Whitty: Arguments against plan to ban youngsters from smoking ‘surprising’
England’s chief medical officer Professor Sir Chris Whitty rejected the civil liberties arguments made by Tory MPs opposed to the ban.
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German chancellor says Russia’s invasion of Ukraine threatens global security
Olaf Scholz made the comments during a visit to Beijing.
World News|Apr 16
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Single mum of three left to sort out her own travel
A single mum with three primary-age children was left having to sort out her own travel, after Aurigny transferred the family onto a flight to another London airport.
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Ladies’ College student places second in Great Debate 2024
A student from The Ladies’ College has made a great impression at Windsor Castle in The Great Debate, the Historical Association's public-speaking competition for school years 10 -13.
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Who is ‘Britain’s strictest headteacher’ Katharine Birbalsingh?
Michaela Community School in London is at the centre of a legal challenge.
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Knife attack against bishop and priest being treated as terrorism, police say
New South Wales police commissioner Karen Webb said the suspect’s comments pointed to a religious motive for the attack.
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Seeing the same GP ‘could boost life expectancy’
Academics from the University of Leicester explored the impact of general practice on how long people live.
UK News|Apr 15
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Diabetes test ‘may be inaccurate for thousands of South Asian people in UK’
New research has identified a genetic variant amongst people of South Asian heritage that affects the results of the HbA1c test.
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Sunak faces revolt as MPs prepare to debate ‘smokefree generation’ plans
MPs will have a free vote on the Prime Minister’s flagship policy of banning the sale of tobacco to anyone born after January 1 2009.
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Twice as many charities report young adults needing food support for first time
Food waste charity FareShare made contact with more than 1,400 charities as part of their annual survey.
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Call for process review to cut risk of surgical swabs being left in patients
An investigation found there has been between 11 and 23 instances of swabs being left behind in patient’s bodies every year since 2015.
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New trial will see lung transplant patients also given donor ‘skin patches’
Scientists are investigating whether the patches can be used as an ‘early warning system’ to identify lung rejection.
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Secrets of Winchcombe meteorite’s brutal space journey revealed in new analysis
The space rock was repeatedly smashed apart and rebuilt in a violent odyssey that lasted millions of years.
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Report suggests people with breast cancer are being ‘systematically left behind’
The Lancet Breast Cancer Commission says people with the disease are continuing to face glaring inequalities and significant adversity.
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Union cancels STV 24-hour strike amid talks on pay dispute
The stoppage was planned for Tuesday.
UK News|Apr 15
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