The first targeted immunotherapy treatment for people with triple negative breast cancer has been provisionally rejected for use on the NHS. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice)
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Young adults are more likely to feel lonely than their elders, a new study suggests. There are 31% of 18 to 24-year-olds who say they are lonely often or all
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A couple who want to move their severely disabled five-year-old daughter to an Italian hospital are waiting for a judge’s ruling after becoming embroiled in a life-support dispute with doctors
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Theresa May has urged MPs to seize a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” to help domestic abuse survivors by passing “landmark” new laws. The former prime minister used her Commons first speech since
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A pregnant MP has asked the police for protection after an anti-abortion group launched a campaign against her. Walthamstow MP Stella Creasy, who supported efforts to bring about a change
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Twitter has launched a new filter tool which can hide spam and abusive messages that are sent to users via the platform’s direct messages feature. The tool adds a new
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A rape pornography law brought in four years ago has had little impact with few prosecutions, a legal academic who campaigned for its introduction has said. More than eight out
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A former DUP mayor has quit the party after being charged with sexual offences involving a child. Thomas Hogg (pictured), 31, is set to appear before Belfast Magistrates’ Court later
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A local council has apologised after it mistakenly sent letters to 41 grieving families inviting them to apply for a school place for their dead child. Norfolk County Council’s error
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A UN poverty expert has said Scotland is on “a very different trajectory” to the rest of the UK when it comes to social security. Philip Alston, UN Special Rapporteur
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