3 h. ago Leading doctors urge BMA to reconsider strikes amid concerns over public trust

Lord Ara Dazi and Professor Sir Stephen Powis are urging resident doctors to reconsider strikes planned for later this month.

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33 h. ago Bangladesh’s ousted Sheikh Hasina charged with crimes against humanity

Former leader, who is in hiding in India, indicted over deadly crackdown on anti-government protests last yearBangladesh’s ousted leader Sheikh Hasina has been formally charged with crimes against humanity after being accused of ordering a deadly crackdown against anti-government protests last year that left more than 1,400 people dead.Hasina, who fled the country on 5 August last year, was charged in absentia by a three-judge panel on Thursday. She remains in hiding in neighbouring India and has ignored formal requests for her to return. Continue reading...

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46 h. ago ‘One too many’: rapper’s arrest sparks protests against Togo’s ruling dynasty

At least 10 people killed and 100 young people arrested since protests began in west African country in JuneOn the night last month that he and 34 other young people were arrested in the Togolese capital, Lomé, for coordinating an anti-government demonstration, Bertin Bandiangou said gendarmes beat him with ropes and slapped him. The next morning he was tortured while a commanding officer filmed proceedings.He was lucky to get out alive: at least 10 people have been killed by security officials since protests began in June calling for the resignation of the small west African country’s president, Faure Gnassingbé. Continue reading...

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56 h. ago No 3am ‘Oasis shows’ booze licence for coffee shop a ‘stone’s throw’ from Heaton Park

Police said that opening until the early hours after the concerts could cause 'anti-social behaviour, disorder and damage to people’s cars'

Politics

3 d. ago Canadian police seize largest ever weapons cache in terrorism inquiry

RCMP arrested and charged four people who were trying to form an ‘anti-government militia’ and capture landPolice in Canada have arrested and charged four people, including active military members, who they allege were “planning to create anti-government militia” and to “forcibly take possession of land” in the province of Quebec.The scope of material uncovered by police, including explosives and assault rifles, marks the largest weapons cache ever seized as part of terrorism investigation. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Teen girl's 'extreme endometriosis pain' dismissed by doctors as 'growing pains'

Bethany Smith was left unable to walk due to the extreme pain caused by endometriosis. However, she says doctors dismissed her concerns.

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1 week ago Former Doctor Who star slams show, saying it feels like ‘a trailer for something you'd rather watch later’

The 74-year-old actor, who played the Fifth Doctor from 1982 to 1984, voiced his concerns in a new interview

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2 w. ago 'Doctors said lump in my breasts was nothing but now I have incurable cancer'

Lea says her concerns were dismissed by doctors - only to later be told she had incurable cancer

Science

2 w. ago 'I have 12 months to live after worrying symptom was dismissed as heartburn'

Mum-of-one Georgia Gardiner thought she was 'invincible' at 28 with her whole life ahead of her before receiving an earth-shattering diagnosis. Now she is urging others to always push doctors with any concerns

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2 w. ago Israeli minister tells Jewish people to quit Britain as he blames Labour for fuelling anti

Amichai Chikli, Israel's minister of diaspora affairs, accused the Labour Government of being one of the most hostile towards Israel 'we have ever known'.

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3 w. ago Doctors concerned as young people becoming less likely to get anti

Less and less young people are getting a vaccine that could put a stop to one of the most preventable cancers

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3 w. ago Politicians, lawyers and doctors express concern over use of expert witnesses in English courts

Questions raised about potential miscarriages of justice after use of such experts criticised in Lucy Letby and Post Office Horizon casesWho are expert witnesses and how does system work?A lack of regulation over the use of expert witnesses in English courts could be leading to miscarriages of justice, senior politicians, lawyers and doctors have said.The former attorney general Dominic Grieve and the former justice secretary Jack Straw were among those to tell the Guardian that criminal and civil trials were sometimes hanging on evidence by self-appointed “experts” who could lack relevant knowledge. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Doctors raise alarm as numbers taking dangerous party drug that causes bladder failure rise eight

The number of people taking a popular party drug has skyrocketed, with doctors concerned that the epidemic is only getting worse, with routine use causing organ failure.

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4 w. ago How to remove crusty brown skin patches and warts at home. Doctors often won't treat these unsightly growths. Now our experts reveal what really can help... and when to be concerned about cancer

What do banana skin, nail varnish and garlic have in common? They are said to help clear warts - and what's more, there is some evidence that they might actually work.

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