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Call for UK gambling reform after ‘generous and caring’ woman takes her own life
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Call for UK gambling reform after ‘generous and caring’ woman takes her own life

Ellen Mulvey ran up huge betting losses online and wrote ‘addiction is the worst disease’ before she diedA family is calling for wholesale reform of the gambling industry after an inquest heard detail...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Lamine Yamal and Chris Martin help Polish influencer raise more than £50m for cancer patients
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Lamine Yamal and Chris Martin help Polish influencer raise more than £50m for cancer patients

The YouTuber, Piotr Hancke, had celebrity backing for his nine-day, non-stop livestream.

BBC Entertainment & Arts6 months ago
What the parties promise Welsh voters on the NHS, schools, childcare and tax
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What the parties promise Welsh voters on the NHS, schools, childcare and tax

Labour, Plaid Cymru, Reform, the Greens, the Tories and the Lib Dems set out competing plans but offer little detail on how they would pay for themThe parties most likely to win the Senedd election ne...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
UK spring sunshine prompts warnings over unsafe fake designer sunglasses
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UK spring sunshine prompts warnings over unsafe fake designer sunglasses

Experts say counterfeits lack UV filters, increasing the risk of eye damage, and urge shoppers to check for safety marksWhile many will be enjoying the spring sunshine, experts have cautioned against...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Four-fifths of UK mental health nurses say their workload is unmanageable
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Four-fifths of UK mental health nurses say their workload is unmanageable

Half of respondents to RCN poll said patients ‘frequently come to harm’ because caseloads are too highMental health patients in the UK are routinely coming to harm because of high caseloads, understaf...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
People in UK spend fewer years in good health than a decade ago, study finds
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People in UK spend fewer years in good health than a decade ago, study finds

Exclusive: Health Foundation says Britain is ‘going backwards’ compared with most other rich countriesFindings on healthy life expectancy in UK shed light on its deteriorating healthPeople in the UK a...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Findings on healthy life expectancy in UK shed light on its deteriorating health
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Findings on healthy life expectancy in UK shed light on its deteriorating health

Metric gives fuller picture than life expectancy, which is simply how long people live, says Health Foundation People in UK spend fewer years in good health than a decade ago, study findsThe obesity c...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Children’s shoe retailers say closure of specialist shops is harming foot health
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Children’s shoe retailers say closure of specialist shops is harming foot health

Experts report more young people with conditions such as bunions after wearing shoes that are too small or narrowParents should care for their children’s feet in the same way as their eyes and teeth,...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
'Four days of hell in hospital' - England midfielder Missy Bo Kearns on miscarriage
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'Four days of hell in hospital' - England midfielder Missy Bo Kearns on miscarriage

Aston Villa and England midfielder Missy Bo Kearns says she spent "four days of hell in hospital" after suffering a miscarriage and contracting sepsis.

BBC News - UK6 months ago
Suicide-related callouts to fire services triple in England in a decade
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Suicide-related callouts to fire services triple in England in a decade

Exclusive: Samaritans call for mandatory training for firefighters amid rise in incidentsSuicide-related callouts to fire and rescue services in England have tripled in the last decade, with Samaritan...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Dozens of MPs oppose Streeting’s new power to say what NHS pays for drugs
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Dozens of MPs oppose Streeting’s new power to say what NHS pays for drugs

Health secretary’s ‘power grab’ to override Nice comes amid growing concern move may be illegal and benefit big pharmaDozens of MPs are opposing Wes Streeting’s decision to award himself power to dict...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
From syringes to stents: Iran war exposes NHS dependency on petrochemicals
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From syringes to stents: Iran war exposes NHS dependency on petrochemicals

NHS chiefs fear rising costs and healthcare shortages due to the shipping standstill in the GulfThe war in Iran has put the NHS on high alert amid fears about looming shortages and rising costs for me...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
NHS doctor accused of inviting support for Hamas appears in court - as details of alleged messages heard
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NHS doctor accused of inviting support for Hamas appears in court - as details of alleged messages heard

An NHS doctor has appeared in court charged with inviting support for Hamas, including an allegation that she posted a message to "free the world from Jewish supremacy" on social media.

Sky News - UK6 months ago
One in 10 operations in England cancelled with less than 24 hours’ notice
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One in 10 operations in England cancelled with less than 24 hours’ notice

Nearly 40% of cancellations could be avoided, researchers sayAbout one in 10 operations in England are cancelled with less than 24 hours’ notice or postponed, according to research..A study of electiv...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Baby died after NHS trust failed to warn mother of ‘unsafe’ home birth, coroner finds
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Baby died after NHS trust failed to warn mother of ‘unsafe’ home birth, coroner finds

Seven-day-old Poppy Hope Lomas died after complications during home birth encouraged by midwives at Barnet hospitalA mother who lost her baby a week after an “unsafe” home birth that went against medi...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
What is the UK Biobank project and what are the privacy concerns around it?
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What is the UK Biobank project and what are the privacy concerns around it?

Volunteers’ data has enabled medical breakthroughs, but there are questions over how that data is protectedWith the revelation that the confidential health records of half a million British volunteers...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Nine in 10 UK voters across parties support right to abortion, poll finds
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Nine in 10 UK voters across parties support right to abortion, poll finds

YouGov survey shows cross-party consensus – but that many fear abortion access could be reduced New polling has found that whatever their party political leanings, an overwhelming majority of people s...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
DJ Bob Harris says prostate cancer spread to his spine
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DJ Bob Harris says prostate cancer spread to his spine

The presenter said recent weeks had been "extremely testing" but he is "now on the pathway to recovery".

BBC Entertainment & Arts6 months ago
Plan for healthier school meals in England will hit services, say caterers
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Plan for healthier school meals in England will hit services, say caterers

Trade body warns that changes are likely to drive up costs and push pupils to find somewhere to buy junk food Business live – latest updatesA government push to get schoolchildren eating more lentils,...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Breast reductions in UK overtake enlargements for first time, data shows
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Breast reductions in UK overtake enlargements for first time, data shows

Reduction procedures and implant removals reflect shift toward comfort and more active lifestyles, surgeons sayBreast reductions and implant removals have overtaken enlargements for the first time, d...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago