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Black doctors in England four times less likely to get training places than white counterparts
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Black doctors in England four times less likely to get training places than white counterparts

For one placement, black applicants had a less than 1 in 100 chance of being offered a place, NHS data showsBlack doctors in England are four times less likely to be offered a training place than thei...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
Nobby Stiles died with brain condition caused by repeatedly heading a football, coroner rules
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Nobby Stiles died with brain condition caused by repeatedly heading a football, coroner rules

England World Cup winner died in 2020 but his death was never reported by authorities to the coroner’s officeThe England footballer and World Cup winner Nobby Stiles died with a brain condition caused...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
Bristol declared ‘city of harm reduction’ as Greens seek less punitive drug policy
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Bristol declared ‘city of harm reduction’ as Greens seek less punitive drug policy

Councillors pass motion that paves way to setting up drugs-consumption facility where users can be helped and treatedUK politics live – latest updatesBristol has been formally declared a “city of harm...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
MPs call for ban on fast food outlets opening near schools to tackle obesity
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MPs call for ban on fast food outlets opening near schools to tackle obesity

Commons health committee also recommends end to junk food advertising on billboards and public transportFast food chains such as KFC should be stopped from opening near schools, and advertising for ju...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
'Explosive diarrhoea' outbreak in US remains a mystery as officials struggle to find sources
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'Explosive diarrhoea' outbreak in US remains a mystery as officials struggle to find sources

Experts say there were likely multiple points of contamination in the US food supply - complicating investigations.

BBC News - UK2 months ago
What’s happened to sperm? – podcast
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What’s happened to sperm? – podcast

Sperm counts are in decline worldwide, and testosterone levels are said to be plunging, but male infertility still carries a stigma. Prof Michael Carroll on what every man should knowWhen we talk abou...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
UK children will be one of unhealthiest generations in decades, doctors say
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UK children will be one of unhealthiest generations in decades, doctors say

Analysis of 12 indicators including asthma, obesity and vaccination finds child health is ‘national embarrassment’Children in the UK will grow up to be one of the unhealthiest generations in decades,...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
Lancashire chemicals factory facing potential legal claim announces closure
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Lancashire chemicals factory facing potential legal claim announces closure

More than 90 residents have expressed interest in contamination claim against AGC Chemicals EuropeA Pfas factory in Lancashire has announced plans to close down, just days after the Guardian revealed...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
Human trials of new Ebola vaccine set to begin in UK
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Human trials of new Ebola vaccine set to begin in UK

A new vaccine to combat a strain of Ebola spreading across the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will soon be tested on adults in the UK, under plans announced today.

Sky News - UK2 months ago
Flawed disciplinary cases at work cost UK economy £28.5bn a year, doctors say
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Flawed disciplinary cases at work cost UK economy £28.5bn a year, doctors say

Poorly handled investigations should be treated as threat to public health and damage not just staff involved, report saysWorkers are being left burnt out by “poorly executed” disciplinary investigati...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
‘I felt dizzy’: bodybuilder recalls how drug abuse caught up with him
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‘I felt dizzy’: bodybuilder recalls how drug abuse caught up with him

Jamie Mantzouridis used steroids, growth hormones and insulin until the side effects became impossible to ignoreFitness influencers linked to wellness brand helping run illegal steroid market on Teleg...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
UK becoming ‘wild west’ for experimental peptides, expert warns
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UK becoming ‘wild west’ for experimental peptides, expert warns

Prof Channa Jayasena says growing online sales of unregulated drugs risk fatalities as responsibility falls between regulatorsFitness influencers linked to wellness brand helping run illegal steroid m...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
Fitness influencers linked to wellness brand helping run illegal steroid market on Telegram
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Fitness influencers linked to wellness brand helping run illegal steroid market on Telegram

Ambassadors for Gencore Global directed followers to Telegram channels promoting steroids, prescription medicines and experimental peptides‘I felt dizzy’: body builder recalls how drug abuse caught up...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
NHS anaesthetist shortage prevents 1.5m operations a year, report finds
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NHS anaesthetist shortage prevents 1.5m operations a year, report finds

Exclusive: Alarming shortfall of specialists stops about 4,000 procedures a day, many for patients in urgent need of surgeryThe NHS is unable to perform 1.5m operations a year because of a drastic sho...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
‘A new consumer’: how weight-loss drugs are shaking up clothes shopping
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‘A new consumer’: how weight-loss drugs are shaking up clothes shopping

As they slim down, UK and US users of GLP-1 jabs and pills are changing their spending habits – and their wardrobesTell us: what does the new weight-loss pill mean for you?“I’m now at a point where I’...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
Bowel cancer screening for people in their 50s critically low, NHS warns
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Bowel cancer screening for people in their 50s critically low, NHS warns

The number of Britons in their 50s who take part in bowel cancer screening remains critically low, the NHS has warned.

Sky News - UK2 months ago
UK Treasury must change disciplinary process after worker’s suicide, mother says
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UK Treasury must change disciplinary process after worker’s suicide, mother says

Chloe Moffat, 26, killed herself day after meeting about anonymous complaint in which she was not allowed to bring a colleague The mother of a young woman who took her own life after facing disciplina...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
DJ and broadcaster Paul Gambaccini reveals Alzheimer’s diagnosis
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DJ and broadcaster Paul Gambaccini reveals Alzheimer’s diagnosis

Presenter, 77, says ‘for now life goes on as normal and I continue to broadcast’ as he shares diagnosis received in 2025The longtime radio and TV broadcaster Paul Gambaccini has been diagnosed with Al...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
Vape packaging and flavouring face restrictions under UK plans to reduce appeal to children
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Vape packaging and flavouring face restrictions under UK plans to reduce appeal to children

Ministers consider bringing e-cigarette laws in line with tobacco as data shows 20% of teenagers have tried vapingVapes could be sold in plain packaging as part of a range of proposals to stop them be...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
MPs urge Labour to ditch £330m Palantir software contract with NHS
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MPs urge Labour to ditch £330m Palantir software contract with NHS

Cross-party group backs call from science and technology committee to look at alternative options, citing ‘serious mistrust’A second parliamentary committee has urged Labour to scrap Palantir’s £330m...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago