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Microplastics in soil pose global threat by acting like ‘Trojan horse’ to deliver toxins
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Microplastics in soil pose global threat by acting like ‘Trojan horse’ to deliver toxins

Exclusive: Plastic surfaces form hotspots with an increase of antibiotic-resistant genes, study findsMicroplastics act like a “Trojan horse” delivering pollutants, pesticides and bacteria through the...

The Guardian - UK News1 week ago
Lucy Letby: Families' solicitor blames hospital bosses for police delay
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Lucy Letby: Families' solicitor blames hospital bosses for police delay

The Thirlwall Inquiry found repeated failures by hospital leaders to act on concerns.

BBC News - UK1 week ago
Letby doctor says inquiry 'grim reading' and he wishes 'we had been brave enough to follow suspicions'
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Letby doctor says inquiry 'grim reading' and he wishes 'we had been brave enough to follow suspicions'

Consultant Dr John Gibbs worked at the hospital during the period in 2015 to 2016 when Letby murdered seven babies.

BBC News - UK1 week ago
Air pollution linked to higher suicide risk, international research suggests
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Air pollution linked to higher suicide risk, international research suggests

Analysis of 29 studies highlights potentially heightened danger from small particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide Air pollution is associated with an increased risk of suicide and suicidal thoughts,...

The Guardian - UK News1 week ago
Thirlwall inquiry has left biggest questions around the Letby case unanswered
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Thirlwall inquiry has left biggest questions around the Letby case unanswered

Decision not to pause proceedings means £18m report does not engage with concerns over former nurse’s convictionJust two months before Lady Justice Kathryn Thirlwall opened her inquiry into events at...

The Guardian - UK News1 week ago
Ministers vow sweeping NHS changes after ‘devastating’ report on Lucy Letby hospital
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Ministers vow sweeping NHS changes after ‘devastating’ report on Lucy Letby hospital

Lady Justice Thirlwall’s report concludes three babies might have survived if hospital had acted on concerns about nurseMinisters have promised sweeping changes to the NHS after a “devastating” offici...

The Guardian - UK News1 week ago
Letby failings go beyond one hospital - the whole system has been found lacking
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Letby failings go beyond one hospital - the whole system has been found lacking

Inquiry chair Lady Justice Thirlwall set out how the culture of the health system created the conditions that enabled poor care and criminality.

BBC News - UK1 week ago
‘It makes you feel helpless’: patients and doctors cast doubt on standard treatment for endometriosis
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‘It makes you feel helpless’: patients and doctors cast doubt on standard treatment for endometriosis

Natalie Greenwood says surgery is no ‘magic fix’ for chronic pelvic pain – a view backed up by a new study“It’s really frustrating to be in this cycle of continuous surgery. It makes you feel helpless...

The Guardian - UK News1 week ago
Thirlwall report: what did it say about Lucy Letby case and what does it recommend?
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Thirlwall report: what did it say about Lucy Letby case and what does it recommend?

Lady Justice Thirlwall’s wide-ranging inquiry calls on NHS England to implement 14 changes by March next yearLady Justice Thirlwall has published the report on the findings of her inquiry into events...

The Guardian - UK News1 week ago
Make NHS and military uniforms in UK, fashion firms urge Burnham
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Make NHS and military uniforms in UK, fashion firms urge Burnham

More than 1,200 people, including Ben Fogle, sign letter saying domestic contracts will help preserve UK manufacturingLondon fashion week is only days away, but one industry organisation has turned it...

The Guardian - UK News1 week ago
One in five black, Asian and minority ethnic NHS managers in England plan to quit amid racism, report finds
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One in five black, Asian and minority ethnic NHS managers in England plan to quit amid racism, report finds

Health service faces exodus as almost four-fifths of BAME managers surveyed reported racism, exclusion and barriers to career progressionThe NHS in England is facing an exodus of minority ethnic manag...

The Guardian - UK News1 week ago
I had 11 years of chemotherapy for a cancer I didn't have
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I had 11 years of chemotherapy for a cancer I didn't have

Becky Jones is among more than 40 people taking legal action against a hospital trust.

BBC News - UK2 weeks ago
Staff slept while patient killed at NHS mental health unit
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Staff slept while patient killed at NHS mental health unit

Inquest hears how Rolando Torres-Pena, 22, was able to strangle and kill Hugo Flint-Cahan on a hospital ward in east London.

BBC News - UK2 weeks ago
Touring can take musicians to isolating, anxious extremes. Access to therapy on the road is a vital support
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Touring can take musicians to isolating, anxious extremes. Access to therapy on the road is a vital support

I know from our early days how high-pressure road life can be. While big tours often hire therapists, grassroots acts can’t afford it. I’m pleased to back a new scheme that aims to change thatWhen Rad...

The Guardian Music2 weeks ago
One person dies and two taken to hospital after fire at London tower block
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One person dies and two taken to hospital after fire at London tower block

One person has died and two others were taken to hospital after a fire in a 17th-floor flat in east London.

Sky News - UK2 weeks ago
MPs recount personal experiences as they debate assisted dying bill – video
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MPs recount personal experiences as they debate assisted dying bill – video

MPs have been debating a bill to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales. The bill would allow terminally ill adults with less than six months to live to end their lives, after the approval of a...

The Guardian - UK News2 weeks ago
Kate visits hospital where she was treated for cancer
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Kate visits hospital where she was treated for cancer

The Princess of Wales has visited the cancer hospital where she was treated for the illness and praised the "incredible" care she received.

Sky News - UK2 weeks ago
NHS reports busiest ever summer as heatwaves drive up hospital admissions
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NHS reports busiest ever summer as heatwaves drive up hospital admissions

Record demand for A&E units, ambulance services and NHS 111 shows extreme heat having unprecedented impact on health, experts sayThe NHS came under its most intense strain ever as a result of the summ...

The Guardian - UK News2 weeks ago
Seven men arrested after quadruple stabbing in London
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Seven men arrested after quadruple stabbing in London

Seven men have been arrested after four were injured, one critically, following a stabbing in a London high street.

Sky News - UK2 weeks ago
Reform UK says it will ‘fully cooperate’ with Met after inquiry launched into alleged overseas donations – as it happened
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Reform UK says it will ‘fully cooperate’ with Met after inquiry launched into alleged overseas donations – as it happened

Party denies wrongdoing after Scotland Yard confirms it is investigating allegations broadcast by Channel 4 after undercover stingAlex Burghart, the deputy Tory leader, was giving interviews this morn...

The Guardian - UK News2 weeks ago