20 h. ago Miss USA hopeful Kada Scott’s chilling messages she sent her ‘killer’ hours before being ‘murdered’

BEAUTY contest hopeful Kada Scott chillingly messaged her alleged killer to “kidnap her again”- just hours before her death.  Scott’s body was found in a shallow grave following a two-week search.  The 23-year-old worked as a care home worker in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but mysteriously left her night shift at 10:30pm on October 4 - just...

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37 h. ago Wes Streeting blasts doctors’ strike as ‘slap in the face’ for NHS

Exclusive: Writing in The Independent, the health secretary accused the BMA of trying to ‘wreck’ the health service’s recovery with a ‘rush to industrial action’ – claiming it will only play into Nigel Farage’s hands

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40 h. ago Doctors in England to go on strike for five days in November

Resident doctors, previously named junior doctors, make up around half of all doctors in the NHS.

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41 h. ago Starmer has faith in Phillips as grooming gangs victims call for her to quit

Four women who quit the inquiry’s victims liaison panel have said they would be prepared to return if Phillips resigns.

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44 h. ago CQC chief executive steps down amid Leeds maternity investigation

Sir Julian Hartley stepped down after raising concerns that his position may ‘undermine trust and confidence’ in the Commission’s regulation.

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56 h. ago Millions of women to benefit from major NHS menopause update after ‘suffering in silence for too long’

MENOPAUSE help will be added to NHS health checks for over-40s for the first time. Health Secretary Wes Streeting said: “Women have suffered in silence for too long.” Everyone aged 40 to 79 can get five-yearly health checks free on the NHS to spot signs of ill health and catch diseases early. Medics will now...

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65 h. ago Rayner vows to pay any taxes owed over home purchase in resignation statement

The former deputy prime minister says she is taking responsibility for a ‘mistake’ she made over unpaid stamp duty.

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69 h. ago Renfrewshire social care worker fell asleep on night shift leaving vulnerable adults "at risk"

An investigation by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) found that Ross Clark deliberately went to sleep. during a shift last year.

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3 d. ago Streeting warns of ‘challenging winter’ for NHS and condemns use of cafe as ward

The Health Secretary told the Commons the NHS is ‘already running hot ahead of winter’, but said the Government is ‘not complacent about that’.

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3 d. ago Net Zero shambles as Rachel Reeves plans to hammer electric cars for tax

Ahead of her Budget next month, the Chancellor is said to be drawing up several proposals to hike taxes on EVs to ensure all drivers pay their fair share.

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4 d. ago Bereaved parents warn victims in a maternity scandal 'could snowball' after inquiry announced

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said he was "shocked" about “potentially avoidable harm to babies and mothers" at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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5 d. ago Wes Streeting launches independent inquiry into maternity failures by Leeds hospitals

Families call for Donna Ockenden to head up new independent inquiry into Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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5 d. ago Families welcome independent inquiry into maternity services at NHS Trust

Bereaved families have welcomed the independent inquiry into maternity services at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS.

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7 d. ago Wes Streeting heralds 'landmark moment for NHS' with new DNA test to stop cancers

Health Secretary Wes Streeting says ‘whole genome sequencing’ test - which diagnosed eye cancer in newborn Freddie - can now stop the disease before it does damage

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8 d. ago 'Those with broadest shoulders should pay fair share of tax', says Rachel Reeves

The Chancellor said she wants to “get the balance right” and not people wealthy people off coming to the UK ahead of the Budget next month.

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8 d. ago PPE Medpro: Baroness Michelle Mone linked firm fails to repay £122 million to UK government by deadline

Wes Streeting says the UK Government will ‘pursue PPE Medpro with everything we’ve got’

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9 d. ago PPE Medpro fails to meet deadline to repay Government almost £122m after ruling

Mrs Justice Cockerill previously ruled that PPE Medpro had breached a contract for millions of surgical gowns during the coronavirus pandemic.

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1 week ago Paisley youth care worker opens up about her passion for helping others

Niamh Stobie of the Paisley-based charity Kibble says she wants to gove every single child the childhood they deserve.

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1 week ago ‘Frightened to get out of their cars’: Britain’s toxic race debates threaten overseas care workers

Staff are being advised to travel in mixed groups and carry panic alarms as incidents of intimidation spreadThey have travelled thousands of miles to care for the most vulnerable people in society. But care workers recruited overseas to fill much-needed roles are increasingly facing racist abuse in the UK, industry insiders have warned, as the country’s immigration debate becomes increasingly toxic.Staff working with elderly and disabled service users have been advised to travel to work in racially mixed groups and carry panic alarms. The measures follow a surge in reports of “verbal abuse and spitting” from strangers since the summer, said Nadra Ahmed, the executive chair of the National Care Association (NCA), which represents about 5,000 providers. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Death of women and children in childbirth ‘normalised’, Streeting says

A Commons debate on baby loss comes during ‘rapid’ national investigation into maternity care in England

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