8 minutes ago Keir Starmer doubles down on benefits crackdown as he promises ‘zero tolerance’ on cheats

Labour work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall says young people who refuse jobs or training will lose payments as prime minister warns of ‘bulging’ cost of welfare

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17 minutes ago Roy Keane asks Ruben Amorim to change one thing after 45 minutes as Man United manager

Roy Keane was partially unimpressed with Manchester United's first half of football under new manager Ruben Amorim away to Ipswich Town

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31 minutes ago NHS managers who silence whistleblowers to be sacked under Government proposals

A new statutory duty of candour making health bosses legally accountable for responding to concerns about patient safety could also be introduced.

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34 minutes ago Health and legal experts among 73 academics to sign letter opposing ‘inadequate’ assisted dying bill

Exclusive: The letter says that a private members bill to legalise assisted dying is ‘inadequate’ adding that it ‘lacks prudence...at a time of crisis for the NHS’

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35 minutes ago Ministers speaking out against assisted dying ‘are giving false impression’, says peer

Labour’s Charlie Falconer says vocal opponents are leading voters to think government is against change‘Slippery slope’ fears over assisted dying have echoes of abortion debateSenior ministers who have spoken out against assisted dying are giving voters a “false impression” about the government’s position, a leading proponent of changing the law has said.Charlie Falconer, a Labour peer and former justice secretary, said opponents to the change were “getting more coverage” because ministers in favour of legalising assisted dying were “playing by the rules”. Continue reading...

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76 minutes ago They were accused of 'ruining people's lives'...but what do people think now?

Twenty years ago campaigners fought to stop the construction of Scout Moor windfarm. Now developers want to double it in size, has the passage of time changed people's minds?

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85 minutes ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Montell Douglas says it's 'not win and lose' as she reveals major change

The Gladiator star is competing in the BBC One dance contest with Johannes Radebe this year

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2 hours ago Vampire leeches are back to save human lives after boffins rescued them from extinction

London Zoo starts breeding threatened freshwater critters for anti-clotting and anti-inflammatory purposes as NHS uses them to help in reconstructive surgery

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2 hours ago Why Gary Neville is absent from Sky Sports coverage for Ruben Amorim's first Man Utd game

Manchester United are hoping to usher in a new chapter under Ruben Amorim, who has made three changes from their 3-0 win over Leicester, but Gary Neville won't be present in the commentary box at Portman Road

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