13 h. ago London doctors see 'alarming numbers' in youth opioid use, mirroring national trend

London doctors see 'alarming numbers' in youth opioid use, mirroring national trend  CBC

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3 d. ago Rapid blood test for children ‘could spot sepsis and save lives’

Experts believe the 15-minute test could save lives and lead to more appropriate treatment.

Society

5 d. ago Five youngsters charged after ‘serious assault’ in Scots city leaves two in hospital

FIVE youngsters have been charged after an alleged serious assault left two in hospital. Mercy crews were scrambled to Aberdeen's Upperkirkgate area at around 7pm on Thursday, October 16, after the alarm was raised. A 29-year-old man and one male youth were taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary for treatment. The extent of their injuries is...

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6 d. ago Longtime doctor killed in fatal northwest London crash a 'gentle giant,' say colleagues

Longtime doctor killed in fatal northwest London crash a 'gentle giant,' say colleagues  CBC

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7 d. ago NHS doctor who ‘called for Jihad on the streets of London’ is arrested

NHS doctor who ‘called for Jihad on the streets of London’ is arrested  London Evening Standard

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7 d. ago NHS junior doctor who ‘called for Jihad on the streets of London’ is arrested

Dr Rahmeh Aladwan, 31, was detained just days before a General Medical Council hearing over her social media posts

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7 d. ago NHS junior doctor who 'praised armed Palestinian fighters as heroes and called for Jihad on the streets of London' is arrested on suspicion of inciting racial hatred

Dr Rahmeh Aladwan, an NHS trauma and orthopaedics doctor who openly called for Jihad on the streets of London and praised armed Palestinian fighters as 'heroes' has been arrested.

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8 d. ago Drug deaths mapped as Greater Manchester bucks national trend

Last year the number of people dying from drugs overdoses across England and Wales was the highest on record

Events

1 week ago Conservatives buck national trend to retake Greater Manchester council seat

Reform UK beaten into fourth place

Politics

2 w. ago North London doctor who prescribed her boyfriend Ozempic is suspended

Dr Josevania Martins was handed a nine-month suspension for prescribing Ozempic and Wegovy

Politics

2 w. ago ‘We couldn’t afford being two doctors in London, but here we can’

‘We couldn’t afford being two doctors in London, but here we can’  The Times

Politics

3 w. ago The Crown and Emmerdale actor John Woodvine dies as tributes paid to TV legend

British actor John Woodvine starred in the 1981 horror comedy An American Werewolf in London as well as shows like Doctor Who, Emmerdale and Coronation Street

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3 w. ago The Crown actor John Woodvine who starred in Z Cars and An American Werewolf In London dies aged 96

THE Crown actor John Woodvine has died aged 96. He appeared in the Netflix series as the Archbishop of York, and also had roles in Hollywood film An American Werewolf in London (1981) and BBC police drama Z-Cars, as well as Doctor Who. A statement from his agent Phil Belfield said Woodvine died "peacefully" at...

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3 w. ago How Are You? It’s Alan (Partridge) review – nothing else on TV has this many laugh

The fictional broadcaster remains the funniest comic creation in Britain, as he returns with this hilariously sloppy look at mental health. Is anything as joyous as watching his blunders? Surely notAlan Partridge is in crisis! But then, who isn’t these days? Last time he was on television, Alan was melting down live on air while hosting the light magazine show This Time, ending the series quite literally locked out of the BBC. At the start of his new, self-produced project, the light documentary How Are You? It’s Alan (Partridge), the broadcaster reveals he’s since hit another low by fainting into the lap of a female interviewee during a corporate event for Norfolk agribusiness stalwarts Bannroyd Animal Feed. Tough times, but personalities of Partridge’s calibre know how to bounce back: tie your troubles to a national trend and see if you can get a series out of it.How Are You?, then, sees Steve Coogan’s immortal alter ego in roving factual mode, looking into an epidemic of anxiety,...

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