30 h. ago TUC leader urges Government to show it is on the side of workers

Paul Nowak said Labour should recognise the public mood for decent jobs, pay and working conditions.

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40 h. ago More than 1,000 health workers urge Kennedy to quit over anti

Letter says Kennedy endangered US health, installed ideologues and ignored pleas as resignations mounted at CDCUS politics live – latest updatesA letter published Wednesday from more than 1,000 past and present workers of the health and human services department (HHS) has demanded the resignation of Robert F Kennedy Jr, insisting the health secretary’s attacks on vaccines endangered the lives of all Americans.The hard-hitting letter, addressed to Congress members, blames Kennedy for turmoil at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), including the firing of the agency’s chief and replacement by a Donald Trump loyalist with no medical or scientific background. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay undergoes treatment to remove skin cancer

Ramsay, 58, has posted thanks on social media to ‘incredible’ health workers and urged followers to remember their sun protectionThe celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has said he has undergone treatment to remove skin cancer, thanking “incredible” health workers for their efforts and urging fans to remember to wear sun protection.Ramsay, 58, said he had basal cell carcinoma, a non-melanoma form of skin cancer, removed, in a post on Instagram. A picture showed dressings below his ear where the cancer had been removed. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump’s megabill aimed at abortion providers gets court win in Maine – but gender

Roughly 185,000 transgender adults use Medicaid as their primary health insurance

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1 week ago More than 52,000 cancer patients are left waiting too long for care, figures show

More than 52,000 cancer patients had to wait longer than they should have to be diagnosed and start treatment in the first six months of this year, figures reveal.

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2 w. ago The Guardian view on Gaza’s future: Israel should end the killing. Its allies must not remain complicit | Editorial

The suffering and death of Palestinians is multiplying. Seizing and occupying Gaza City would only deepen the horrorIsrael faces a stark choice. So do its allies. International condemnation pushed Israel into allowing a trickle of aid into Gaza. But it remains utterly insufficient, and Palestinians are still starving to death. Israel has killed more than 62,000 people, mostly women and children, according to Gaza’s health ministry.Israel’s former intelligence chief Aharon Haliva, in charge when the Hamas atrocities of 2023 took place, was recently recorded saying that “For every person on October 7, 50 Palestinians must die. It doesn’t matter now if they are children.” That isn’t merely vengeful and obscene, it explicitly describes a war crime. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Martin Lewis issues urgent warning to workers to cash in on £100s of unclaimed of pay

The finance guru, who hails from Manchester, warned workers that many may be missing out on due pay - and urged employees to redeem any unclaimed cash.

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2 w. ago Hamas says it accepts proposal for Gaza ceasefire and release of hostages

Deal would include 60-day halt to military operations and exchange of half of living Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisonersHamas officials say they have accepted a proposal for a Gaza ceasefire deal that would include the release of half of the approximately 20 remaining living Israeli hostages as part of a phased resolution to the war, as Gaza health officials said 62,000 Palestinians had died in the 22 months of war.The proposed deal follows negotiations between Hamas and Egyptian and Qatari officials that have been taking place in Cairo in recent days, and comes after the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, was confronted on Sunday by Israel’s biggest protests of the war, which called for a deal to secure the release of the hostages. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Gaza war death toll surpasses 62,000, says Palestinian Health Ministry

The Palestinian Health Ministry reports that more than 62,000 Palestinians have been killed in the 22-month Gaza war

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2 w. ago Isle do it! Health chiefs are offering nurses £60,000 to work on the UK's most remote island, famed for its stunning scenery and 50 residents

In an effort to recruit a nurse to the idyllic Scottish spot of Fair Isle, the successful candidate will be offered £10,000 worth of allowances and a car.

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3 w. ago Moment serial romance fraudster is arrested after he conned women out of £40,000 to fund his gambling addiction as he is jailed for nearly three years

Ben Millin, 32, spun elaborate lies about dying relatives, frozen bank accounts, job interviews and serious health conditions to swindle four women out of up to £40,000.

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3 w. ago Drivers face up to £1,000 fine if they don't report these health conditions

Certain drivers are required by law to report 'notifiable medical conditions' to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)

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3 w. ago Minister urges council not to revoke licence of restaurant that hired illegal workers

Minister urges council not to revoke licence of restaurant that hired illegal workers  London Evening Standard

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3 w. ago Hannah barely drank and walked 10,000 steps a day. But she turned out to have a near

When Hannah Fewtrell found herself, at the age of 49, constantly exhausted with low mood - shadows etched beneath her eyes, no matter how much she slept - she put it down to the menopause.

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