29 h. ago 11th hour bid to ban ‘death pods’ as MPs gear up for final votes on assisted dying

Exclusive: The move by Tory MP Greg Stafford to ban the Sarco suicide pod comes as 1,000 NHS doctors warn that Kim Leadbeater’s bill is ‘deeply flawed’

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29 h. ago NHS trust and ward manager guilty of safety failures after patient Alice Figueiredo, 22, killed herself at mental health hospital

Jurors at the Old Bailey found that North East London NHS Foundation Trust was not responsible for the death of Alice Figueiredo, 22, but had 'failed to ensure the safety of a non-employee'.

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31 h. ago More than 1,000 doctors write to MPs urging them to vote against assisted dying

Some high profile doctors are among more than 1,000 who have written to MPs urgent them not to pass a bill which would allow assisted dying under some circumstances

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32 h. ago More than 1,000 doctors write to MPs to demand they vote AGAINST 'unsafe' assisted dying laws that are 'a real threat to both patients and NHS staff'

In an open letter, doctors from across the NHS warned the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill poses a 'real threat to both patients and the medical workforce'.

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36 h. ago Around 1,000 doctors urge MPs to vote against ‘unsafe’ assisted dying Bill

In a letter, doctors from across the NHS warned the Bill provides ‘inadequate safeguards’.

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37 h. ago More than 1,000 doctors urge MPs to vote down ‘deeply flawed’ assisted dying bill

The doctors warned that the bill is ‘deeply flawed’

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41 h. ago Good Morning Britain's Dr Hilary Jones says he'd help patients die if law changed

Dr Hilary Jones, who is a frequent guest on Good Morning Britain and Lorraine, says he would help a patient end their life if the law was changed to allow assisted dying

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46 h. ago 'Poo pills' to be given to NHS patients in bid to combat dangerous super bugs

The so-called 'poo pills' are being trialled by UK doctors in a bid to combat the rising surge of dangerous superbug infections.

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46 h. ago TV doctor Hilary Jones says he would help terminally ill to die if law changed

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill will return to the House of Commons for debate on Friday

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46 h. ago Urgent NHS blood appeal to avoid national 'Red Alert' as stocks dangerously low

NHS says transfusions for cancer patients and women after childbirth are among those which may be halted if a Red Alert is declared for the first time ever as the service struggles with low stocks

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46 h. ago ITV Good Morning Britain's Dr Hilary Jones reveals he would help sick people die if law changed

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which would mean terminally ill adults with only six months left to live could apply for assistance to end their lives, returns to Parliament this week.

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46 h. ago NHS urgent warning as it faces first ever blood Red Alert with stocks dangerously low

NHS says transfusions for cancer patients and women after childbirth are among those which may be halted if a Red Alert is declared for the first time ever as the service struggles with low stocks

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47 h. ago TV doctor Hilary Jones says he would help terminally ill die if End of Life law changed

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is scheduled to return to the House of Commons for debate this Friday

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52 h. ago Senior medics in England say more resident doctor strikes would be futile

Exclusive: Letter from six top figures says more walkouts by junior colleagues would help those who oppose the NHSLetter: Resident doctors should vote against strike actionSix senior figures in England’s medical profession have criticised potential strikes by resident doctors as “a futile gesture” that will harm patients and help those who oppose the NHS.The move is the first public evidence of the significant unease many senior doctors feel about the possibility of their junior colleagues staging a new campaign of industrial action in England. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago The NHS recoups just £29million for treating European patients... while forking out £1billion in return

Critics say it raises concerns that the Government is allowing the NHS to be 'taken for a ride' by Europe on healthcare costs. Pictured: File photo

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3 d. ago Fire Stick users warned they 'really could' face jail over dodgy devices

The maximum penalty is five years in prison and the head of the agency cracking down said the threat is real

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3 d. ago Health Secretary to unveil 'death of the doctor's letter' in digital first switch to help slash NHS postage bills

Health Secretary Wes Streeting will unveil plans to switch to a 'digital first' system, with almost all patient communications made via the NHS app.

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3 d. ago Yoga classes resume at San Diego beach as court says they are ‘protected speech’

Instructors Steven Hubbard and Amy Baack had sued after a city ordinance restricted such activities on the beachYoga classes are back on at San Diego beaches this week after a federal appeals court ruled that a city ordinance restricting such activities was unconstitutional and that teaching yoga was “protected speech”.The three-judge panel of the US ninth circuit court of appeals on Wednesday overruled a San Diego judge and decided in favor of two instructors who had sued over a law that San Diego passed in 2024 banning yoga classes of four or more people at shoreline parks and beaches. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Asda Bootle: Terrified shoppers evacuated 'screaming' and 'crying'

Witnesses reported seeing shoppers flee Asda in Bootle after an evacuation and rumours of an alleged bomb threat - the real reason for the evacuation has now been revealed

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4 d. ago Foraged mushrooms, fatal doses and food binges: the week Erin Patterson told her story to triple murder trial

Accused told court the moment she realised she could be blamed for harming her in-laws came before they even diedAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn Erin Patterson’s telling, the moment she realised she could be blamed for harming her in-laws came before they even died.According to evidence Patterson gave at her triple-murder trial this week, she was in a Monash hospital room alone with her estranged husband, Simon, after their two children had left to buy food from a vending machine, when he asked her: “Is that how you poisoned my parents, using that dehydrator?”Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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