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Drop ‘abstinence-only approach’ and focus on public health, report by home affairs select committee saysMinisters should expand anonymous drug testing at festivals and allow supervised drug-taking facilities to reduce the risk of fatal overdoses and in…
Largest review of its kind says while cannabis-based medicines may help some people, drug is detrimental for othersTeenagers, young adults, pregnant women, drivers and mentally ill people should avoid cannabis, according to the largest ever health revi…
Figures obtained by Labour show an estimated 120,695 people died in England while awaiting treatmentMore than 120,000 people in England died last year while on the NHS waiting list for hospital treatment, figures obtained by Labour appear to show.That …
Move in England comes after detection of highly-mutated coronavirus variant that is spreading around the worldHealth officials have brought forward plans for autumn flu and Covid vaccinations after detecting a highly-mutated Covid variant that is sprea…
Ministers agree to give inquiry full statutory powers after families criticised current investigationWitnesses will be forced to give evidence at the inquiry into how Lucy Letby was able to murder seven babies, the health secretary has announced, in a …
‘Deeply flawed’ imprisonment for public protection rules causing severe distress among prisoners and families, says rapporteurA UN torture expert has called on the UK government to urgently review all sentences imposed on prisoners held indefinitely un…
Officials urgently ask school leaders to draw up contingency plans to handle problems caused by crumbling concreteUK politics live – latest updatesOfficials are making hurried calls urging school leaders to draw up contingency plans for buildings at ri…
Giorgia Meloni called on to condemn partner who appeared to suggest women could avoid rape by not getting too drunkA row has erupted in Italy after a journalist and the partner of Giorgia Meloni appeared to suggest that women could avoid rape by not ge…
US research casts doubt on anecdotal evidence, but suggests drinking may give you ‘courage’ to approach attractive peopleIf you thought beauty was in the eye of the beer holder, think again. Scientists have poured cold water – or rather, vodka – on the…
Institute for Fiscal Studies estimates workforce expansion plan means NHS would employ 49% of all public sector staffOne in 11 workers in England will be NHS employees by 2036-37 if Rishi Sunak’s staffing plan for the health service goes ahead, new res…