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How Microsoft outage has affected key public services in the UK
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How Microsoft outage has affected key public services in the UK

Hospitals, GPs, police forces and property agents have had to find a workaround for Microsoft packagesHospitals, GPs, police forces and property agents across the UK have been hit by the global Micros...

The Guardian - UK News4 hours ago
Microsoft outage hits hospitals, GPs, schools and police across UK
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Microsoft outage hits hospitals, GPs, schools and police across UK

NHS suffering ‘serious’ and widespread disruption, while people are told of possible delays in receiving prescriptionsVital UK services have been hit by a global Microsoft outage that left hospital st...

The Guardian - UK News6 hours ago
NHS, schools and police forces hit by Microsoft outage
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NHS, schools and police forces hit by Microsoft outage

Major airports and intelligence services are unaffected, while the government is still assessing the impact.

BBC News - UK10 hours ago
Sadiq Khan joins Labour figures urging PM not to water down electric vehicle targets – as it happened
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Sadiq Khan joins Labour figures urging PM not to water down electric vehicle targets – as it happened

This blog is now closedOn the Today programme this morning, the Labour MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy, a prominent leftwinger, indicated she might vote against legislation to implement the Alan Milburn proposal...

The Guardian - UK News1 day ago
Israeli strike on Gaza hospital kills six Palestinians, health ministry says
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Israeli strike on Gaza hospital kills six Palestinians, health ministry says

Witnesses say a missile hit a building containing the surgical wards and intensive care units at Nasser hospital, the largest in southern Gaza.

BBC News - UK1 day ago
Time running out for young people to receive meningitis B vaccines in UK
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Time running out for young people to receive meningitis B vaccines in UK

Just 28% of 18- and 19-year-olds have received their first dose in one-off campaign, UKHSA saysThe clock is ticking for young people in the UK to receive vaccinations to protect against meningitis B,...

The Guardian - UK News1 day ago
NHS England deletes ‘misleading’ claim 137 trusts benefiting from Palantir AI tools
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NHS England deletes ‘misleading’ claim 137 trusts benefiting from Palantir AI tools

Exclusive: The Guardian revealed 29 hospital trusts were not or hardly using the controversial patient data techNHS England has deleted a claim from its website stating 137 hospital trusts are benefit...

The Guardian - UK News1 day ago
Sunbed firms must not downplay cancer risk, says watchdog
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Sunbed firms must not downplay cancer risk, says watchdog

The advertising watchdog says they also must not make misleading claims that sunbeds can treat skin conditions or improve mental health.

BBC News - UK2 days ago
Consultant doctors in England call off two-day pay strike
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Consultant doctors in England call off two-day pay strike

Action on 25 and 26 November suspended to allow for formal negotations with the governmentSenior hospital doctors in England have called off the 48-hour strike they intended to hold later this month a...

The Guardian - UK News2 days ago
BMI alternative for identifying obesity ‘could prevent misdiagnosis in millions’
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BMI alternative for identifying obesity ‘could prevent misdiagnosis in millions’

Combining body mass index with other measurements and tests would lead to better care and outcomes, experts sayAn alternative to BMI for diagnosing obesity could prevent misdiagnosis in millions of pe...

The Guardian - UK News2 days ago
‘I’d steal 10-15 times a day’: ex-offenders on the addictions driving prolific shoplifting
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‘I’d steal 10-15 times a day’: ex-offenders on the addictions driving prolific shoplifting

Former shoplifters say treatment and drug rehabilitation are essential to ending cycle of theft and imprisonmentPolice to target 500 chronic shoplifters in retail crime crackdown in EnglandWhen Rhys,...

The Guardian - UK News2 days ago
Bird flu fears prompt orders for farmers to keep poultry inside in England and Scotland
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Bird flu fears prompt orders for farmers to keep poultry inside in England and Scotland

Increased risk of devastating strain means restrictions imposed for second year in a row on those keeping birdsPoultry and captive birds across England and Scotland must be kept inside for the second...

The Guardian - UK News2 days ago
Four children among those in hospital after car collides with pedestrian
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Four children among those in hospital after car collides with pedestrian

Four children were among those injured after a car collided with pedestrians in Glasgow.

Sky News - UK2 days ago
Disabled people in England ‘have to wait up to two years for wheelchairs’
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Disabled people in England ‘have to wait up to two years for wheelchairs’

Ombudsman’s report says delays have profound consequences and limit users’ ability to lead independent livesDisabled people are having to wait up to two years to get a wheelchair because of delays inv...

The Guardian - UK News3 days ago
Seven in hospital after car 'mounts pavement' in Glasgow
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Seven in hospital after car 'mounts pavement' in Glasgow

Police said the driver was assessed by paramedics and treated at the scene of the incident, which happened at about 15:45 on Hyndland Road.

BBC News - UK3 days ago
Seven people taken to hospital after car collides with pedestrians
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Seven people taken to hospital after car collides with pedestrians

Seven people have been taken to hospital after a car collided with a "number of pedestrians" in Glasgow, police say.

Sky News - UK3 days ago
People in deprived areas of England more than twice as likely to die early, study shows
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People in deprived areas of England more than twice as likely to die early, study shows

Premature death risk also varies according to employment and qualifications, shows analysis ‘laying bare the scale of inequalities’People living in the most deprived areas of England are more than twi...

The Guardian - UK News3 days ago
Revealed: Palantir lobbied minister to stretch AI tools’ reach to NHS GP records
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Revealed: Palantir lobbied minister to stretch AI tools’ reach to NHS GP records

Exclusive: WhatsApp messages show firm pressuring Zubir Ahmed MP to help bring sensitive data into its platformPalantir lobbied a health minister to consider extending its AI technology into GP record...

The Guardian - UK News4 days ago
Burnham warns that NHS will ‘struggle’ to cope if consultants don’t resume talks over pay – as it happened
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Burnham warns that NHS will ‘struggle’ to cope if consultants don’t resume talks over pay – as it happened

Hospital consultants are set to go on a two-day strike at the end of OctoberDowning Street has insisted that the government remains committed to the principle of the zero emission vehicle (ZEV) mandat...

The Guardian - UK News4 days ago
Tell us: did you move to the countryside for retirement and come to regret it?
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Tell us: did you move to the countryside for retirement and come to regret it?

As England’s chief medical officer warns of the challenges of growing older in rural areas, we’d like to hear from people who have struggled with isolation or accessing services and supportEngland’s c...

The Guardian - UK News4 days ago