New mothers lack lifesaving advice, says Netmums survey
Only a quarter of respondents remembered receiving advice on spotting conditions that could kill them or their babyAlmost half of new mothers 47% are not made aware within 24 hours of giving birth of...
View ArticleBriton among two United Nations workers shot dead in Somalia
UN says two foreign staff were killed in 'callous attack' at airport in Galkayo by man witness says was wearing police uniformTwo foreign United Nations workers a Briton and a Frenchman have been shot...
View ArticleRole-play exam for GP trainees fails equality and race bias test, court told
Group of doctors of Indian origin brings discrimination case against Royal College and GMC over clinical skills assessmentA crucial element of the exam process for GP trainees is racially...
View ArticleNHS adviser calls for needle exchanges for steroid users
Nice says NHS should provide services at gyms and develop policies to help young people who inject performance drugsNeedle exchange centres should be set up all over England to help protect the growing...
View ArticleGPs' exams disadvantage ethnic minority students, says high court judge
Judge rejects claim from Indian physicians that role-playing assessments are unlawful, but raises concerns about resultsA high court judge has warned the body responsible for conducting GPs' exams that...
View ArticleMan shot by police during armed siege in Liverpool
Man taken to hospital with chest injuries after witnesses hear multiple gunshots during armed callout to Dovecot propertyA man who was holding a woman hostage has been taken to hospital after being...
View ArticleBirmingham police treat youth organisation arson as hate crime
Fire at Highgate Craft Community Centre destroys office of Ulfah Arts organisation, which works with city's MuslimsA fire at a Birmingham youth organisation which works with Muslims is being treated by...
View ArticleGPs vote against charging patients for appointments
Family doctors attending BMA conference express concern that backing fees proposal would lead to less equitable NHSGPs have voted against a proposal to charge patients for appointments in a bid to help...
View ArticleHow universal credit and other major government projects were rated
Watchdog has given universal credit a 'reset' rating and raised concerns about HS2 and Work ProgrammeIn its annual report, the Major Projects Authority (MPA) has assessed the progress of 199 major...
View ArticleUK yachtsman's sister 'disappointed' at US Coast Guard search deadline
US authorities say they will suspend search for four men aboard the Cheeki Rafiki yacht if nothing is found by Saturday morningThe sister of one of four British yachtsmen missing in the North Atlantic...
View ArticleUS navy finds wreck of missing yacht
Upturned hull of Cheeki Rafiki discovered but life raft was still attached and no sign of missing British yachtsmenThe hull of the yacht Cheeki Rafiki, which went missing a week ago with four British...
View ArticleParents seek judicial review of term-time holiday crackdown
Removal of headteachers' discretion to approve absences prompted claims education officials were breaching family lifeCampaigners are seeking permission for a judicial review of the government's...
View ArticleAntidepressant use soared during recession in England, study finds
Researchers reveal surge in antidepressant prescriptions between 2008 and 2012Get the data on antidepressantsThe use of antidepressants rose significantly in England during the financial crisis and...
View ArticleGPs urged to send obese and overweight to slimming classes
Overweight people told losing just 3% and keeping it off can have significant beneficial effects in new NHS guidanceNew NHS guidelines have directed GPs to identify people eligible for state-funded...
View ArticleThirty injured as two school buses collide in County Durham
Driver and 12-year-old boy airlifted to hospital after two vehicles carrying around 50 children collide in town of StanleyThirty people have been taken to hospital, including a child with serious head...
View ArticleBody found by police searching for missing Briton Gareth Huntley
Body is discovered on Tioman Island where Malaysian police have been looking for backpacker missing since 27 MayPolice searching for the British backpacker Gareth Huntley, who went missing on a...
View ArticleStorms threaten return of floods to England and Wales
Environment Agency warns of flooding risk as scientists reveal January-May period was wettest in over a centuryTorrential downpours from severe thunderstorms are threatening to bring flooding back to...
View ArticleForehead and fingertips most sensitive to pain, research shows
University College London scientists produce the first map showing how the ability to feel pain varies across the bodyThe forehead and fingertips are the most sensitive parts to pain, according to the...
View ArticleBoris Johnson calls for removal of anti-homeless spikes
London mayor says 'ugly, self-defeating and stupid' spikes outside luxury flats are not the answer to rough sleepingHugh Muir: Boris berating the spikes shows what a ruthless pragmatist he isBoris...
View ArticleStudy says cost of autism more than cancer, strokes and heart disease
LSE researchers say the cost is so high because it is a lifelong condition that now affects more than 1% of the populationAutism costs the US and UK economies $175bn (£104bn) and £32bn a year...
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