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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.

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".

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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...

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.

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...

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.

NME Music News8 months ago

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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...

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.

BBC Entertainment & Arts8 months ago

Australian comedian Magda Szubanski in remission from cancer

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

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...

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.

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...

Catherine stresses importance of mothers' mental health during rainy Wales visit

The Prince and Princess of Wales arrive to cheers from crowds that had gathered outside despite the rain

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Film and TV charity unveils landmark mental health principles for UK industry

Move comes after 35% of sector workers surveyed described their mental health as ‘poor’ or ‘very poor’The Film and TV Charity has unveiled a landmark set of principles for safeguarding mental health i...

NHS maternity units often cover up harmful errors in childbirth, report finds

Damning inquiry into services in England reveals falsification of medical records after ‘negligent’ careWhat is the national maternity and neonatal investigation and why was it launched?Cruel comments...

Alternative bone cement sourced to avoid delays to patients' surgeries

The NHS has secured two alternative providers of medical cement to prevent delays to patients' surgeries amid a shortage of stock by its main supplier.

BBC Entertainment & Arts8 months ago

TV producers spotted my Insta breast surgery pictures

Broomfield Hospital surgeon Sascha Dua says cameras followed her work and her life as a single mum.

NHS secures bone cement rescue package so joint surgery can resume

Joint operations were postponed after the main supplier suffered a critical incident at its plant.

Half of Britons avoid calling GP when they are ill, survey finds

Most believe they will struggle to get an appointment, with over a quarter choosing to manage ailment themselvesAlmost half the public delay or avoid contacting their GP surgery when they are ill, mai...

Assisted dying on Welsh NHS a step closer as Senedd votes in favour

In major vote Senedd backs legislation which could allow for terminally ill people to end their lives.