Alcohol-related cancer to kill 135,000 in England by 2035 – study
Cancer Research UK calls for 50p minimum unit price to help reduced alcohol-related deaths and cut healthcare costs by £1.3bnAlcohol-related cancers will cause about 135,000 deaths and cost the NHS...
View ArticleTrump takes credit for saving Ford factory that was not closing
US president-elect claims he persuaded carmaker to keep Kentucky plant open – but Ford says it never planned to axe itDonald Trump has claimed he persuaded Ford to keep a Kentucky assembly plant open,...
View ArticleBroken leaves in salad bags raise salmonella risk 2,400-fold – study
Researchers say bacteria naturally present on leaves grows much faster once bag is opened, even when kept in fridgeBroken leaves in bags of prepared salad can hugely increase the risk of salmonella, a...
View ArticleNHS trusts overshoot maximum annual deficit in just six months
Regulator says English trusts set for £648m first-half deficit after £580m was forecast as most that could be overspent this year NHS trusts in England have overshot their maximum deficit permissible...
View ArticleCryonics: frozen girl's father says providers exploit the vulnerable
Those offering to cryogenically freeze people’s bodies are offering false hope to those frightened of dying, he saysThe father of a 14-year-old girl who was granted her dying wish to have her body...
View ArticleNigel Farage says he would stand for election again in South Thanet
Interim Ukip leader goes back on pledge to retire from frontline politics, saying he would stand in rerun in Kent constituency Nigel Farage has said he would stand for parliament again if there were a...
View ArticleShocking neglect uncovered at two care homes in Cornwall
BBC Panorama footage shows nurse saying she will use morphine to ‘shut up’ resident at home owned by Morleigh GroupAn undercover investigation has exposed shocking levels of neglect at two care homes...
View ArticleNHS transformation plans may be used as cover for cuts, says BMA
Doctors’ union says 44 regional initiatives amount to £22bn in cuts by 2020-21, with potential to severely affect patient careControversial plans put forward as a way of improving the health service in...
View ArticleFour in five UK councils struggle to provide older people's care – survey
More than 6.4 million people aged 65 and over live in areas without enough care to meet demand – especially specialist dementia care, says researchFour in five UK local authorities have insufficient...
View ArticleSummer heatwave may explain surge in deaths in England and Wales
Higher than average temperatures around 19 July coincided with ‘unusual peak in mortality’, says ONSA heatwave over the summer may have led to a spike in deaths in England and Wales, provisional...
View ArticleNHS hospitals suffer from chronic bed shortage, surgeons say
Royal College of Surgeons calls for rethink after figures show 89% of beds are full overnight for fourth quarter in a rowThe Royal College of Surgeons has warned of a chronic shortage of NHS hospital...
View ArticleCompanies House abandons plan to delete 2.5m public records
Agency came under attack for plans to reduce the time it keeps records of dissolved firms from 20 years to sixControversial plans to delete more than 2.5m public records have been abandoned by the...
View ArticlePolice watchdog to reinvestigate death of man who was Tasered
Court overturned original IPCC report that cleared police over death of Manchester factory worker Jordon BegleyThe police watchdog is to launch a new investigation into the death of a man in Manchester...
View ArticleTens of thousands of UK teenagers neglected at home, report says
Survey of year 10 pupils suggests one in seven experience some form of neglect, risking their physical and emotional healthTens of thousands of teenagers in England are suffering neglect at home,...
View ArticleLife expectancy in UK rises but so do years spent in bad health
ONS says people living longer but increase in proportion of time they experience ill health will put pressure on servicesLife expectancy in the UK continues to rise, but the number of years spent in...
View ArticleBlack Death burial pit found at site of medieval abbey in Lincolnshire
Carbon dating shows skeletons are from mid-14th century, while DNA tests of teeth find presence of plague bacteriumA mass burial pit of victims of the Black Death dating back to the 14th century has...
View ArticleMany parents of children with learning disability fear public reaction, poll...
Mencap poll finds 70% of parents of children with learning disability have felt unwelcome in publicAlmost two-thirds of parents of children with a learning disability say that they have missed a social...
View ArticleTobacco firms fail to stop UK introduction of plain packaging
Court of appeal rejects companies’ latest attempt to block rules that will force them to remove distinctive branding from packs The latest attempt by tobacco companies to prevent the introduction of...
View ArticleNational anti-hate crime campaign to launch after spike in incidents
#BetterThanThat has cross-party support and backing from PM, and will promote ‘true British values’ post-Brexit voteA national anti-hate crime campaign backed by the government is to be launched on...
View ArticleTiny minority of people with depression get treatment, study finds
In poorest countries, only one in 27 people with depression receive adequate treatment, according to researchersOnly a small minority of people with depression across the world, just one in 27 in the...
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