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First minister 'confident' of hospital safety despite dirty water revelations
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First minister 'confident' of hospital safety despite dirty water revelations

Scotland's first minister has said he is "confident" Glasgow's scandal-hit super-hospital is safe, despite Sky News revealing mould and dirty water had forced the partial closure of a cancer ward.

Sky News - UK6 months ago
Man arrested after Edinburgh knife incident leaves two in hospital
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Man arrested after Edinburgh knife incident leaves two in hospital

A suspect who was seen in an 11th floor flat is taken away by police officers after a standoff lasting several hours.

BBC News - UK6 months ago
Man arrested after tower block stand-off following knife incident that left two in hospital
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Man arrested after tower block stand-off following knife incident that left two in hospital

A man has been arrested after a knife incident in Edinburgh which left two people requiring hospital treatment.

Sky News - UK6 months ago
Fresh concerns at scandal-hit hospital as mould and water ingress closes parts of cancer ward
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Fresh concerns at scandal-hit hospital as mould and water ingress closes parts of cancer ward

There are fresh concerns at one of Britain's biggest hospitals after a Sky News investigation discovered mould and dirty water ingress have forced the partial closure of a cancer ward - despite Scotla...

Sky News - UK6 months ago
UK health official recused from puberty blockers trial after bias claims
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UK health official recused from puberty blockers trial after bias claims

MHRA says Prof Jacob George will no longer be involved after gender-critical social media posts from last yearA health official who reportedly intervened to pause a clinical trial on the use of pubert...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
‘I never had those deep chats in the smoking area’: Arlo Parks on embracing late night life with her hedonistic new album
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‘I never had those deep chats in the smoking area’: Arlo Parks on embracing late night life with her hedonistic new album

In her teens, the Mercury prize-winning musician was stuck on tour buses when she should have been on the dancefloor. Now she is throwing herself into club culture – and living on her own termsUntil o...

The Guardian Music6 months ago
Why are more GPs opting to work outside the NHS?
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Why are more GPs opting to work outside the NHS?

More doctors and patients are turning to the private sector as demand increases pressure on the NHS.

BBC News - UK6 months ago
Brian Jonestown Massacre’s Anton Newcombe: ‘I feel like I have to work very hard to redeem myself’
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Brian Jonestown Massacre’s Anton Newcombe: ‘I feel like I have to work very hard to redeem myself’

After undergoing double bypass surgery two years ago, the band’s frontman talks about his band’s chaotic reputation, making it up to his fans, and his dream sandwichYou and I have something very serio...

The Guardian Music7 months ago
Public don't expect a difference to NHS waiting lists in 100 days - Plaid leader
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Public don't expect a difference to NHS waiting lists in 100 days - Plaid leader

Plaid launches its plan for what it would do in the first 100 days if it wins May's Senedd election.

BBC News - UK7 months ago
Mental health benches: A simple idea helping people through 'a very dark place'
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Mental health benches: A simple idea helping people through 'a very dark place'

At night, in 100 parks across the UK, small solar panelled lights illuminate wooden benches with these words carved into the wood: "Someone is always listening".

Sky News - UK7 months ago
Neil Sedaka, Breaking Up Is Hard to Do singer and pop song hitmaker, dies aged 86
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Neil Sedaka, Breaking Up Is Hard to Do singer and pop song hitmaker, dies aged 86

Musician died after being taken to hospital in Los Angeles, with his family remembering him as a ‘true rock and roll legend’ and ‘inspiration to millions’Neil Sedaka, the singer-songwriter behind Brea...

The Guardian Music7 months ago
Queen Victoria statue in Belfast hospital grounds  targeted in paint attack
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Queen Victoria statue in Belfast hospital grounds targeted in paint attack

Police in Belfast have appealed for witnesses after a statue of Queen Victoria was vandalised.

Sky News - UK7 months ago
Dissatisfaction with life in UK unchanged since Covid, official data shows
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Dissatisfaction with life in UK unchanged since Covid, official data shows

Average life satisfaction still below pre-pandemic peak despite improving economic outlook, reports ONSThe proportion of people in the UK who feel dissatisfied with life has failed to improve since th...

The Guardian - UK News7 months ago
Soham killer Huntley still in hospital after attack using makeshift weapon
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Soham killer Huntley still in hospital after attack using makeshift weapon

Huntley, who is serving a life sentence for murdering two schoolgirls, has significant head trauma, the BBC understands.

BBC News - UK7 months ago
A announce ‘Prang’ – their first new album in 20 years – with strutting new single ‘Hello Sunshine’
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A announce ‘Prang’ – their first new album in 20 years – with strutting new single ‘Hello Sunshine’

"This album is gratitude – gratitude for friendship, for still making music, for still being alive" The post A announce ‘Prang’ – their first new album in 20 years – with strutting new single ‘Hello...

NME Music News7 months ago
NHS U-turn paves the way for hundreds of alleged victims of 'butcher' brain surgeon to sue
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NHS U-turn paves the way for hundreds of alleged victims of 'butcher' brain surgeon to sue

A Scottish health board has made a dramatic U-turn paving the way for hundreds of alleged victims of a "butcher" brain surgeon to sue, Sky News has learned.

Sky News - UK7 months ago
Australian comedian Magda Szubanski in remission from cancer
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Australian comedian Magda Szubanski in remission from cancer

The actress announced last year that she was undergoing treatment for a rare and aggressive cancer.

BBC Entertainment & Arts7 months ago
Vegetarians have ‘substantially lower risk’ of five types of cancer
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Vegetarians have ‘substantially lower risk’ of five types of cancer

Study shows lower risk for multiple myeloma as well as pancreatic, prostate, breast and kidney cancersVegetarians have a substantially lower risk of five types of cancer, a landmark study on the role...

The Guardian - UK News7 months ago
Boy expected to be paralysed able to walk after ground-breaking surgery
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Boy expected to be paralysed able to walk after ground-breaking surgery

A three-year-old boy who would almost certainly have been born paralysed because of a severe spinal abnormality is able to walk after having ground-breaking stem cell surgery while still in the womb.

Sky News - UK7 months ago
Ocado failing to deliver on its potential as one of UK’s great technology hopes
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Ocado failing to deliver on its potential as one of UK’s great technology hopes

Firm’s automated warehouses are struggling to compete against swift deliveries from stores by bike ridersOcado to cut 1,000 jobs in £150m cost-saving driveOnly six years ago, the boss of Ocado Group w...

The Guardian - UK News7 months ago