Streeting rules out VAT on private healthcare
The health secretary says "it's not happening", as ministers face questions about the prospect of tax rises.
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New online NHS hospital service by 2027, PM to promise
Patients will get the option of digital support when GPs refer them but only for certain conditions.
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'Severe period pain – it's not normal'
Reah Steer was prescribed the contraceptive pill, which only disguised her endometriosis.
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British veterans with hearing loss start legal battle over 'faulty' earplugs
Lawyers say the earplugs were used in operations, including in Afghanistan, from 2003 onwards.
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Why I'm challenging Nike, Adidas and Puma over single shoes
Former Para-athletic world champion Stef Reid says footwear companies are failing amputees.
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Nurses and pharmacists endangering patients by supplying illegal Botox
An undercover BBC team catch a fake doctor, a pharmacist and a nurse supplying Botox illegally without checks.
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How to have a social life - even when it feels hard
Advice on staying connected with friends when life feels like a never-ending to-do list.
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Doctors' union warning over online booking safety risk
GPs are concerned they will be at the end of an "online triage tsunami" when the new system launches.
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How weight-loss injections are turning obesity into a wealth issue
With claims of a 'two-tier system', could it be that these drugs are exacerbating health inequalities?
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Putin’s Propagandists Dismiss US Statements
Russian propagandists are parroting the Kremlin’s apparent indifference to Trump’s attacks. By Julia Davis, for CEPA US President Donald J. Trump surprised many on September 23 with a social media post asserting that “Russia has been fighting aimlessly for three and a half years a War that should have taken a Real Military Power less than a […]
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Can England's rugby heroes inspire more girls to stay in sport?
Sports groups hope England Women's Rugby World Cup success can boost girls playing sport.
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Dad's frustration over stillbirth report delay
Bereaved Thomas and Ewa Hender are querying why a report completed 18 months ago is only now available.
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Trump Called Russia a ‘Paper Tiger’ Because He Believes Putin Is Losing
By Peter Dickinson, for UkraineAlert US President Donald Trump made headlines this week with a social media post that suggested a dramatic shift in his position on the Russia-Ukraine War. After months of insisting that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “doesn’t have the cards” and must “make a deal” involving sweeping concessions to the Kremlin, Trump suddenly declared on […]
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Florence Welch says she had life-saving surgery after ectopic pregnancy
The singer says she had emergency surgery shortly after performing at a festival in August 2023.
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Dismissed as a joke, UK's first rice crop ripe for picking after hot summer
Paddy fields are thriving in a quiet part of east England and might help feed us in the future.
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Dismissed as a joke, UK's first rice crop ripe for picking after hot summer
Paddy fields are thriving in a quiet part of east England and might help feed us in the future.
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Collagen: Do you drink it? Inject it? Rub it on your skin? And does it work?
Pills, powders and creams promise to top up natural supplies which decrease as we get older.
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'My labour went on for 85 hours - now I know why'
Lana Boocock said her symptoms were dismissed as irritable bowel syndrome or "part of being a woman".
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Kremlin Disinfo Surge Targets Moldova ahead of Elections
By EUvsDisinfo As Moldova prepares for its parliamentary elections on September 28, the country is facing an unprecedented wave of hybrid threats and FIMI. The Kremlin-backed propaganda is amplified through media outlets and social media networks tied to the so-called Matryoshka network, distributing fake content to erode support for President Maia Sandu and derail Moldova’s path toward EU […]
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Ratmageddon: Why rats are overrunning our cities
Rats are multiplying at speed in urban areas. So, what's really behind the boom - and is it now unstoppable?
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