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Patricia Dawson died after repeated mistakes in A&E

'Life and death mix-up' Family's grief after former nurse died in A&E after staff read wrong 'Do Not Resuscitate' order

A pharmacist stocks shelves at a chemist

Brexit has ‘exacerbated’ UK drug shortages with supply 'broken', research finds

Patients were forced to wait over an hour at Hilly Fields Medical Centre in Ladywell, South East London

Patient turned away in tears after queueing for over an hour at Lewisham GP blighted by long waits

Patients were forced to wait over an hour at Hilly Fields Medical Centre in Ladywell, South East London

Dozens of patients forced to queue ‘over an hour’ for GP appointment only to be told ‘come back tomorrow’

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TV cosmetic doctor gave free Botox to OnlyFans model in return for sex at his clinic, medical tribunal finds

In 2021-2022, over 5,000 referrals to Tavistock were reported by the NHS, compared to just under 250 who were questioning their gender identity ten years earlier

NHS ‘to review all transgender treatment’ after landmark report calls for ‘more cautious approach’ to transitioning

The fitness influencer has been transparent to her fans about her continual health struggles with ulcerative colitis following a diagnosis in 2018.

Former Made in Chelsea star Louise Thompson reveals she had 'life-saving' stoma bag fitted

In 2021-2022, over 5,000 referrals to Tavistock were reported by the NHS, compared to just under 250 who were questioning their gender identity ten years earlier.

Children should not be rushed to change gender, report to say

NHS consultants have agreed a deal to end long-running pay dispute

NHS consultants end pay dispute after accepting fresh government pay offer

Thousands of people across the United Kingdom will have access to trials that could revolutionise the diagnosis of Alzheimer's.

Thousands to be offered blood tests for Alzheimer’s in landmark UK trial

Vaping increases the risk of heart disease, study finds

Vaping causes substantial increase in the risk of heart failure, study finds

Katie Price warns of 'damaging' plastic surgery, saying there's 'nothing worse' than young women undergoing cosmetic procedures

Katie Price warns of 'damaging' plastic surgery, saying 'nothing worse' than young women having cosmetic procedures

The store was closed down immediately

KFC customers forced to leave east London restaurant mid-meal after officers find rats in kitchen

King Charles is planning to lead the Royal Family at the Easter Sunday service next week in a public 'show of unity'

King Charles hopes to lead Royals at 'Easter Lite' service in 'show of unity' amid his and Kate's cancer treatment

Junior doctors demonstrate in Trafalgar Square before marching to the Department of Health, April 11, 2023

Junior doctors vote by 98 per cent to continue strike action for another six months over pay dispute

The ICO has launched an urgent probe into the alleged security breach

Kate ‘told hospital staff tried to view her medical records’ as calls for police to investigate ‘major security breach’

Humans become infected when they ingest water or food contaminated with tapeworm cysts

Tapeworm eggs found in brain of man who ate undercooked bacon

Supermodel Christie Brinkley has revealed she was diagnosed with skin cancer

Supermodel Christie Brinkley, 70, reveals skin cancer diagnosis as she details graphic treatment

The report found that UK mental wellbeing levels in 2023 had not recovered from pre-pandemic levels.

The UK is the second most miserable place in the world - with one central Asian country taking top spot

The NHS app will monitor people’s step counts

NHS app will monitor patients’ step counts and heart rates 'to help people get back to work'

Ultra-processed foods have been linked to a wide range of negative health outcomes including early death

Ultra-processed food linked to 32 different health problems including cancer, heart disease, diabetes and early death

The Norwegian Dawn has been banned from docking.

Thousands left stuck 'floating aimlessly' in quarantine off Africa coast after cholera scare

Wendy Williams thanks supporters for 'love and kind words' after she is diagnosed with same rare form of dementia as Bruce Willis

Wendy Williams thanks supporters for 'love and kind words' after she is diagnosed with same rare form of dementia as Bruce Willis
Author Wendy Mitchell

Author Wendy Mitchell issues plea for 'choice of how we die' as she announces her death after battle with dementia

Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disease that causes hair loss through an autoimmune response

Alopecia breakthrough as NHS rolls out treatment for the first time

File image of an ambulance vehicle from East Midlands Ambulance Service

Pensioner who 'could not breathe' dies three hours after calling for ambulance that was never dispatched

Frozen eggs and embryos may have been destroyed at London fertility clinic affecting more than 130 women

Frozen eggs and embryos may have been destroyed at London fertility clinic affecting more than 130 women

Junior doctors will strike again at the end of the month

Junior doctors announce they will stage five-day 'full walkout' later this month

Mutant wolves living in the wasteland of the Chernobyl disaster appear to be evolving the ability to fight cancer

Mutant wolves living in Chernobyl disaster are evolving ability to fight cancer

An NHS dentist in Bristol has asked prospective patients to stop queuing outside after a six-hour-long around-the-block line formed after hundreds of local hopefuls tried to sign up for the new service

New NHS dentist stops enrolling patients in Bristol as six-hour-long around-the-block queue disperses

King Charles has been diagnosed with cancer, it was revealed on Monday

King Charles ‘hugely positive’ about cancer treatment as world rallies behind monarch after shock diagnosis

King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer

Read in full: Buckingham Palace's statement as King Charles diagnosed with cancer

Celine Dion presents the award for album of the year during the 66th annual Grammy Awards.

Celine Dion earns standing ovation at Grammy Awards to present album of the year, amid 'human statue' condition

Patients can be given medication under England's new Pharmacy First scheme

Which illnesses can pharmacies now diagnose and treat? Patients urged not to see GP for these conditions

Five people are believed to have developed symptoms of the degenerative brain disease despite being aged just 38 to 55

Alzheimer’s passed from corpses to patients in first reported case of disease’s transmission

Ministers Debate Proposals For Foundation Hospitals

Nearly 20,000 reports of sexual abuse in NHS-run mental health units in the past five years

Doctor preparing a vaccine to inject into a patient

First bowel cancer vaccine to 'completely get rid of tumours and stop them coming back' could be available in 2 years

The Only Fans model underwent the operation because she "wanted to feel good and better about herself" as she hated the way her breasts looked.

'Petrified and traumatised' model left with necrosis after flying to Turkey for £3,000 breast surgery

A blood test could be just as accurate as painful and invasive lumbar punctures for detecting Alzheimer's disease, research suggests

Alzheimer’s blood test detects disease 15 years before symptoms, new study shows

Two thirds of Brits already given up on Veganuary ventures by third week of January

Two thirds of Brits already given up on Veganuary ventures by third week of January

The UK is in the 'worst heart care crisis in living memory'.

UK suffering ‘worst heart care crisis in living memory' as early deaths from heart disease soar to 10-year high

File image of a technician in laboratory research of cancer diseases

UK among worst in the world for cancer survival rates for six of the deadliest types of disease

Baywatch star Nicole Eggert has revealed that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer

Baywatch star reveals shock breast cancer diagnosis after mistaking symptoms for menopause

A new study found the average litre of bottled water has nearly a quarter million invisible pieces of nanoplastics

Average plastic bottle of water contains 240,000 nanoplastics particles, study finds

James Atkinson

University graduate died after eating two bites of pizza ordered from Deliveroo, inquest hears

Victoria Atkins has told striking junior doctors that the NHS 'belongs to all of us'

'NHS belongs to all of us, not just you', Health Secretary tells striking junior doctors, as walkout enters third day

The union is seeking "pay restoration" to 2008 levels, which it has estimated as the equivalent of a 35 per cent pay rise.

BMA accuses NHS managers of 'misusing' requests for striking doctors to return to wards

Mrs Kirkham’s Lancashire Cheese Ltd has taken the precautionary step of recalling various Lancashire Cheese products because the products might contain E. Coli

Four types of cheese that could be in Christmas hampers recalled due to E. Coli fears

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Man detained after police operation at Iranian consulate in Paris

A group of Brits consumed the plane's entire booze supply in just 25 minutes

Brit passengers on four-hour flight to Turkey drink entire plane dry in 25 minutes

A man was arrested after entering the Iranian consulate - near the Eiffel Tower.

Man arrested after man ‘threatened to blow himself up’ outside Iranian consulate in Paris

The Canary Islands tourism minister has urged British holidaymakers not to cancel their trips.

Canary Islands plead with British holidaymakers not to cancel trips despite surge in anti-tourism protests

Nicola Sturgeon speaks to the media (l) after husband Peter Murrell (pictured with her right) charged over SNP finance probe

Nicola Sturgeon breaks silence after husband Peter Murrell charged in SNP finance probe

Women who have been filmed covertly on nights out are being asked to contact police

Women urged to contact police over 'misogynistic' Manchester nightlife videos as clips surface from other cities

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Israel ‘gave US last-minute warning about drone attack on Iran’

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Iran fires air defence batteries at two sites after drones spotted

Building on fire

Ukraine claims it shot down Russian bomber as Moscow’s missiles kill eight

Signs twinning Bournemouth with Israeli city mysteriously vanish as police probe apparent hate crime

Signs twinning Bournemouth with Israeli city mysteriously vanish as police probe apparent hate crime

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G7 foreign ministers warns of new sanctions on Iran and urge de-escalation

Boris Johnson breached rules for former ministers, watchdog rules

Boris Johnson breached government rules by being ‘evasive’ about links to hedge fund

The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology has 31 tracks

The hidden meaning behind tracks on Taylor Swift's new album as superstar blasts exes Joe Alwyn and Matty Healy

Passengers on London's transport network should be thrown off if they play music out loud, Susan Hall says

People who play music out loud on London transport ‘to be thrown off’ says Tory Susan Hall as mayoral race hots up

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Japanese doctors demand damages from Google over ‘groundless’ reviews

EU proposes a deal on free movement for young people

Brussels offers the UK a free movement deal that would give young Britons the right to live in the EU

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‘Not fair on taxpayers’: PM to unleash ‘sick-note squads’ as he tells Brits ‘you don’t get anything in life without hard work’

PM to unleash ‘sick-note squads’ as he tells Brits ‘you don’t get anything in life without hard work’
Air defences

Russia pummels exhausted Ukrainian forces ahead of springtime advance

Leonid Volkov

Two suspects held in Poland after attack on Navalny ally in Lithuania

Former President Donald Trump during jury selection at Manhattan criminal court

From a man who meditates every morning to a corporate lawyer: The 12 jurors who will decide Donald Trump's fate
There are fears the traditional fry-up is dying out because young people think it's too fatty

Gen Z shun the ‘greasy and high-calorie’ classic fry-up with one in ten never eating the famous dish
Taylor Swift performing during the Eras Tour

Taylor Swift reveals surprise 2am double album drop with record packed with secret messages and attacks on her exes
Pakistan Suicide Attack

Japanese workers narrowly escape suicide bombing in Pakistan

Lloyd Evans wrote in a Spectator article how he lost control of his 'lunatic libido' during a lecture by Lea Ypi

Female academic hits back at Spectator writer who said he went for sex at massage parlour after watching her lecture
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'Catapulting epidemic' in 'peaceful English' village sees animals killed, cars damaged and funeral-goers targeted
French toddler Emile Soleil may have been eaten by a pack of wolves following discovery of 2-year-old's skull

French toddler Emile Soleil may have been eaten by a pack of wolves following discovery of 2-year-old's remains

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Rishi Sunak outside 10 Downing Street

Rishi Sunak facts: Height, wife, children and policies revealed

Big Freeze

Arctic blast sets off government's Cold Weather Payment - but are you eligible for the £25 off energy bills?
Armistice Day marks the signing of the armistice in 1918

Armistice Day: What is it about and when will the two-minute silence be held?

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Prince William told a volunteer he would 'take care' of Kate.

Prince William promises to ‘take care’ of Kate as he breaks silence on her cancer diagnosis
Prince William has returned to royal duties for the first time since Kate's cancer diagnosis.

William’s royal return: Prince visits food charity in first public engagement since Kate’s cancer diagnosis
Prince Harry backdated his new official status as a US resident to the exact day he and Meghan left Frogmore Cottage

Harry ‘backdated US residency to the day he was evicted from Frogmore Cottage ‘to make point to King & William’

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Princess Kate revealed she was receiving treatment for cancer this evening.

Princess Kate: Now close the door, draw the curtains and focus on you!

We should be asking why Gen Z are struggling not reprimanding them for it, Natasha Devon argues.

Generation Sicknote: If Gen Z are struggling to work then that’s a reflection of the lack of support available to them
Sunak called for an end to the descent into 'mob rule'.

Sunak is blaming the fallout of his political losses on protests - and cutting off the lifeblood of our democracy
Humza Yousaf's troubles continue to plague him in 2024.

Be careful what you wish for is a phrase coined for Humza Yousaf

Royal Mail proposals to axe Saturday post would undoubtedly hit a nerve, writes Tina McKenzie.

Small businesses shouldn't have to bear the brunt if Royal Mail axes Saturday post

Rishi Sunak still faces a big fight over Rwanda

Rishi Sunak's Rwanda woes are far from over as he faces Lords challenge and Tory critics circle
Caller tells Shelagh his solution to illegal immigration.

LBC caller tells Shelagh Fogarty that the Channel islands are the answer to 'illegal immigration'
'Rishi Sunak chooses to do the self interested party politics': Shelagh Fogarty reflects on Tories' immigration policies

'Rishi Sunak chooses to do the self-interested party politics': Shelagh Fogarty reflects on Tories' migration policies
Premier League clubs should stump up money for policing, writes Henry Riley

Met Police chief is right to put the boot into the Premier League, writes Henry Riley

Image taken from the bridge of HMS Diamond, seen here firing her Sea Viper missiles in the Red Sea

Red Sea clashes with the Houthis must not be just a fight for freedom of navigation - but for freedom from Iran’s hostile actions too

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