PM tells of goddaughter’s death as she outlines new cancer strategy
Theresa May told how her goddaughter died from cancer as she outlined plans to spare thousands of others the “pain of losing a loved one before their time”. The Prime
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Specialist trauma officers rescue man who’s been ‘living in shed for 40 years’
An investigation is under way after a man believed to have lived in a six-foot shed for 40 years was rescued by specialist officers. The 58-year-old was found at a
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Half of women likely to develop dementia, Parkinson’s or have a stroke – study
Half of women will develop dementia, Parkinson’s disease or have a stroke in their lifetime, new research suggests. About a third of men aged 45 and one in two women
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Around quarter of out-of-hours GP appointments in England not taken up
Around a quarter of evening and weekend GP appointments are going unfilled in England, an investigation has found. Out-of-hours appointments have been available in parts of the country since 2014
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Tech firms must stop tolerating child abuse images online, says NCA chief
Technology firms should be more proactive in preventing images depicting child abuse from being made available online, the National Crime Agency’s (NCA) lead for tackling child sexual abuse has said.
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Local services to be hit with further £1.3 billion worth of cuts, councillors warn
Local services face £1.3 billion in extra cuts, councillors have said. The main grant funding from central government will be reduced by 36% in 2019-2020, according to local authorities. And
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Report calls for councils to reach out to carers before they reach ‘brink of a crisis’
More needs to be done to help the UK’s seven million carers and improve the current system that waits for them to ask for help, which is usually when they
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Sexual health services at ‘breaking point’ following funding and organisational changes
Access to sexual health and HIV services has been dramatically reduced following changes to the funding and organisation of the services, health leaders have warned. The British Association of Sexual
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Inquiry into child sexual abuse moves its attention to failings across Nottinghamshire
The Nottinghamshire strand of the ongoing child sexual abuse inquiry has opened with a list of failings by both the city council and the county council over the protection of
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Bravery award for autistic Tyler, 5, over 999 call after mother fell unconscious
A five-year-old boy with autism dialled 999 and guided paramedics to his home after his mother fell unconscious while unpacking shopping. Charley-Anne Semple, 27, praised the actions of her son,
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