4 hours ago Anger as Scottish Government approves plans for homes on war memorial site

The Scottish Government backed plans to develop the hillside site where dozens of old soldiers had their ashes scattered

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10 hours ago Starmer and Streeting invite ‘entire nation’ to contribute to consultation on reforming NHS – UK politics live

Labour invite the public to share their experiences, views and ideas on fixing the NHS in a nation-wide consultationGood morning. When the Labour government came into power, Wes Streeting, the health secretary, declared on his first day in office “the policy of this department is that the NHS is broken”. The government is going to published a 10-year health plan to fix it, and it is due to be published next spring.Streeting has said the plan will involve three main elements: moving from analogue to digital; more focus on primary care, not hospital care; and more focus on prevention. Keir Starmer explained them in a speech on the NHS in September.Members of the public, as well as NHS staff and experts will be invited to share their experiences views and ideas for fixing the NHS via the o...

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20 hours ago 'Yes or no – will you fully fund North Manchester General Hospital's rebuild plans as promised?'

EXCLUSIVE: Helena Vesty sat down with Andrew Gwynne MP to hear the latest on the government plans for North Manchester General and Stepping Hill hospitals

Science

30 hours ago Shadow business secretary would support 'mutualisation' of Post Office

Kevin Hollinrake, who served as postal minister in Rishi Sunak's government, said the plan to mutualise the Post Office had been considered when he was in office

Society

31 hours ago Keir Starmer warned that trans conversion therapy ban could lead to 'criminalisation' of parents opposed to their child's gender swap

More than 140 people including peers, MPs, doctors and psychotherapists have signed an open letter to the Prime Minister with 'grave concerns about the government's plan.

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33 hours ago Pharmacies in 'crisis' warning with not enough nurses to fulfil NHS plans

he warning comes as Wes Streeting is to launch a major consultation next week to help shape the Government's 10-year plan for the health service, inviting patients and NHS staff to contribute to the "national conversation"

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35 hours ago Labour warned nursing shortage and pharmacy closures will affect NHS turnaround

Health Secretary Wes Streeting is to launch a major consultation to help shape the Government’s 10-year-plan for the health service next week.

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36 hours ago Rugby brain injury lawsuit stuck in legal limbo – and players are still suffering

Push and pull for public opinion between lawyers and rugby authorities rumbles on but where would we be if no one had taken action in the first place?Four years ago, just after the Guardian had first reported that a group of eight rugby union players had been diagnosed with early onset dementia and were planning legal action against the game’s governing bodies, I sat down to a three-way interview with the former Wales international Alix Popham and the forensic pathologist Bennet Omalu. It was Popham’s idea. He had just gone public with his own diagnosis and was planning to launch a charitable foundation to raise awareness about brain health. He had seen the movie about Omalu’s life, Concussion, and wanted to learn more about his story.Omalu describes himself as the man who first identif...

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