8 h. ago New Rio de Janeiro law requires public hospitals to display anti

Opponents view the controversial act as part of a growing trend across Brazil to further restrict abortion accessA new law has just come into force in Rio de Janeiro requiring all public hospitals and clinics run by the municipal government to display anti-abortion signs bearing messages such as: “Did you know that the unborn child is discarded as hospital waste?”Reproductive rights activists view the act as the latest example of a growing trend across Brazil to further restrict access to abortion in a country that already has some of the world’s most restrictive laws. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Suspected 'stabbing' near Scots primary school leaves child in hospital

Emergency services raced to Muir Road in Dumbarton, near Aitkenbar and St Peter's Primary School, after the alarm was raised at around 3.30pm on Wednesday.

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1 week ago Work begins on new £300m child cancer centre at Great Ormond Street Hospital

New facility could be completed by 2028 to provide world-leading care for youngsters and their families

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2 w. ago Emma Louise Connolly in hospital weeks after giving birth amid 'hardest few days of her life'

Emma Louise Connolly revealed she was admitted to hospital just weeks after giving birth to her second child with husband and former Made in Chelsea star Oliver Proudlock

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2 w. ago Made In Chelsea star rushed to hospital weeks after giving birth to second child

Emma Connolly, who is married to fellow E4 star Oliver Proudlock, gave birth to her second child - a baby boy called Levi - in March, but has now been readmitted to hospital

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2 w. ago Conversations with strangers: inviting people to join my daily walk has made my life fuller | Jacqueline Asiimwe

From Kampala to Bangkok, I’ve walked with young and old, students and politicians, artists and ambassadors. Everyone has a story to tellIn the Uganda of the 1980s, my family lived in Kampala. We did not own a car, so walking was part of daily life: to school, to church, to the market, to the hospital and to visit relatives.As the eldest child, I often accompanied my mother to Owino market. We would walk there from our neighbourhood, Namirembe, and I’d trail behind her with a basket balanced on my head, collecting the week’s groceries. Those early walks were not just about errands – they were quiet rituals of bonding, observation and endurance. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Liverpool parade crash suspect absent from court as victims named

Paul Doyle has been charged with a series of alleged offencers following the parade in Liverpool city centre.

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2 w. ago Liverpool parade crash suspect Paul Doyle absent from court as victims named

Paul Doyle, 53, is charged with seven offences over a crash during Liverpool's Premier League victory parade where more than 100 people were left injured in the city centre

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2 w. ago Liverpool parade crash victims named for first time after restrictions lifted

Paul Doyle, 53, is charged with seven offences in connection with the crash, which happened on Water Street in the city centre as thousands of Liverpool fans gathered for the football team celebrations just after 6pm on May 26.

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2 w. ago Names of victims in Liverpool parade crash released for first time

The complainants include an 18-year-old man and two women aged 66 and 77

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2 w. ago Liverpool parade crash victims named for first time in new update

Simon Nash, 52, Susan Passey, 77, Christine Seeckts, 66, and Ethan Gillard, 18, have all been named as revellers injured in the car crash incident at the Liverpool FC Premier League victory parade

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2 w. ago More than 100 people were injured in Liverpool title parade crash

Authorities have updated the injury toll to 109, with four people still receiving hospital treatment for their injuries, it was revealed on Monday

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2 w. ago Police issue Liverpool parade crash update as 109 injured and four remain in hospital

Paul Doyle has been charged in connection with the incident and will next appear in court in August

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2 w. ago Liverpool parade crash victims rise to 109 as police appeal for more witnesses after Paul Doyle charged over incident

The number of people injured in during Liverpool FC's Premier League celebrations has risen to 109.

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2 w. ago Number of casualties in Liverpool parade car crash rises to 109

Four people remain in hospital a week after the incident in the city’s Water Street

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2 w. ago Liverpool parade crash victim numbers rise as police issue major update

Four people remain in hospital after a car ploughed into crowds at the Liverpool FC victory parade, with the total number of people reported to have been injured standing at 109

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2 w. ago Alex Jones gives health update after hospital visit with youngest child

Alex Jones gave a health update on her daughter, after spending time in hospital

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2 w. ago Teenager and two adults killed in M5 crash as child fights for life

Another child is fighting for their life in hospital following the single-vehicle collision in south Gloucestershire

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2 w. ago Child and two adults killed in M5 crash as road remains closed

Another child is fighting for their life in hospital following the single-vehicle collision in south Gloucestershire

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2 w. ago Two adults and one child are killed in BMW crash on M5 as another child fights for life in hospital

Avon and Somerset Police said that the white BMW left the motorway between Falfield, near Bristol, and the Michaelwood services.

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