1 hour ago Mother, 41, with rare cancer caused by exposure to asbestos calls for urgent action to remove killer substance from schools and hospitals

Emily-Jane Scandrett, 41, has pleural mesothelioma, an incurable cancer most commonly found in men over the age of 75. She is calling for urgent action to remove asbestos.

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4 hours ago Middle East crisis live: Israeli airstrike hits front of hospital in south Beirut, spokesperson says

Attack hit entrance of Rafic Hariri university hospital – the largest public hospital in LebanonIsraeli forces blew up homes and besieged schools and shelters for displaced people on Monday as they deepened their operations in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, residents and medics said.They also rounded up men and ordered women to leave the camp, they said. Continue reading...

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5 hours ago Middle East crisis live: Israeli airstrike reportedly hits hospital in Beirut’s southern suburbs

Strike appears to have hit hospital parking lot, according to hospital source Israeli forces blew up homes and besieged schools and shelters for displaced people on Monday as they deepened their operations in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, residents and medics said.They also rounded up men and ordered women to leave the camp, they said. Continue reading...

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6 hours ago Keir Starmer signals the introduction of further 'nanny state measures' to prevent ill health

Sir Keir Starmer has signalled that he will bring in further 'nanny state' measures to help prevent ill health.

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24 hours ago The asbestos time bomb in our schools: Thousands of institutions are crumbling and shedding toxic fibres

Once a year, primary school headteacher Roger Tweed used to take his board of governors on a tour of asbestos hot spots in the buildings where he taught, reassuring them that they were all safe.

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