16 h. ago Labour MP blasts Wes Streeting over 'immoral' puberty blocker trial branding it a 'shameful experiment on children'

Jonathan Hinder, the MP for Pendle and Clitheroe, branded the 'immoral' trial as 'a shameful experiment on children'.

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16 h. ago Wes Streeting issues cold snap warning as pressure on NHS intensifies

The Health Secretary urged the public to only use A&E in genuine emergences

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17 h. ago Wes Streeting says ‘bitingly cold snap’ puts extra pressure on NHS hospitals

Data shows there can be a rise in heart attacks, strokes and respiratory illnesses during a cold snap as well as increased risk of trips and falls.

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18 h. ago Wes Streeting urges ‘ignore the sceptics’ on new NHS chickenpox vaccine rollout today

GPs will be contacting parents to offer the new vaccine which is hoped to cut down the need for hospital treatment for chickenpox

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35 h. ago ‘Shameful’ 41,000 people reached UK by small boat last year, says Home Office

Second highest annual number of irregular arrivals on record reached British shores in 2025More than 41,000 people crossed the Channel in small boats last year, figures branded “shameful” by the Home Office have revealed.The government said 41,472 people arrived in the UK by crossing the Channel in 2025 – the second highest number on record after 45,774 made the journey in 2022. Continue reading...

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63 h. ago New ambulance fleet rolled out in London as NHS battles super flu surge

The £75million investment in 500 emergency units represents one of the biggest upgrades to the NHS fleet in years

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3 d. ago ‘Children in tears’ after Jurassic World vouchers refused at the door

Around 30 to 40 people were affected on Sunday after a booking system error led to time slots being oversold.

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4 d. ago The very next day, you gave it away how to get rid of an unwanted Christmas gift without getting caught| Eleanor Limprecht

When a friend found out the painting she’d given me had made its way to a charity store, I wanted to dig a hole in the earthAs the recipient of an unwanted gift, is it necessary to pretend you like it? This is what most of us are trained to do as children; for some it was our first experience of being instructed to lie.“Thank you,” I might have said to my grandmother, “for this frilly, itchy lace-trimmed dress identical to the one you gave my sister. I love it.” Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Trans mob's plot to smash up the offices of senior politicians

Militant group Bash Back has said its sights are set on senior politicians' offices, including the Prime Minister's and Wes Streeting - just months after vandalising his constituency office.

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7 d. ago Mixed sex wards used a record 5,000 times in a single month – despite Wes Streeting condemning practice

Exclusive: Health secretary hit out at Tories over breaches before last year’s election – but they’ve since reached a 15-year high

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8 d. ago Record number of NHS staff are dismissed after Wes Streeting introduces 'zero tolerance' policy on poor performances

There were nearly 7,000 dismissals in 2024-25, according to NHS data, up nearly by double two years ago when there were around 4,000 were dismissed.

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1 week ago Restaurateurs blast Labour's lobster boiling ban for adding more red tape as struggling firms face paying thousands to comply with new rules

On Monday the Government unveiled plans to ban boiling lobsters alive. Chefs instead face having to shell out for a £3,500 lethal electrocution device.

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1 week ago Brooklyn Beckham pals lift the lid on 'great shame' amid young star's latest snub

Brooklyn Beckham was close to Gordon Ramsay's children, Jack and Holly, when they were children as they experienced the ups — and downs — of being the offspring of global celebrities

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1 week ago ZHENYA ABBRUZZESE: Blocking puberty has no obvious benefits and risks real harm. So why is this dangerous experiment on our children going ahead?

A decade ago, two academic papers were published in the Netherlands that changed the way clinicians all over the world treated children who were suffering from 'gender dysphoria'.

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1 week ago WES STREETING: 'Care leavers face more challenges by 18 than most face in lifetime

Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting writes for The Mirror as the government says all care leavers will get free prescriptions, dental treatment, and eye care until they turn 25

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1 week ago Care leavers to get free prescriptions, dental and eyecare services until age of 25

The Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the new measures will help those in care who have the toughest start in life - and face a 'barrage of health inequalities'

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1 week ago Care leavers to get free prescriptions and dental care until they are 25

Wes Streeting said the change is being made in recognition of the difficulties young people face if they have grown up in care.

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1 week ago Wes Streeting's bid to cosy up to the EU is an 'early shot' at a challenge to Sir Keir Starmer

The Health Secretary was on Monday accused of rolling the pitch for a leadership challenge after he used an interview to make the case for a 'closer trading relationship' with Brussels.

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1 week ago Starmer ‘very happy’ with Cabinet and sticking to EU ‘red lines’ – No 10

The response came after Wes Streeting appeared to back joining a customs union with Brussels.

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1 week ago Wes Streeting 'only backing Brexit unwinding to help oust Starmer' as poll shows 80% of Labour voters support rejoining customs union

Wes Streeting fuelled rumours about his intentions yesterday by suggesting the UK should rejoin the EU customs union.

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