Time to fix NHS as long waits continue, experts say
Government is urged to show commitment to the NHS at the Budget, as experts sound the alarm over missed targets.
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Police identify 24 suspects over hospital drug deaths
Several people are being investigated for alleged gross negligence manslaughter over the deaths.
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UK firm GSK to pay $2.2bn over Zantac cancer claims
The firm has reached agreements with law firms representing about 80,000, or 93%, of claimants.
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Explorer Shackleton’s lost ship as never seen before
A new 3D scan shows Endurance exactly as it is 3,000m down in Antarctica’s icy waters.
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Families criticise redacted report into disgraced surgeon
A heavily-redacted report on cases linked to surgeon Yaser Jabbar should be released in full, parents say.
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Wildlife numbers fall by 73% in 50 years, global stocktake finds
Global wildlife populations have shrunk by an average of 73% in the past 50 years, data shows.
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Puberty-blocker focus disproportionate, Cass says
The author of a landmark report into child gender services says the treatment has been oversold.
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Mama bear beats rival who killed her cub to win Fat Bear Week
The brown bear, named 128 Grazer, also defeated her rival, Chunk, last year to win the title.
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Inquest hears of opportunities missed in teen death
The inquest is hearing from staff who were on duty when Chloe Longster was admitted to hospital.
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Google DeepMind boss wins Nobel for proteins breakthrough
Three scientists share the prize for their revolutionary work on proteins, the buildings blocks of life.
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'Our son died. Now we can use his sperm to have a grandchild'
An Indian court has cleared the way for a couple to use their dead son's frozen sperm.
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More bereaved parents offered baby-loss certificate
The certificates are a recognition of pregnancy loss before 24 weeks, also known as a miscarriage.
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A 24-hour party of pain - a day and night running round a track
In a quiet corner of London a small group of extraordinary runners complete laps of an athletics track for a day and a night. Why do they do it? And how far do they go?
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What is the law on assisted suicide and euthanasia?
Many countries have legalised assisted dying, assisted suicide or euthanasia, which are different.
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The challenges of identifying deepfakes ahead of the 2024 Brazil election
By Beatriz Farrugia, for DFRLab BANNER: Screencaps from a fake video featuring President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva that was shared on July 1, 2024 by Kim Kataguiri, then a pre-candidate for mayor of São Paulo. (Source: Kim Kataguiri/Instagram) For the first time, Brazil will hold elections under electoral regulations that stipulates strict transparency rules […]
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'Godfather of AI' shares Nobel Physics Prize
Two scientists share the Nobel Prize for Physics for their work on machine learning.
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Water firms told to cut customer bills over poor performance
Water companies must reduce customers' bills over poor performance but it will have a small impact.
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My pilgrimage to the vanishing Sphinx snow patch
The Sphinx, a patch of snow thought to be the longest-lasting in the UK, has melted for the fourth consecutive year.
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Putin Rids Russia of a Troublesome Priest
The Kremlin dishes out a lesson in clerical obedience to a churchman with heterodox views on Ukraine. By Elisabeth Braw, for CEPA Three short years ago, Metropolitan Hilarion was still the Russian Orthodox Church’s second-in-command, in charge of relations with the rest of the world. The relatively young cleric, an internationally respected theologian with a doctorate from Oxford, […]
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The Kremlin’s Disaster Disinformation Exploits in Poland
By EUvsDisinfo Since mid-September, an uncharacteristically heavy rainfall has caused a series of floods across Central Europe. One country particularly affected by the unseasonal inundations was Poland. As Polish authorities declared a state of emergency, and rushed to rescue those already affected and evacuate people from potential danger, the Kremlin’s disinformation peddlers saw an opening to […]
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