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Regulator urged to expose the hidden commission fees middlemen charge which inflate company billsA coalition representing 1m small businesses is urging the energy regulator to crack down on the rogue energy brokers who rip off firms, charities, care ho…
BMA committee chair says he fears pay erosion is creating risk of a two-tier health service similar to dentistryA doctors’ leader has warned that consultants will not back down in their pay dispute and warned of further strikes next month unless the go…
Housing secretary’s plans aim to address the housing crisis as he says country must make ‘better use’ of buildingsMichael Gove is planning to change planning laws to pave the way for more home extensions and conversions of shops into houses in England …
Observer investigation shows that majority of Nice drug appraisals involve groups financially linked to maker of pharmaceuticalsDrug companies are systematically funding grassroots patient groups that lobby the NHS medicines watchdog to approve the rol…
Influencers Megan and Whitney Bacon-Evans withdraw high court case amid ‘victory for equality’ as service expands treatmentA married lesbian couple who launched a landmark legal test case against the NHS have claimed a “victory for equality” after thei…
Exclusive: Rising numbers of consultants are opting for a new life abroad, where they can double their salariesThe NHS is losing senior doctors to countries including Ireland, Australia and the United Arab Emirates because they can double their salary …
Handwash and bubble bath sales also fall in first six months 2023, with cost of living blamedShoppers in Britain are shunning soap and similar items, as leading supermarkets report a drop in the sales of personal hygiene products amid the cost of livin…
Austin Dennard unable to obtain abortion in home state because of confusion surrounding exceptions under restrictive Texas ban Emotional testimonies from women and doctors continued into the second day of court hearings on the confusion surrounding ex…
Inspectorate calls for urgent improvements, particularly in treatment of prisoners with mental health problemsScotland’s prisons are repeatedly breaching the human rights of inmates put in solitary confinement, particularly those with severe mental hea…
Though some neighbours still object to Miranda Dickson’s front door colour, the council has backed downFirst it was an unacceptable pink, and then an unacceptable green. Now the owner of Edinburgh’s most famous front door has won, with a colour which c…