Jeremy Hunt has admitted that his own failings as health secretary have contributed to people waiting hours for an ambulance or in A&E departments. The ex-Cabinet minister has also described
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One in four people with dementia experience symptoms for more than two years before they are diagnosed, according to new research. A study for the Alzheimer’s Society suggests signs of
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A new campaign is being launched to urge people not to stare at anyone with a facial or other disfigurement because of the impact it has on them. Charity Changing
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Podcast host Deborah James has reached the £4 million mark for her cancer research fundraising initiative. The 40-year-old, known online as Bowel Babe after campaigning to raise awareness of the
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Boris Johnson and the Cabinet Secretary were unscathed by the latest tranche of partygate fines issued by the Metropolitan Police, as the total climbed into triple figures. It was announced
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New research estimates more than 500,000 adults are waiting for social care in England. The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (Adass) said it is a major increase on
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Health leaders fear the rise in children and young people needing treatment for eating disorders is “the tip of the iceberg” as the impact of the pandemic becomes clearer. An
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Former world darts champion Ted Hankey has been jailed for two years after he was caught on camera sexually assaulting a young woman. The 54-year-old, who had shown “more self-pity
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Former MP Natalie McGarry committed “significant breaches of trust”, a court heard, as she was found guilty of embezzling almost £25,000 from two pro-independence groups. McGarry (pictured outside court), who
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Three men have been arrested on suspicion of child abduction after a teenage girl missing for over two weeks was found in Bristol. Police issued multiple appeals to find Madison,
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