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Doctors lose new jobs package as strike to go ahead

Thu, 04/02/2026 - 02:29
The offer of 1,000 more training posts has been withdrawn after the union refused to scrap the planned six-day strike.
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Newly qualified paramedics told to apply for jobs abroad due to hire freeze

Wed, 04/01/2026 - 20:20
The Welsh Ambulance Service said newly qualified paramedics would not be offered roles this year due to "financial and operational issues".
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How dads are bonding over learning to braid hair

Wed, 04/01/2026 - 18:50
Social club the Secret Life of Dads aims to provide a safe space for dads to bond with each other, and to learn skills to help them at home.
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'Would I have made it to 60 if my cancer symptoms weren't detected?'

Wed, 04/01/2026 - 15:53
Marie McGrath was diagnosed with bowel cancer at the start of 2026
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Warning to patients ahead of next doctors' strike

Wed, 04/01/2026 - 14:37
The industrial action is due to start on 7 April and there is likely to be disruption to services.
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Warning to patients ahead of next doctors' strike

Wed, 04/01/2026 - 14:14
The industrial action is due to start on 7 April and there is likely to be disruption to services.
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My daughter has childhood dementia and may not live past 16

Wed, 04/01/2026 - 08:18
Diagnosed just before her fourth birthday, Sophia, now 15, can no longer speak and cannot walk unaided.
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My daughter has childhood dementia and may not live past 16

Wed, 04/01/2026 - 08:18
Diagnosed just before her fourth birthday, Sophia, now 15, can no longer speak and cannot walk unaided.
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Weight-loss jabs will be offered on NHS for people at risk of further heart attacks

Wed, 04/01/2026 - 02:01
More than a million people in England will start being offered the anti-obesity jab for better heart health and to avoid strokes.
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Weight-loss jabs will be offered on NHS for people at risk of further heart attacks

Wed, 04/01/2026 - 02:01
More than a million people in England will start being offered the anti-obesity jab for better heart health and to avoid strokes.
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Inside Health

Tue, 03/31/2026 - 12:00
James Gallagher finds out how a hot flush feels - and delves into a new treatment.
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Inside Health

Tue, 03/31/2026 - 12:00
James Gallagher finds out how a hot flush feels - and delves into a new treatment.
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Starmer gives doctors 48 hours to cancel strike or lose new jobs package

Tue, 03/31/2026 - 09:50
The prime minister says the NHS could lose 1,000 extra training places if resident doctors go ahead with a six-day strike next week.
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The man who wants to bring human composting to the UK

Tue, 03/31/2026 - 08:25
Human composting is when a body placed in a sealed vessel containing organic matter turns into soil.
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PM gives BMA 48 hours to call-off strike or lose 1,000 training posts

Tue, 03/31/2026 - 08:08
Starmer sets deadline for doctors' union to call off six-day walkout due to begin after Easter.
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'Something wasn't right': Wrong sperm given to UK families by IVF clinics in northern Cyprus

Tue, 03/31/2026 - 07:54
Families of seven children believe the wrong sperm or egg donors were used in their IVF treatment.
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'Something wasn't right': Wrong sperm given to UK families by IVF clinics in northern Cyprus

Tue, 03/31/2026 - 07:54
Families of seven children believe the wrong sperm or egg donors were used in their IVF treatment.
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Why the benefit used by more than 8 million people may not be fit for the future

Tue, 03/31/2026 - 02:09
Can Universal Credit and the work and benefits system more generally reshape itself to meet a new reality?
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Why the benefit used by more than 8 million people may not be fit for the future

Tue, 03/31/2026 - 02:09
Can Universal Credit and the work and benefits system more generally reshape itself to meet a new reality?
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Man fears stroke or heart attack due to aspirin shortage

Mon, 03/30/2026 - 08:07
David Slater, 72, says ministers need to step up and sort out issues with the medication.
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