID, 2022). Such practices can lead to infection risks, cause discomfort and are wasteful (NHS England, no date).

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The top stories and transfer rumours from Thursday's newspapers...MIRRORNapoli are back in for Alejandro Garnacho and are hoping to sign the Man Utd forward for £45m. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player We’ve picked out five of Alejandro Garnacho’s best Premier League goals for Manchester UnitedTHE ATHLETICBayern Munich have enquired about signing RB Leipzig's Xavi Simons. Former Shrewsbury and Cheltenham striker Ryan Bowman has been banned for three-and-a-half years for breaches of FA betting regulations. Liverpool women have held talks with the former Manchester City head coach, Gareth Taylor, about their managerial vacancy. Celtic's successful player trading model is set to come to fruition once again, with the Hoops poised to bank big bucks for Nicolas Kuhn.

PALESTINIAN Christians are “grieved and disappointed” by the decision not to schedule a debate during the General Synod’s sessions in York, which begins on Friday. It also points to the the introduction of new Israeli military checkpoints as impeding the supply of aid into the West Bank. The Conservative MP Sir Edward Leigh referred to attacks by settlers on Taybeh, a predominantly Christian village in the West Bank late last month. “There is a continuing pattern of crops being destroyed and outposts being set up, and it is happening all over the West Bank. Two days later, on Saturday, 29 activists were arrested outside Parliament, including an 83-year-old priest, the Revd Sue Parfitt, for supporting the banned group Palestine Action.

The British police arrested four people, including three teenagers, on Thursday in connection with an April cyberattack that cost the retail giant Marks & Spencer millions of pounds and disrupted operations at Harrods and Co-op. All four people remain in custody, arrested on suspicion of Computer Misuse Act offenses, blackmail, money laundering and participating in an organized crime group, according to a statement by Britain’s National Crime Agency. Among the three retailers, Marks & Spencer, one of Britain’s largest, was hit hardest. The attack caused months of damage. The company said in May that the “highly sophisticated” attack cost it about 300 million pounds ($407 million) in lost profits this year.

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Fine beaches and fine dining too were top of the list for high praise from a local MP. Aberdeenshire North and Moray East MP Seamus Logan MP is keen to encourage visitors to explore the countryside, towns, coastal villages and beaches across his constituency including beaches like those at Cullen and Spey Bay which have been included in the new Times and Sunday Times newspaper’s Best UK Beaches Guide. Cullen beach has been hailed a sone of the top 50 in the UK. Picture: Daniel ForsythThese two beautiful beaches have made the top 50 best mainland UK beaches list in this prestigious national guide. “We welcome visitors to come and enjoy the delights of our beautiful beaches at Cullen and Spey Bay and all across the coastline stretching from Cruden Bay to Buckie and beyond.

As corporate sponsorship of Pride dwindles in an increasingly conservative political landscape, here’s how you can support UK Black Pride as it celebrates its milestone 20th year. Co-founded by Lady Phyll, UK Black Pride came to fruition in 2005. Held each year at London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, UK Black Pride regularly draws a crowd of 20,000–25,000 people. Sadly, as over 60% of corporate sponsors — including Bud Light UK, Vodafone, NatWest, Barclays, Tesco, and Sainsbury’s — have withdrawn or reduced their support for Pride events, UK Black Pride has announced that it too has been impacted. To help UK Black Pride, the organisation has kindly requested attendees to purchase a “symbolic” £25 ticket as a donation.

Britain and France announced a pair of landmark agreements Thursday on nuclear security and immigration, uniting two allies — if occasionally squabbling neighbors — to confront a world of proliferating threats. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and President Emmanuel Macron said that for the first time, their countries would work together to deploy nuclear weapons if allies in Europe came under extreme threat. While each will retain control over its arsenal, both will coordinate on policy and more closely align their nuclear doctrines. “Our adversaries will know that any extreme threat to this continent would prompt a response from our two nations,” Mr. Starmer said, standing next to Mr. Macron at Northwood, a military headquarters northwest of London. “There is no greater demonstration of the importance of this relationship.”Mr. Macron, who was wrapping up a three-day state visit to Britain, said that no two other countries had “this closeness on nuclear doctrine,” and that it was a “message our partners must hear, as well as our adversaries.”

The Times recently published an article highlighting the country's 24 best seaside towns and Cromer came in second place. The article explained Cromer can be reached by taking a "fun road trip" along the A149 coast road. The town was praised for features such as the Victorian pier (Image: Antony Kelly)It noted there are lots of lovely stops along this stretch including Wells and Blakeney, but said Cromer is "the real deal". READ MORE: Cromer named among most family-friendly beaches in EnglandThe article described Cromer as "a traditional port town with a Victorian pier, pastel-tinted beach huts, a bucket-and-spade beach, and plenty of characterful pubs". In June, a study by the outdoor clothing brand found Cromer was one of the most family-friendly beaches in the UK.

On the morning of June 1, Dr. Victoria Rose was nearing the end of her 21-day stint as a volunteer in Gaza when she saw news of a mass shooting of Palestinians near a food distribution point. A senior plastic surgeon in London, Dr. Rose, 53, had come to the enclave with a small British charity that has sent medical workers to humanitarian crises in countries including Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sri Lanka. Dr. Rose went straight to the emergency room at Nasser Hospital where she was based, arriving around 8 a.m. “There were ambulances coming in, just bringing dead people, and then there were donkey-drawn carts bringing dead people,” she recalled in an interview in London. “By about 10 o’clock, we had 20 or so dead bodies, and then easily a hundred or so gunshot wounds.”

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The Times announced its list for 25 of the UK's best spots for seaside fish and chips this week and two of Weymouth's most popular chippies have made the cut. Echo readers also voted the fish and chip shop as one of its favourites on NAtional Fish and Chip day back in June. (Image: Newsquest) Next up on The Times' list is Bennett’s on Trinity Road - another chippy voted as an Echo reader favourite. Bennet said: "We’re thrilled to bits to be featured in The Times’ list of the 25 best seaside fish and chip shops in the UK – and even prouder that Weymouth has not one, but two chip shops on the list. "Huge congrats to our good friends over the bridge at Marlboro Restaurant– it’s brilliant to see our town recognised for providing some of the best fish & chips in the country.

Fashion brand Nobody’s Child has been named one of the UK’s fastest growing businesses in The Times Hundred 2025, a prestigious annual ranking spotlighting companies that are reshaping their sectors and delivering exceptional growth. The recognition reflects Nobody’s Child’s rapid rise in popularity, underpinned by its strategy rooted in four key pillars: People, Planet, Product, and Progress. “We’re incredibly proud that Nobody’s Child has been named one of The Times Hundred 2025. We value fair supply chains, circular business models, and responsible materials, with a strategy rooted in four key pillars: People, Planet, Product, and Progress. We’re just getting started, and we’re excited for what’s next,” said Jody Plows, CEO, Nobody’s Child.

The embroidered work of medieval art known as the Bayeux Tapestry, a masterpiece that depicts the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, will return to Britain for the first time in centuries, according to the British Museum, where it will be displayed in London starting next year. The loan, which was announced on Tuesday as part of a state visit by President Emmanuel Macron of France, marks the first time that the tapestry will be in Britain since its creation, more than 900 years ago. The arrangement will give visitors a glimpse of a crucial episode in their country’s history as they come to stand before an epic work made to hang in the nave of a cathedral in France. The roughly 230-foot artwork, which was made in the years after the conquest, depicts the Norman invasion of England and the Battle of Hastings. The conflict allowed William the Conqueror to take the throne from Harold Godwinson to become the first Norman king of England.