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Rhinotillexis may be underestimated cause of transmission between staff, say researchersNose-picking should be given greater consideration as a potential health hazard, researchers have said, after finding healthcare workers who engaged in rhinotillexi…
Thousands more women will be forced into unsafe abortions and die in pregnancy and childbirth, ministers toldHundreds of thousands more women will face unsafe abortions and thousands will die in pregnancy and childbirth as a result of UK aid cuts in 20…
Thinktanks say the check and balances of civil society such as judges and campaigners are under ‘political attack’ by ministersThe threat to Britain’s democratic spaces is growing as charities and civil society groups come under “political attack” by m…
Preliminary results from major trial show use of technology almost halves human workloadFrom smart stethoscopes to predicting bed demand: how AI can support healthcare The use of artificial intelligence in breast cancer screening is safe and can almost…
Sir Bob Neill criticises government plan for failing to consider mental health and addiction problems of many offendersMinisters cannot “warehouse” addicts and people with mental health problems who commit crimes such as shoplifting, a senior Conservat…
Ralph Percy lost an application in 2021 to build 80 flats on part of his Grade I-listed Syon Park estateAn attempt by the Duke of Northumberland to replace allotments with dozens of new homes on his west London estate is simply an effort to line his “a…
Family courts in England and Wales can take more than a year to make decisions on where children will live after separationTens of thousands of children in England and Wales have been left in limbo by delays in the family court that have meant many wai…
Prime minister challenged by pub landlord as he promotes changes to alcohol duty at London beer festivalAs a teetotaller who even dislikes the taste of alcohol-free beer, Rishi Sunak is not commonly seen in pubs. His visit to a beer festival might thus…
Infectious disease agency suggests central portion of state may have become ‘endemic location’ for potentially debilitating diseaseLeprosy cases are surging in Florida, said the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), with a new report sug…
Unauthorised pool block, part of a charitable foundation building, is ‘no more overbearing’ than original schemeThe family of Captain Sir Tom Moore have objected to an enforcement notice ordering them to pull down an unauthorised spa pool block at the …