12 h. ago Call for male health workers to be allowed to examine women’s breasts sparks outcry

Some women have said that a male health worker carrying out a mammogram would be "awkward" and "an ordeal"

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17 h. ago Male health workers should be able to carry out mammograms, experts say

Mammography remains the only health examination exclusively carried out by female staff

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4 d. ago Labour blocks bid to allow SNP Government to bring in more foreign workers

The SNP accused Labour of running down the clock to stop a vote from taking place on devolving immigration powers.

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4 d. ago The 'IUD for men' is 100 per cent effective at blocking sperm for TWO YEARS

A non-hormonal male contraceptive that works by preventing sperm from leaving the body has been shown in trials to be effective for at least two years.

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4 d. ago Bad Friend by Tiffany Watt Smith review – refreshingly frank portraits of female friendship

A social and personal history that refuses to gloss over the rage, envy and hurt that form part of every close bondFalling out with a friend can feel oddly shameful. Romantic relationships are meant to have passionate highs and lows, but by the time you reach adulthood, you expect your friendships to have reached some kind of equilibrium. I have this image in my head of myself as an affectionate, devoted friend – but sometimes I examine my true feelings towards the women who are closest to me and feel shocked by my own pettiness. It is embarrassing to be a grownup but still capable of such intense flashes of rage, and envy. When my friendships become distant or strained, I wonder why I still struggle to do this basic thing.Bad Friend represents a kind of love letter to female friendship, but doesn’t gloss over how difficult it can be. Tiffany Watt Smith is a historian, and this book is a deeply researched study of 20th-century women’s relationships, but the reason for writing i...

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2 w. ago Some workers can get £18,570 tax free by using HMRC saving loophole

The government allows workers to earn up to £12,570 without paying income tax - but there is a way to increase this figure using a lesser-known HMRC tax loophole

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3 w. ago Experts call for overhaul of 'unfit for purpose' work visa system as it emerges just a THIRD of permits go to high

The UK visa system is 'unfit for purpose' and should be reformed to allow more highly-skilled workers to come here, a business consultancy firm said

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3 w. ago Millions of Afghans lose access to healthcare services as USAID cuts shut clinics

Fears of surge in malnutrition, measles, malaria and polio as 206 World Health Organization facilities forced to close ‘I begged them, my daughter was dying’: how Taliban male escort rules are killing mothers and babiesMore than 200 health facilities run by the World Health Organization in Afghanistan, providing medical care for 1.84 million people, have closed or ceased operating after the US aid cuts announced by the Trump administration shut off life-saving medical care, including vaccinations, maternal and child health services.On his first day in office in January, President Donald Trump announced an immediate freeze on all US foreign assistance, including more than $40bn (£32bn) for international projects coming from USAID, the United States Agency for International Development. It was later confirmed that more than 80% of USAID programmes had been cancelled. Continue reading...

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