Putin’s 2022 ‘peace proposal’ was a blueprint for the destruction of Ukraine

StopFake.org - Wed, 11/06/2024 - 14:00
By Peter Dickinson, for UkraineAlert One of the many myths and legends surrounding the Russian invasion of Ukraine is the idea that Kyiv rejected a reasonable Russian peace deal in the early weeks of the war. In reality, recently obtained documents confirm that the terms offered by the Kremlin in spring 2022 would have left Ukraine partitioned, disarmed, internationally isolated, […]
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Bill to ban police cell mental health detentions

Health News BBC - Wed, 11/06/2024 - 03:06
The move is part of an overhaul of decades-old mental health legislation in England and Wales.
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How many people still smoke in the UK?

Health News BBC - Wed, 11/06/2024 - 00:28
The government wants to create a smoke-free generation and restrict the sale and marketing of vapes.
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How are the vaping rules changing?

Health News BBC - Tue, 11/05/2024 - 20:06
Marketing rules will be stricter, nicotine vapes will be taxed and disposable vapes will be banned.
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NHS bosses attack 'rip off' doctor overtime rates

Health News BBC - Tue, 11/05/2024 - 17:31
NHS England says hospitals being forced into paying premium rates of over £200 an hour.
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NHS to review prostate cancer testing after Chris Hoy call for change

Health News BBC - Tue, 11/05/2024 - 17:03
The Olympic cycling champion, who has terminal cancer, wants more younger men to get checked.
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Pub garden smoking ban dropped from government plans

Health News BBC - Tue, 11/05/2024 - 13:04
The Health Secretary said he didn't want to cause further harm to the hospitality industry in England.
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Women claim injury and disfigurement after liposuction

Health News BBC - Tue, 11/05/2024 - 09:07
One woman was hospitalised after being treated at a clinic in south-west London, the BBC is told.
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Two new cases of more spreadable mpox found in UK

Health News BBC - Tue, 11/05/2024 - 01:05
All three patients were infected with the Clade 1b variant, which appears to transmit more easily.
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Novel way to beat dengue: Deaf mosquitoes stop having sex

Health News BBC - Mon, 11/04/2024 - 23:43
Mutant males struggle to mate, which could offer a way to controll mosquito populations, scientists say.
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'I can't afford a child on £53,000 salary' - why fertility rate is falling

Health News BBC - Sun, 11/03/2024 - 03:09
From 'fruitless' dating to financial pressures, people share their views on falling fertility rates.
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'Dating is fruitless so I've frozen my eggs'

Health News BBC - Sun, 11/03/2024 - 03:09
From 'fruitless' dating to financial pressures, people share their views on falling fertility rates.
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William returns to 'special place' Africa for prize awards

Scientific News BBC - Sun, 11/03/2024 - 01:41
The awards event in South Africa will have emotional connections for the Prince of Wales.
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Brick by (Crumbling) Brick

StopFake.org - Sat, 11/02/2024 - 23:32
By EUvsDisinfo Kremlin disinformation peddlers spare no effort to gush about the BRICS Summit in Kazan, singing praises to Putin as the chief architect of a new world order. Meanwhile, the contested election in Georgia remains in Moscow’s sights as it recycles old disinformation tropes. Last week there was a big show in town: the […]
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Russia’s Remorseless Moldova Campaign Nears a Crescendo

StopFake.org - Sat, 11/02/2024 - 23:17
The impending vote for Moldova’s head of state is a key moment in the new East-West conflict. By Olga Lautman, for CEPA Russia has worked tirelessly and systematically over several years to undermine Moldova’s pro-western President Maia Sandu. This campaign reaches its zenith on November 3 when the country holds its run-off vote for the head […]
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Politicians not ambitious enough to save nature, say scientists

Scientific News BBC - Sat, 11/02/2024 - 18:57
Representatives of 196 countries have been meeting in Cali, Colombia, as part of the COP biodiversity summit.
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GPs demand protection from Budget tax hike

Health News BBC - Fri, 11/01/2024 - 20:13
GPs are warning that a rise to National Insurance from next April could force them to cut staff.
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£30,000 limit on disabled adaptions grants reviewed

Health News BBC - Fri, 11/01/2024 - 18:11
A court challenge means the government will look again at the cap on the Disabled Facilities Grant.
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£30,000 limit on disabled adaptions grants reviewed

Health News BBC - Fri, 11/01/2024 - 18:11
A court challenge means the government will look again at the cap on the Disabled Facilities Grant.
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